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HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high

  • Written by Ferdi Botha, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year highArliftAtoz2205/Shutterstock

The 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey was released today.

The HILDA Survey has been following the same people every year since 2001, which makes it possible to examine how the lives of Australians have changed across several aspects.

With data from 2001 to 2022,...

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