In 2021, females working in the private sector in Australia earned on average 967.50 Australian dollars per week compared to 1504.80 Australian dollars earned by males. Pay disparity has become a prevalent issue in recent times, with many Australians supporting equality in terms of how much men and women are paid for the same job.
Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2022). Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars)." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Average Weekly Earnings in The Private Sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by Gender (in Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Average weekly earnings in the private sector in Australia from 2010 to 2021, by gender (in Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611806/australia-weekly-earnings-private-sector/