respondents accessed assistance from The Salvation Army emergency relief services in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The poverty line (based on 50% of median household after-tax income) is 489 Australian dollars a week for a single adult and 1,027 Australian dollars a week for a couple with two children.
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Share of charity recipients poverty rate Australia 2022, by income source
In 2022, ** percent of respondents receiving assistance from the Salvation Army and whose main income source was Centrelink payments were living below the poverty line in Australia. Around ** percent of respondents in full-time employment were living below the poverty line in the same year.
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Salvation Army Australia. (July 2, 2023). Share of people receiving charitable assistance living below the poverty line in Australia in 2022, by income source [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1464572/australia-share-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-by-income-source/
Salvation Army Australia. "Share of people receiving charitable assistance living below the poverty line in Australia in 2022, by income source ." Chart. July 2, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1464572/australia-share-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-by-income-source/
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Salvation Army Australia. "Share of People Receiving Charitable Assistance Living below The Poverty Line in Australia in 2022, by Income Source ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Jul 2023, /statistics/1464572/australia-share-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-by-income-source/
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Share of people receiving charitable assistance living below the poverty line in Australia in 2022, by income source [Graph], Salvation Army Australia, July 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1464572/australia-share-of-people-living-below-poverty-line-by-income-source/
