Index
The Labour Force - 1
Birth And Death Rates - 2
Migration And Age Distribution - 3
Other Factors Effecting The Labour Force - 4
Attitudes To Work And Leisure- 5
Australia's Population - Statistical Analysis - 6
Population Centres In Australia - 7
Trends In Employment - 8
The Supply And Demand For Labour - 9
Geographical Mobility And Taxation - 10
The Unemployment Rate - 11
Defining ''Employment'' - 12
The Labour Force Reviewed - 13
The Hidden Unemployed - 14
Changes In Employment And Unemployment - 15
Economic Growth And Employment - 16
The Demand For Labour - 17
The Impact Of The Global Economy - 18
Legal Requirements - 19
The ''Casualisation'' Of The Labour Force - 20
Types of Unemployment - 21
Types of Unemployment (continued) - 22
The Labour Force Participation Rate - 23
The LFPR (continued) - 24
The Effects Of Unemployment - 25
Income Inequality - 26
The Distribution Of Household Income - 27
Income Distribution In Australia - 28
Income Distribution (continued) - 29
Income Distribution (continued) - 30
Changes In The Workforce - 31
Net Overseas Migration - 32
Sources Of Migrant Intake - 33
Changes In The Workforce (continued) - 34
Youth Unemployment - 35
''Mature'' Unemployment - 36
Supply Side Economics - 37
Revision Exercise - 1 - 38
Revision Exercise - 2 - 39

Income Distribution in Australia - 28
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (shown below) indicates that while the distribution of income within Australia is unequal, this inequality has not worsened.

Note: a ''quintile'' is 20%

7.4 ALL INCOME UNITS, Percentage Share of Gross Weekly Income by Quintile
Percentage share
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
%
%
%

Gross weekly income quintile
Lowest
3.6
3.8
3.8
Second
9.3
9.1
9.4
Third
15.2
15.0
15.2
Fourth
24.0
23.7
24.0
Highest
47.9
48.3
47.5
All income units
100.0
100.0
100.0

Source: Income Distribution, Australia (6523.0).