Australian Age Pension rates: 2016/17

Australian Age Pension Rates..

Effective rates from September 2016 to March 2017:

A single person eligible for the FULL Age Pension should receive annual Age Pension income (including Pension Supplement and Energy Supplement) of around $22,805. ($438 per week)

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Australian Age Pension Rates..

Effective rates from September 2016 to March 2017:

A single person eligible for the FULL Age Pension should receive annual Age Pension income (including Pension Supplement and Energy Supplement) of around $22,805. ($438 per week)

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Australian Government Spending on Welfare

Government spending on welfare as percentage of Taxation receipts..

In 2014-15, government spending on welfare was an estimated $190.0 billion out of $446 billion in Taxation receipts, so about 42% of Taxation funding is going on Welfare Payments and costs.… Read the rest

Government spending on welfare as percentage of Taxation receipts..

In 2014-15, government spending on welfare was an estimated $190.0 billion out of $446 billion in Taxation receipts, so about 42% of Taxation funding is going on Welfare Payments and costs.… Read the rest

Aboriginal Population Change in Australia

Aboriginal Population in Australia from 1788..

Accurate numbers are not available, and estimates vary by different sources.

This is one source:

  • At the time of European settlement, there were around 250,000 Aboriginal people in Australia.
  • By 1920, that number had
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Aboriginal Population in Australia from 1788..

Accurate numbers are not available, and estimates vary by different sources.

This is one source:

  • At the time of European settlement, there were around 250,000 Aboriginal people in Australia.
  • By 1920, that number had
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Weather Comparisons USA and Australia

Comparison of Temperatures between USA and Australia..

To show how different the the two countries can be: A winter in Cairns, Australia, may be similar to Los Angeles in summer, with both having an average temp of 22°C (71/72°F).

Australian

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Comparison of Temperatures between USA and Australia..

To show how different the the two countries can be: A winter in Cairns, Australia, may be similar to Los Angeles in summer, with both having an average temp of 22°C (71/72°F).

Australian

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Muslim Population in Australia

Muslim Population by State in Australia..

2001 Muslim Population by State

According to the ABS 2001 Census. Basic Community Snapshots and Profiles, there were 281,578 Muslims in Australia in 2001.
This was about 1.5% of the National Population.

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Muslim Population by State in Australia..

2001 Muslim Population by State

According to the ABS 2001 Census. Basic Community Snapshots and Profiles, there were 281,578 Muslims in Australia in 2001.
This was about 1.5% of the National Population.

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Death Penalty in Australia

The Death Penalty in Australia was Finally Abolished in 1985..

Nobody has been executed in Australia since 2 February 1967

QLD was the first to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in 1922.

NSW was the last in 1985. … Read the rest

The Death Penalty in Australia was Finally Abolished in 1985..

Nobody has been executed in Australia since 2 February 1967

QLD was the first to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in 1922.

NSW was the last in 1985. … Read the rest

Median Wealth per Adult in 2013

Median Wealth per Adult USD 2013..

The 2013 Global Wealth Databook shows that Australia has the highest Median Wealth per Adult (based on the USD FX rate at the time) in the world, with $219,505.

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Median Wealth per Adult USD 2013..

The 2013 Global Wealth Databook shows that Australia has the highest Median Wealth per Adult (based on the USD FX rate at the time) in the world, with $219,505.

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