Average net impact of the Australian tax and transfer system at different ages

The black line is the sum of taxes and government benefits from 2018-19 to 2022-23, meaning Australians below the age of 30 and above the age of 60 are net recipients of government services, while those in between are net taxpayers.

Derived by combining individual level data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (HILDA) and the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) with aggregate values from the Australian National Accounts
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