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The Distribution and Composition of Personal Sector Wealth in Australia

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  • A. W. Dilnot

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This article begins by noting the scarcity of information on the distribution of wealth in Australia, and the many reasons for wanting to have such information. The potential role of the tax system in affecting the composition of wealth is noted, and the taxation of savings is briefly described. A number of different methods of estimating the distribution of wealth are discussed. Estimates for the distribution and composition of wealth in Australia in 1986 are derived from the 1986 Income Distribution Survey, which suggest that the wealthiest ten per cent of income units hold 55 per cent of total wealth. The composition of wealth is broadly consistent with the expected impact of the tax system.

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  • A. W. Dilnot, 1990. "The Distribution and Composition of Personal Sector Wealth in Australia," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 23(1), pages 33-40, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:23:y:1990:i:1:p:33-40
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.1990.tb00349.x
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    9. Steven C. Bourassa, 1995. "The Impacts of Borrowing Constraints on Home-ownership in Australia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 32(7), pages 1163-1173, August.
    10. Malcom Edey & Brian Gray, 1996. "The Evolving Structure of the Australian Financial System," RBA Annual Conference Volume (Discontinued), in: Malcom Edey (ed.),The Future of the Financial System, Reserve Bank of Australia.
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    12. Andrew Beer, 1999. "Housing Investment and the Private Rental Sector in Australia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 36(2), pages 255-269, February.

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