--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/estimation-of-eu-comparable-poverty-related-variables-in-australia-2001-2013/" title: "Estimation of EU-Comparable Poverty-Related Variables in Australia, 2001-2013" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T12:52:47+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T12:52:47+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Australia" - "elderly poverty" - "EU-SILC" - "European Union" - "Gini coefficient" - "HILDA" - "poverty" - "poverty gap" - "single-parent households" country_focus: - "Australia" - "Canada" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Economic Well-Being" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # Estimation of EU-Comparable Poverty-Related Variables in Australia, 2001-2013 Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/estimation-of-eu-comparable-poverty-related-variables-in-australia-2001-2013/ # Estimation of EU-Comparable Poverty-Related Variables in Australia, 2001-2013 [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2015-13-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Andrews, Brendon, and Jasmin Thomas. 2015. “Estimation of EU-Comparable Poverty-Related Variables in Australia, 2001-2013.” CSLS Research Report 2015-13. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/estimation-of-eu-comparable-poverty-related-variables-in-australia-2001-2013/ ## Authors: - Brendon Andrews Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - Jasmin Thomas Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2015-13 September 2015 40 pages ## Related research [The Impact of the National Child Benefit Supplement on the Low Income Status of Canadian Families with Children: The SPSD/M Results Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) June 2002 | Report 2002-01 | 59 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-impact-of-the-national-child-benefit-supplement-on-the-low-income-status-of-canadian-families-with-children-the-spsd-m-results/) [China’s Productivity Performance and Its Impact on Poverty in the Transition Period Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) September 2003 | Report 2003-07 | 81 pages](https://csls.ca/research/chinas-productivity-performance-and-its-impact-on-poverty-in-the-transition-period/) [The Apprenticeship System in Canada: Trends and Issues Andrew Sharpe, James Gibson September 2005 | Report 2005-04 | 98 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-apprenticeship-system-in-canada-trends-and-issues/) [Lessons for Canada from International Productivity Experience Andrew Sharpe October 2006 | Report 2006-02 | 80 pages](https://csls.ca/research/lessons-for-canada-from-international-productivity-experience/) [The Role of Labour Market Information for Adjustment: International Comparisons Andrew Sharpe, Sharon Qiao December 2006 | Report 2006-03 | 103 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-role-of-labour-market-information-for-adjustment-international-comparisons/) [Economy Security in Nova Scotia Lars Osberg, Andrew Sharpe July 2008 | Report 2008-05 | 66 pages](https://csls.ca/research/economy-security-in-nova-scotia/) [The Economic Crisis through the Lens of Economic Wellbeing Jean-François Arsenault, Andrew Sharpe August 2009 | Report 2009-06 | 47 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-economic-crisis-through-the-lens-of-economic-wellbeing/) [Measuring Economic Security in Insecure Times: New Perspectives, New Events, and the Index of Economic Well-being Lars Osberg December 2009 | Report 2009-12 | 47 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-economic-security-in-insecure-times-new-perspectives-new-events-and-the-index-of-economic-well-being/) [Economic Security in an Index of Economic Well-being: The CSLS Approach to Economic Security Helen Boss Heslop December 2009 | Report 2009-13 | 30 pages](https://csls.ca/research/economic-security-in-an-index-of-economic-well-being-the-csls-approach-to-economic-security/) [Government Polices to Encourage University-Business Research Collaboration in Canada: Lessons from the US, the UK and Australia Ian Currie February 2011 | Report 2011-02 | 350 pages](https://csls.ca/research/government-polices-to-encourage-university-business-research-collaboration-in-canada-lessons-from-the-us-the-uk-and-australia/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn This report seeks to compare poverty rates and poverty gaps for the overall population, the elderly population and single-parent headed households in Australia and selected European Union (EU) countries. In order to make sure that our estimates for Australia, which are based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne, are directly comparable with EU estimates from Eurostat, we undertook a detailed study of the methodology underpinning Eurostat’s poverty estimates, which are derived from the Survey of Income and Labour Conditions (EU-SILC). The outcomes of this paper are estimates of six poverty-related variables including overall and elderly poverty gaps and poverty rates, as well as single parent headed household poverty gaps and the Gini coefficient. The results suggest that overall poverty, elderly poverty and single-parent headed household poverty is higher in Australia than in many other European countries for the majority of the six poverty-related variables. Ce rapport vise à comparer les taux de pauvreté et les écarts de pauvreté pour l’ensemble de la population, la population âgée et les ménages monoparentaux en Australie et dans certains pays de l’Union européenne (UE). Afin de garantir que nos estimations pour l’Australie, fondées sur l’enquête Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) du Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research de l’Université de Melbourne, soient directement comparables aux estimations de l’UE provenant d’Eurostat, nous avons mené une étude détaillée de la méthodologie sous-jacente aux estimations de pauvreté d’Eurostat, lesquelles sont tirées de l’Enquête sur le revenu et les conditions de vie (EU-SILC). Les résultats de cet article sont des estimations de six variables liées à la pauvreté, notamment les écarts et taux de pauvreté globaux et chez les personnes âgées, ainsi que les écarts de pauvreté des ménages monoparentaux et le coefficient de Gini. Les résultats suggèrent que la pauvreté globale, la pauvreté chez les personnes âgées et la pauvreté des ménages monoparentaux sont plus élevées en Australie que dans de nombreux autres pays européens pour la majorité des six variables liées à la pauvreté. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2015-13-1.pdf)