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Definition

The main source of income for a person, represented by a label.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Main source of income label ".
Data Type ALPHASTRING
Format A(12)
Maximum character length 12
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values NIL Nil income
EMPLOYED 'Employee cash income' is defined as 'gross current usual cash payments from an employer or own limited liability company, including wages or salary, tips, piece rates, penalty rates, loadings, regular bonuses, payment for time not worked (e.g. sick leave, public holidays) and directors' fees'.
SELFEMPLOYED 'Unincorporated business cash income' is defined as 'the profit or loss that accrues to owners of, or partners in, unincorporated enterprises'.
GOVERNMENT 'Government cash pensions and allowances' is defined as 'gross current usual cash receipts from government agencies under income support and related programs, comprising payments to students and the unemployed, Centrelink pensions for the aged and persons with a disability, and other government cash pensions and allowances (including those from overseas governments)'.
OTHER 'Other cash income' is defined as 'Cash income derived from sources other than employment, own unincorporated business and Government cash pensions and allowances. The category includes property cash income, superannuation/annuities, transfers from private organisations, transfers from other households, scholarships and all other regular transfer payments'.

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 5
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0