Where My Taxes Go

CalculatorAustraliaTax year 2026-27

Where do my taxes go? Australia

Enter your income (or the tax you paid) to see how it is shared across Australia government spending, based on official 2026-27 figures.

Tax rules: 2026-27. Spending: 2026-27 (July 2026 to June 2027, Budget estimate). Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Your estimated tax

$19,320

Income tax $17,520 + Medicare levy (2%) $1,800 ยท 21.5% of income

Per month $1,610Per day $52.93

Where it goes

Block size is each function's share of Australia government spending, 2026-27. Hover or tap a block; the full list is below.

Your tax, function by function

Spending functionShareYour taxGovernment total
Social security and welfare (pensions, NDIS, families)
Breakdown
  • Assistance to the aged: $2,680 (13.87%)
  • Assistance to people with disabilities: $2,276 (11.78%)
  • Assistance to families with children: $1,249 (6.46%)
  • Assistance to the unemployed and the sick: $424 (2.20%)
  • Assistance to veterans and dependants: $264 (1.36%)
  • General administration: $141 (0.73%)
  • Assistance for Indigenous Australians nec: $82 (0.42%)
  • Other welfare programs: $43 (0.22%)
37.1%$7,158$308.7 billion
Other purposes (GST to states, debt interest)
Breakdown
  • General purpose inter-government transactions: $2,575 (13.33%)
  • Public debt interest: $739 (3.83%)
  • Nominal superannuation interest: $368 (1.91%)
  • Contingency reserve: $91 (0.47%)
  • Natural disaster relief: $20 (0.10%)
19.6%$3,794$163.6 billion
Health
Breakdown
  • Medical services and benefits: $1,094 (5.66%)
  • Assistance to the states for public hospitals: $869 (4.50%)
  • Pharmaceutical benefits and services: $571 (2.96%)
  • Health services: $443 (2.29%)
  • General administration: $127 (0.66%)
  • Hospital services: $36 (0.19%)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: $33 (0.17%)
16.4%$3,175$136.9 billion
Education
Breakdown
  • Schools: $798 (4.13%)
  • Higher education: $293 (1.52%)
  • Student assistance: $141 (0.73%)
  • Vocational and other education: $67 (0.35%)
  • School education - specific funding: $22 (0.11%)
  • General administration: $8 (0.04%)
6.9%$1,330$57.3 billion
Defence6.2%$1,207$52.1 billion
General public services
Breakdown
  • Financial and fiscal affairs: $242 (1.25%)
  • Foreign affairs and economic aid: $193 (1.00%)
  • Government superannuation benefits: $137 (0.71%)
  • General research: $104 (0.54%)
  • Legislative and executive affairs: $46 (0.24%)
  • General services: $32 (0.17%)
3.9%$754$32.5 billion
Transport and communication
Breakdown
  • Road transport: $230 (1.19%)
  • Rail transport: $63 (0.32%)
  • Communication: $29 (0.15%)
  • Sea transport: $15 (0.08%)
  • Air transport: $10 (0.05%)
  • Other transport and communication: $8 (0.04%)
1.8%$356$15.3 billion
Fuel and energy1.8%$353$15.2 billion
Other economic affairs
Breakdown
  • Immigration: $93 (0.48%)
  • Other economic affairs nec: $89 (0.46%)
  • Labour market assistance to job seekers and industry: $65 (0.34%)
  • Vocational and industry training: $43 (0.22%)
  • Industrial relations: $25 (0.13%)
  • Tourism and area promotion: $4 (0.02%)
1.7%$319$13.8 billion
Housing and community amenities
Breakdown
  • Housing: $167 (0.87%)
  • Environment protection: $61 (0.32%)
  • Urban and regional development: $37 (0.19%)
1.4%$266$11.5 billion
Public order and safety
Breakdown
  • Other public order and safety: $173 (0.90%)
  • Courts and legal services: $52 (0.27%)
1.2%$225$9.7 billion
Recreation and culture
Breakdown
  • Arts and cultural heritage: $54 (0.28%)
  • Broadcasting: $44 (0.23%)
  • Sport and recreation: $28 (0.15%)
  • National estate and parks: $19 (0.10%)
0.8%$146$6.3 billion
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.7%$129$5.6 billion
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Breakdown
  • General administration: $35 (0.18%)
  • Natural resources development: $31 (0.16%)
  • Fishing, horticulture and other agriculture: $13 (0.07%)
  • Rural assistance: $10 (0.05%)
  • Grains industry: $9 (0.05%)
  • Cattle, sheep and pig industry: $8 (0.04%)
  • Wool industry: $2 (0.01%)
  • General assistance not allocated to specific industries: $2 (0.01%)
  • Dairy industry: $1 (0.01%)
0.6%$110$4.7 billion

How this calculator works

Estimate your 2026-27 income tax and see how it splits across Australian Government spending in the 2026-27 Budget, Budget Paper No. 1, Statement 6 (expenses by function). Social security and welfare includes the Age Pension and the NDIS. 'Other purposes' is mainly GST paid to the states and interest on government debt.

How the tax is estimated: 2026-27 resident rates: nil to $18,200, 15% to $45,000 (cut from 16% on 1 July 2026), 30% to $135,000, 37% to $190,000 and 45% above. The low income tax offset (up to $700) is applied, and the 2% Medicare levy can be included. Other offsets, the Medicare levy low-income reduction and surcharge, HELP repayments and GST are not modelled.

Worked example: taxable income of $90,000 gives about $19,320 including the Medicare levy. 37.1% of budgeted expenses go to social security and welfare, which is $7,158 of that.

The spending figures: australian Government general government sector expenses by function (Budget estimate) came to $833.3 billion in 2026-27 (July 2026 to June 2027, Budget estimate), in 14 functions. The five largest took 86.2% of the total, and the smallest, agriculture, forestry and fishing, took 0.57%. Every share in the table is that function's amount divided by the total, and the amounts are AUD as published in the source below.

Questions and answers

Where do Australian taxes go?
In the 2026-27 Budget the largest functions are social security and welfare (37.1%), other purposes (19.6%), health (16.4%), education (6.9%).
How much of my tax goes to the NDIS and pensions?
Assistance to people with disabilities (mostly the NDIS) is 11.8% and assistance to the aged 13.9% of total expenses.
Are these actual or budgeted figures?
Budget estimates for 2026-27 from Budget Paper No. 1. Actual outcomes are published in the Final Budget Outcome.

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Sources and notes

  1. Spending data: Australian Government, Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 1, Statement 6 (Table 6.3 and Table A.6.1). Australian Government general government sector expenses by function (Budget estimate), 2026-27 (July 2026 to June 2027, Budget estimate). Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Published 2026-05.
  2. Tax rules: Australian Government, Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 1 (15% rate from 1 July 2026); ATO resident tax rates.
  3. Shares are each function's part of the positive spending lines (total $833.3 billion). Your tax is spread in proportion. Method. Page built 2026-10-07.