RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2017–18              7 July 2017

State Statistical Bulletin 2015-16

Gregory O'Brien

Statistics and Mapping

Executive summary

•        This paper, a companion to the Monthly Statistical Bulletin published by the Parliamentary Library, provides tables and charts for a broad range of social, demographic and economic indicators across all Australian states and territories, and compares these to Australian averages.

•        Each table presents data for the last five years to 2015–16, while each chart plots data for the financial year 2015–16.

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to present a range of economic and other statistical indicators for the states and territories of Australia. To facilitate comparisons, indicators are presented in relative terms such as growth rates, percentages, or proportions of gross state product, so comparisons can be made using equivalent measures.

This publication is a companion to the Monthly Statistical Bulletin which contains Australia-wide data only, but on a more frequent basis.

A glossary of social, demographic and economic terms used in the tables is provided at the end of this publication.

Data Sources

Data sources are listed at the bottom of the page for each indicator. All data is from an original ABS series unless otherwise indicated as a trend or seasonally adjusted series.

Historical Data

Long-term data series for every table in this paper and for the Parliamentary Library’s companion publication, the Monthly Statistical Bulletin, are available electronically and can be found on the Parliamentary Library’s Monthly Statistical Bulletin and State Statistical Bulletin pages.

Note: These links can only be accessed by Senators, Members and parliamentary staff.

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 522.0

3 580.8

3 598.7

3 646.6

3 781.0

Victoria

2 820.1

2 842.7

2 859.1

2 921.9

2 989.0

Queensland

2 284.3

2 287.0

2 318.3

2 324.3

2 360.6

South Australia

809.0

809.6

799.4

803.5

807.0

Western Australia

1 276.5

1 322.0

1 328.6

1 348.7

1 349.5

Tasmania

236.1

233.7

232.8

239.7

239.1

Northern Territory

122.6

127.2

132.2

131.4

133.3

Australian Capital Territory

208.2

211.2

210.4

209.1

211.2

Australia

11 278.8

11 414.3

11 479.4

11 625.2

11 870.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.7

1.7

0.5

1.3

3.7

Victoria

0.8

0.8

0.6

2.2

2.3

Queensland

1.3

0.1

1.4

0.3

1.6

South Australia

0.5

0.1

-1.3

0.5

0.4

Western Australia

4.3

3.6

0.5

1.5

0.1

Tasmania

-1.3

-1.0

-0.4

3.0

-0.3

Northern Territory

1.3

3.7

3.9

-0.6

1.4

Australian Capital Territory

0.4

1.5

-0.4

-0.6

1.0

Australia

1.2

1.2

0.6

1.3

2.1

(a) Total full-time and part-time employed; Annual average of monthly data.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, May 2017

1.2 Unemployment

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

192.2

197.6

217.1

229.2

216.2

Victoria

159.9

170.4

189.3

200.1

188.2

Queensland

133.1

143.8

148.6

161.6

156.0

South Australia

45.6

49.5

57.8

59.7

63.0

Western Australia

53.5

61.3

67.6

76.8

85.5

Tasmania

15.9

18.2

19.4

17.6

16.6

Northern Territory

5.6

6.2

6.1

5.8

5.8

Australian Capital Territory

8.1

9.1

8.3

9.9

9.9

Australia

613.9

656.1

714.3

760.8

741.4

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.0

5.6

5.7

5.9

5.1

Victoria

5.5

5.7

6.6

6.1

5.7

Queensland

5.6

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

South Australia

5.5

6.2

6.7

7.7

6.8

Western Australia

3.7

4.9

5.0

5.9

6.0

Tasmania

6.9

7.9

7.3

6.6

6.5

Northern Territory

4.2

5.7

4.3

4.5

3.6

Australian Capital Territory

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.5

3.6

Australia

5.2

5.7

6.0

6.1

5.7

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at June of financial year

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6202.0

1.3 Labour force

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 714.2

3 778.4

3 815.9

3 875.7

3 997.2

Victoria

2 980.0

3 013.1

3 048.4

3 122.1

3 177.1

Queensland

2 417.4

2 430.8

2 466.9

2 485.9

2 516.6

South Australia

854.6

859.0

857.1

863.2

870.0

Western Australia

1 330.0

1 383.3

1 396.2

1 425.6

1 435.0

Tasmania

252.0

251.9

252.2

257.3

255.7

Northern Territory

128.2

133.4

138.3

137.2

139.1

Australian Capital Territory

216.2

220.4

218.7

219.1

221.2

Australia

11 892.7

12 070.3

12 193.7

12 386.0

12 611.9

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.0

63.7

63.0

63.7

64.1

Victoria

65.4

64.9

64.5

64.7

65.1

Queensland

66.5

65.6

66.2

65.3

64.7

South Australia

62.7

62.8

62.3

62.5

62.0

Western Australia

69.1

68.4

68.0

68.6

67.6

Tasmania

60.3

60.3

60.9

60.9

59.6

Northern Territory

73.4

74.6

74.2

76.0

74.5

Australian Capital Territory

72.7

72.1

70.9

70.3

70.1

Australia

65.1

65.0

64.7

64.9

64.8

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over, trend series, as at June

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE)

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 338.8

1 403.4

1 440.1

1 502.2

1 534.2

Victoria

1 294.8

1 334.8

1 384.6

1 396.6

1 439.7

Queensland

1 311.2

1 396.9

1 430.4

1 448.9

1 453.5

South Australia

1 225.7

1 279.2

1 339.0

1 347.3

1 395.5

Western Australia

1 520.4

1 617.7

1 630.6

1 682.2

1 703.7

Tasmania

1 186.4

1 246.2

1 257.8

1 277.9

1 326.7

Northern Territory

1 393.7

1 433.4

1 433.1

1 483.7

1 561.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 571.4

1 673.6

1 667.7

1 704.6

1 720.5

Australia

1 339.7

1 408.5

1 445.6

1 480.1

1 508.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.8

4.8

2.6

4.3

2.1

Victoria

3.8

3.1

3.7

0.9

3.1

Queensland

3.2

6.5

2.4

1.3

0.3

South Australia

4.1

4.4

4.7

0.6

3.6

Western Australia

5.4

6.4

0.8

3.2

1.3

Tasmania

4.7

5.0

0.9

1.6

3.8

Northern Territory

8.9

2.8

0.0

3.5

5.2

Australian Capital Territory

5.8

6.5

-0.4

2.2

0.9

Australia

3.9

5.1

2.6

2.4

1.9

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees.

Care should be taken when comparing average weekly earnings of states over time due to compositional changes

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no.6302.0

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2012-13

2013-14

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 457.2

1 489.5

1 490.0

1 525.0

1 534.2

Victoria

1 409.7

1 422.6

1 435.7

1 428.1

1 449.0

Queensland

1 427.5

1 491.0

1 485.3

1 476.7

1 458.2

South Australia

1 334.1

1 364.7

1 392.7

1 379.9

1 416.9

Western Australia

1 655.7

1 722.9

1 686.4

1 708.8

1 714.3

Tasmania

1 291.4

1 341.3

1 320.6

1 327.0

1 359.2

Northern Territory

1 517.4

1 514.0

1 459.9

1 490.9

1 566.7

Australian Capital Territory

1 711.3

1 788.1

1 743.3

1 762.0

1 765.5

Australia

1 458.9

1 499.7

1 498.5

1 508.5

1 516.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.3

2.2

0.0

2.3

0.6

Victoria

1.5

0.9

0.9

-0.5

1.5

Queensland

1.3

4.4

-0.4

-0.6

-1.3

South Australia

1.4

2.3

2.0

-0.9

2.7

Western Australia

3.1

4.1

-2.1

1.3

0.3

Tasmania

2.3

3.9

-1.5

0.5

2.4

Northern Territory

6.7

-0.2

-3.6

2.1

5.1

Australian Capital Territory

3.2

4.5

-2.5

1.1

0.2

Australia

1.5

2.8

-0.1

0.7

0.5

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2015–16 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Care should be taken when comparing average weekly earnings of states over time due to compositional changes

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0; ABS, Consumer Price Index, cat. no. 6401.0

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 233.8

1 312.0

1 319.0

1 374.7

1 409.3

Victoria

1 213.3

1 248.3

1 284.0

1 275.4

1 294.4

Queensland

1 270.3

1 350.2

1 356.2

1 322.2

1 345.2

South Australia

1 147.5

1 200.2

1 279.0

1 243.8

1 250.5

Western Australia

1 546.1

1 640.3

1 629.2

1 685.0

1 634.7

Tasmania

1 053.7

1 100.0

1 115.6

1 157.6

1 163.9

Northern Territory

1 408.4

1 471.6

1 414.1

1 472.0

1 586.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 501.4

1 590.6

1 497.0

1 520.6

1 526.1

Australia

1 270.1

1 340.5

1 356.3

1 370.5

1 385.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.0

6.3

0.5

4.2

2.5

Victoria

3.2

2.9

2.9

-0.7

1.5

Queensland

2.3

6.3

0.4

-2.5

1.7

South Australia

4.0

4.6

6.6

-2.8

0.5

Western Australia

6.3

6.1

-0.7

3.4

-3.0

Tasmania

4.9

4.4

1.4

3.8

0.5

Northern Territory

11.0

4.5

-3.9

4.1

7.8

Australian Capital Territory

6.6

5.9

-5.9

1.6

0.4

Australia

3.8

5.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees. Not adjusted for CPI.

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

834.2

873.2

909.9

916.3

962.6

Victoria

784.7

819.5

835.1

851.4

878.5

Queensland

803.4

810.6

834.8

885.0

895.7

South Australia

753.8

757.3

839.8

854.7

825.0

Western Australia

822.0

868.5

925.2

954.6

954.2

Tasmania

734.7

765.3

763.2

781.3

774.0

Northern Territory

958.4

998.0

1 009.8

1 030.5

1 071.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 150.8

1 186.0

1 160.2

1 185.3

1 219.2

Australia

815.0

845.0

877.0

897.9

920.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

4.7

4.2

0.7

5.1

Victoria

2.4

4.4

1.9

2.0

3.2

Queensland

1.9

0.9

3.0

6.0

1.2

South Australia

6.4

0.5

10.9

1.8

-3.5

Western Australia

8.4

5.7

6.5

3.2

0.0

Tasmania

5.8

4.2

-0.3

2.4

-0.9

Northern Territory

4.5

4.1

1.2

2.0

4.0

Australian Capital Territory

5.8

3.1

-2.2

2.2

2.9

Australia

3.2

3.7

3.8

2.4

2.5

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees. Not adjusted for CPI

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0

2.5 Wage price index

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

110.9

114.3

117.1

119.8

122.4

Victoria

110.4

114.0

117.1

120.3

123.1

Queensland

111.3

114.7

117.7

120.5

122.8

South Australia

110.0

113.7

117.4

120.4

123.1

Western Australia

112.1

116.5

119.8

122.4

124.7

Tasmania

111.0

114.6

117.2

120.0

122.7

Northern Territory

111.5

115.2

118.3

121.4

124.1

Australian Capital Territory

110.7

114.9

117.6

119.7

121.7

Australia

110.9

114.6

117.6

120.4

123.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.6

3.1

2.4

2.3

2.2

Victoria

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.3

Queensland

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

1.9

South Australia

3.4

3.4

3.3

2.6

2.2

Western Australia

4.4

3.9

2.8

2.2

1.9

Tasmania

3.4

3.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

Northern Territory

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.2

Australian Capital Territory

3.3

3.8

2.3

1.8

1.7

Australia

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

(a) Index value at June of the financial year

(b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008–09 = 100.0.

Source: ABS, Wage Price Index, Cat. no. 6345.0

2.6 Consumer price index

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

100.0

102.6

105.2

107.3

108.9

Melbourne

100.0

102.2

105.0

106.5

108.2

Brisbane

100.0

102.0

104.9

106.8

108.5

Adelaide

100.0

102.1

104.7

106.3

107.2

Perth

100.0

102.2

105.3

107.2

108.2

Hobart

100.0

101.2

103.7

104.9

106.3

Darwin

100.0

103.1

106.9

108.4

108.5

Canberra

100.0

101.9

104.2

105.3

106.1

Weighted average eight
capital cities

100.0

102.3

105.0

106.8

108.3

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.5

2.5

2.6

1.9

1.5

Melbourne

2.3

2.2

2.8

1.4

1.6

Brisbane

1.9

2.0

2.8

1.9

1.6

Adelaide

2.6

2.0

2.6

1.6

0.9

Perth

2.2

2.3

3.0

1.8

1.0

Hobart

2.3

1.1

2.5

1.1

1.4

Darwin

2.1

3.1

3.7

1.4

0.1

Canberra

2.5

1.9

2.2

1.1

0.7

Weighted average eight
capital cities

2.3

2.3

2.7

1.7

1.4

(a) Annual average of quarterly data; base year for CPI is 2011-12

(b) Change in the annual averages of table above.

Source: ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

479 485

488 691

500 306

513 529

531 323

Victoria

346 133

349 871

352 512

361 669

373 624

Queensland

288 233

295 096

304 874

308 448

314 569

South Australia

94 897

96 483

97 336

99 237

101 096

Western Australia

216 029

228 425

241 579

250 377

255 214

Tasmania

25 112

24 925

25 370

25 695

26 039

Northern Territory

19 001

21 999

22 591

23 032

23 648

Australian Capital Territory

33 398

34 278

34 567

35 029

36 225

Australia

1 500 084

1 538 634

1 578 784

1 617 016

1 661 739

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.6

3.5

Victoria

1.8

1.1

0.8

2.6

3.3

Queensland

6.0

2.4

3.3

1.2

2.0

South Australia

0.7

1.7

0.9

2.0

1.9

Western Australia

9.1

5.7

5.8

3.6

1.9

Tasmania

0.1

-0.7

1.8

1.3

1.3

Northern Territory

2.3

15.8

2.7

2.0

2.7

Australian Capital Territory

1.6

2.6

0.8

1.3

3.4

Australia

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) – $

New South Wales

66 030

66 427

67 069

67 886

69 266

Victoria

62 001

61 591

60 938

61 440

62 308

Queensland

63 788

64 028

65 073

64 949

65 416

South Australia

57 620

58 045

58 053

58 664

59 371

Western Australia

90 329

92 125

95 246

97 312

98 012

Tasmania

49 053

48 636

49 362

49 864

50 327

Northern Territory

81 654

91 932

93 027

94 709

96 906

Australian Capital Territory

89 995

90 700

90 179

90 341

92 173

Australia

66 620

67 138

67 810

68 486

69 421

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.7

0.6

1.0

1.2

2.0

Victoria

0.2

-0.7

-1.1

0.8

1.4

Queensland

4.1

0.4

1.6

-0.2

0.7

South Australia

-0.2

0.7

0.0

1.1

1.2

Western Australia

5.8

2.0

3.4

2.2

0.7

Tasmania

-0.2

-0.9

1.5

1.0

0.9

Northern Territory

1.3

12.6

1.2

1.8

2.3

Australian Capital Territory

-0.1

0.8

-0.6

0.2

2.0

Australia

2.0

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

Note: Gross state product is only available for financial years

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0

3.3 Labour productivity

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

350.5

354.3

353.3

364.8

357.2

Victoria

324.1

329.4

320.1

329.8

326.2

Queensland

316.4

328.7

325.7

335.0

335.2

South Australia

311.6

320.4

317.4

323.9

332.0

Western Australia

423.8

435.5

451.8

465.7

477.5

Tasmania

289.9

298.3

295.9

294.2

291.8

Northern Territory

364.4

413.0

401.5

415.0

414.0

Australian Capital Territory

422.4

435.5

437.9

445.3

449.5

Australia

343.8

350.7

349.1

359.8

357.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6%

1.1%

-0.3%

3.3%

-2.1%

Victoria

3.8%

1.6%

-2.8%

3.0%

-1.1%

Queensland

4.8%

3.9%

-0.9%

2.8%

0.1%

South Australia

2.5%

2.8%

-0.9%

2.0%

2.5%

Western Australia

4.8%

2.8%

3.7%

3.1%

2.5%

Tasmania

3.0%

2.9%

-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.8%

Northern Territory

1.7%

13.4%

-2.8%

3.4%

-0.3%

Australian Capital Territory

2.5%

3.1%

0.6%

1.7%

0.9%

Australia

4.4%

2.0%

-0.5%

3.1%

-0.8%

(a) Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (i.e. market and non-market sectors)

Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: state accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0

ABS, Labour force, detailed, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

77 588

79 884

84 934

91 261

96 088

Victoria

64 156

64 388

67 531

71 228

75 235

Queensland

52 228

54 604

57 013

58 573

60 162

South Australia

17 436

17 301

17 838

18 654

19 400

Western Australia

29 898

31 889

32 399

33 258

33 968

Tasmania

5 216

5 051

5 411

5 637

5 910

Northern Territory

2 829

2 885

3 047

3 071

3 120

Australian Capital Territory

4 655

4 848

4 940

5 130

5 410

Australia

254 006

260 851

273 112

286 812

299 293

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.0

3.0

6.3

7.4

5.3

Victoria

2.2

0.4

4.9

5.5

5.6

Queensland

4.1

4.5

4.4

2.7

2.7

South Australia

0.7

-0.8

3.1

4.6

4.0

Western Australia

10.1

6.7

1.6

2.7

2.1

Tasmania

1.1

-3.2

7.1

4.2

4.8

Northern Territory

4.7

2.0

5.6

0.8

1.6

Australian Capital Territory

1.5

4.2

1.9

3.8

5.5

Australia

3.3

2.7

4.7

5.0

4.4

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, Cat. no.  8501.0

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Number (a)

New South Wales

183 887

182 954

179 774

175 639

176 048

Victoria

159 972

163 443

158 989

148 484

142 757

Queensland

107 310

106 092

103 004

99 964

93 670

South Australia

36 360

35 637

35 780

32 903

29 926

Western Australia

57 398

59 558

53 816

45 871

40 011

Tasmania

8 308

9 269

8 716

7 587

7 083

Northern Territory

4 284

4 161

4 297

3 723

3 429

Australian Capital Territory

10 435

10 836

9 911

9 137

9 156

Australia

567 954

571 950

554 287

523 308

502 080

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

-0.5

-1.7

-2.3

0.2

Victoria

-1.2

2.2

-2.7

-6.6

-3.9

Queensland

3.5

-1.1

-2.9

-3.0

-6.3

South Australia

-1.0

-2.0

0.4

-8.0

-9.0

Western Australia

0.6

3.8

-9.6

-14.8

-12.8

Tasmania

-12.0

11.6

-6.0

-13.0

-6.6

Northern Territory

1.9

-2.9

3.3

-13.4

-7.9

Australian Capital Territory

0.1

3.8

-8.5

-7.8

0.2

Australia

0.3

0.7

-3.1

-5.6

-4.1

(a) Includes vehicles designed primarily for the carriage of people, such as cars, station wagons and people movers. Also includes four wheel drive passenger vehicles not classified as sports utility vehicles.

Source: ABS, Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Cat. no. 9314.0

4.3 Dwelling approvals

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Number (a)

New South Wales

35 204

42 823

54 095

63 419

73 278

Victoria

50 485

48 897

54 842

67 672

68 098

Queensland

27 691

30 725

39 271

46 704

50 775

South Australia

8 626

9 066

11 651

11 400

12 556

Western Australia

19 275

25 637

30 895

32 707

24 624

Tasmania

2 126

1 897

2 184

2 872

2 416

Northern Territory

1 619

2 190

2 138

1 814

1 703

Australian Capital Territory

4 863

3 802

4 636

4 261

4 739

Australia

149 889

165 037

199 712

230 849

238 189

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.7

21.6

26.3

17.2

15.5

Victoria

-16.6

-3.1

12.2

23.4

0.6

Queensland

-6.4

11.0

27.8

18.9

8.7

South Australia

-27.1

5.1

28.5

-2.2

10.1

Western Australia

-8.2

33.0

20.5

5.9

-24.7

Tasmania

-31.9

-10.8

15.1

31.5

-15.9

Northern Territory

5.4

35.3

-2.4

-15.2

-6.1

Australian Capital Territory

-17.1

-21.8

21.9

-8.1

11.2

Australia

-10.8

10.1

21.0

15.6

3.2

(a) Houses and other dwellings (e.g. flats) intended for long-term residential use; includes both private and public sector dwellings.

Source: ABS, Building Approvals, Cat. no. 8731.0

4.4 Business investment

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

55 332

58 714

54 131

55 495

56 363

Victoria

41 310

37 145

40 471

43 382

44 038

Queensland

66 784

70 323

69 199

54 227

41 555

South Australia

12 624

12 551

12 389

12 864

11 668

Western Australia

74 292

78 635

70 758

62 737

52 140

Tasmania

3 038

2 494

2 423

2 594

2 474

Northern Territory

5 181

10 374

11 447

12 207

8 007

Australian Capital Territory

2 703

2 762

2 266

2 339

2 369

Australia

261 411

272 897

263 013

245 845

218 615

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.5

6.1

-7.8

2.5

1.6

Victoria

0.7

-10.1

9.0

7.2

1.5

Queensland

41.1

5.3

-1.6

-21.6

-23.4

South Australia

11.4

-0.6

-1.3

3.8

-9.3

Western Australia

43.7

5.8

-10.0

-11.3

-16.9

Tasmania

12.0

-17.9

-2.8

7.1

-4.6

Northern Territory

85.6

100.2

10.3

6.6

-34.4

Australian Capital Territory

12.1

2.2

-18.0

3.2

1.3

Australia

23.1

4.4

-3.6

-6.5

-11.1

(a) Private business gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, livestock and intangible fixed assets.

Note: National account data is only available for financial years

Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

53 813

53 457

61 539

69 298

90 279

Victoria

43 697

45 639

49 018

53 737

67 300

Queensland

28 447

30 163

34 191

37 017

39 949

South Australia

8 978

9 206

10 886

11 326

12 698

Western Australia

20 929

25 283

28 530

28 266

26 206

Tasmania

1 963

1 934

2 360

2 409

2 531

Northern Territory

1 238

1 406

1 561

1 577

1 288

Australian Capital Territory

2 802

3 039

3 609

3 919

4 493

Australia

161 867

170 127

191 694

207 548

244 744

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

6.2

-0.7

15.1

12.6

30.3

Victoria

-0.3

4.4

7.4

9.6

25.2

Queensland

1.8

6.0

13.4

8.3

7.9

South Australia

-1.1

2.5

18.2

4.0

12.1

Western Australia

11.9

20.8

12.8

-0.9

-7.3

Tasmania

-2.2

-1.5

22.0

2.1

5.1

Northern Territory

13.6

13.6

11.0

1.0

-18.3

Australian Capital Territory

-0.8

8.5

18.8

8.6

14.7

Australia

3.7

5.1

12.7

8.3

17.9

(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of new or established owner occupied dwellings.

Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Cat. no. 5609.0

5.2 Home loan size

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Average size of new owner-occupied home loan (a) – $'000

New South Wales

329.4

333.9

350.2

378.2

430.5

Victoria

300.6

300.3

314.3

334.0

373.3

Queensland

284.4

281.9

286.1

298.5

312.8

South Australia

244.7

247.1

251.6

262.7

276.9

Western Australia

276.7

297.3

314.9

332.8

334.3

Tasmania

218.8

213.9

214.1

215.3

226.4

Northern Territory

309.8

326.0

335.2

331.7

320.7

Australian Capital Territory

328.7

337.5

322.5

331.1

356.8

Australia

298.4

301.8

313.2

332.7

365.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-4.1

1.4

4.9

8.0

13.8

Victoria

-1.0

-0.1

4.7

6.3

11.7

Queensland

-1.7

-0.9

1.5

4.3

4.8

South Australia

-2.6

1.0

1.8

4.4

5.4

Western Australia

-5.1

7.4

5.9

5.7

0.5

Tasmania

1.8

-2.2

0.1

0.6

5.2

Northern Territory

1.6

5.2

2.8

-1.1

-3.3

Australian Capital Territory

-0.5

2.7

-4.4

2.7

7.8

Australia

-2.5

1.2

3.8

6.2

9.8

(a) Includes refinancing, but excludes alterations and additions and refinancing. Comprises construction of new dwellings and purchase of new and established dwellings

Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Cat. no. 5609.0

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

13 238

10 898

5 899

5 453

195

Victoria

15 287

19 927

21 262

22 327

22 306

Queensland

-5 865

2 513

5 184

5 752

634

South Australia

3 401

4 459

6 296

3 108

3 486

Western Australia

2 050

4 742

6 973

9 306

13 717

Tasmania

- 409

- 220

- 208

- 537

- 746

Northern Territory

1 633

1 829

1 811

1 133

768

Australian Capital Territory

-2 733

-2 504

-2 714

-2 427

-1 789

Total

26 603

41 643

44 503

44 115

38 572

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.8

2.3

1.2

1.1

0.0

Victoria

4.7

5.9

6.1

6.2

6.0

Queensland

-2.0

0.9

1.7

1.9

0.2

South Australia

3.7

4.7

6.5

3.1

3.5

Western Australia

0.8

1.9

2.6

3.7

5.7

Tasmania

-1.7

-0.9

-0.8

-2.1

-2.9

Northern Territory

9.0

8.8

8.2

4.9

3.3

Australian Capital Territory

-8.4

-7.3

-7.9

-6.9

-4.9

Total (b)

1.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.3

(a) Selected liabilities minus selected assets of the general government sector. A positive sign therefore indicates that selected liabilities exceed selected assets; a negative sign indicates that selected assets exceed selected liabilities.

(b) Total or aggregate net debt for all jurisdictions is expressed as a percentage of gross state product at current prices.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, Cat. no. 5512.0, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat, no. 5220.0

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-2 099

-3 571

-1 346

612

339

Victoria

-2 091

-2 704

1 105

- 398

84

Queensland

-5 557

-7 736

-2 587

- 530

- 201

South Australia

-1 102

-1 001

-1 707

- 124

97

Western Australia

-1 581

-1 853

-1 127

-1 809

-3 152

Tasmania

- 263

- 150

- 159

- 55

- 18

Northern Territory

- 458

- 367

- 101

- 122

- 25

Australian Capital Territory

- 336

- 755

- 575

- 912

- 628

Total (b)

-13 490

-18 133

-6 494

-3 335

-3 516

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.5

-0.7

-0.3

0.1

0.1

Victoria

-0.6

-0.8

0.3

-0.1

0.0

Queensland

-1.9

-2.7

-0.9

-0.2

-0.1

South Australia

-1.2

-1.1

-1.8

-0.1

0.1

Western Australia

-0.7

-0.8

-0.4

-0.7

-1.3

Tasmania

-1.1

-0.6

-0.6

-0.2

-0.1

Northern Territory

-2.5

-1.8

-0.5

-0.5

-0.1

Australian Capital Territory

-1.0

-2.2

-1.7

-2.6

-1.7

Total (c)

-0.9

-1.2

-0.4

-0.2

-0.2

(a) The financing requirement of government. A positive sign, or fiscal surplus, indicates a net lending position; a negative sign, or fiscal deficit, indicates a net borrowing position.

(b) The sum of all state and territory jurisdictions may not agree with the total, due to transfers between jurisdictions.

(c) Total or aggregate fiscal balance for all jurisdictions is expressed as a percentage of gross state product.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, Cat. no. 5512.0

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

20 757

22 166

24 105

26 461

29 811

Victoria

15 136

15 629

16 995

18 436

20 027

Queensland

10 616

10 960

11 846

12 575

12 547

South Australia

3 869

4 112

4 107

4 393

4 426

Western Australia

7 125

8 170

8 594

8 772

8 997

Tasmania

888

925

957

1 012

1 068

Northern Territory

403

491

566

715

608

Australian Capital Territory

1 183

1 237

1 296

1 377

1 568

Total (a)

59 976

63 689

68 465

73 739

79 053

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

3 037

3 192

3 417

3 704

4 130

Victoria

2 937

2 973

3 164

3 376

3 616

Queensland

2 582

2 597

2 737

2 855

2 803

South Australia

2 463

2 588

2 553

2 700

2 699

Western Australia

3 383

3 762

3 836

3 829

3 823

Tasmania

1 800

1 855

1 897

1 989

2 088

Northern Territory

1 885

2 233

2 504

3 112

2 629

Australian Capital Territory

3 453

3 551

3 653

3 806

4 261

Total (b)

2 880

2 997

3 156

3 347

3 539

(a) Total is the sum of taxation revenue of all states, not taxation revenue for Australia.

(b) Total is the quotient of total taxation revenue (a) and the population of Australia. This is not equivalent to the taxation revenue per capita for Australia.

Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, Cat. no. 5506.0

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

40 540

37 044

36 599

37 032

36 193

Victoria

21 597

21 710

23 964

23 609

23 323

Queensland

52 868

44 433

44 813

46 488

47 867

South Australia

11 410

10 711

12 354

11 322

11 567

Western Australia

120 534

115 588

130 426

110 775

99 635

Tasmania

3 170

3 026

2 753

2 542

2 848

Northern Territory

5 277

5 958

6 804

6 177

4 701

Australian Capital Territory

  12

  7

  1

  6

  14

Australia (b)

264 018

246 978

272 922

254 552

243 423

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  8.7

  7.7

  7.4

  7.2

  6.7

Victoria

  6.6

  6.4

  6.9

  6.5

  6.2

Queensland

  18.2

  15.2

  14.9

  15.1

  15.1

South Australia

  12.5

  11.4

  12.7

  11.4

  11.5

Western Australia

  49.8

  47.1

  48.6

  44.2

  41.6

Tasmania

  13.0

  12.3

  10.9

  9.9

  10.9

Northern Territory

  29.1

  28.8

  30.9

  26.8

  20.4

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

Australia (b)

  17.7

  16.2

  17.2

  15.7

  14.7

(a) State in which the final stage of manufacture or production occurs. FOB value

(b) Includes re-exports and state figures not available for publication. Australian total, therefore, may not equal sum of states and territories.

Note: This table is based on national accounts data and is only updated for the financial year publication

Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, Cat. no. 5368.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 307.2

7 407.1

7 513.4

7 621.3

7 726.9

Victoria

5 632.5

5 733.5

5 838.1

5 946.5

6 069.6

Queensland

4 568.2

4 651.4

4 719.9

4 778.6

4 843.3

South Australia

1 656.0

1 670.3

1 685.6

1 698.9

1 708.1

Western Australia

2 438.0

2 515.4

2 557.0

2 589.9

2 617.1

Tasmania

512.1

513.1

514.7

516.6

519.1

Northern Territory

235.9

242.6

243.4

244.7

245.2

Australian Capital Territory

375.2

380.9

385.3

391.3

396.3

Australia

22 728.3

23 117.4

23 460.7

23 791.1

24 128.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Victoria

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

Queensland

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.4

South Australia

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.5

Western Australia

3.6

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

Tasmania

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

Northern Territory

2.0

2.8

0.3

0.5

0.2

Australian Capital Territory

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.3

Australia

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

(a) Estimated resident population numbers are as at June of each year.

Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, Cat. no. 3101.0

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Apparent retention rates from Year 10 to Year 12 (a)

New South Wales

77.6

79.8

79.5

79.8

81.5

Victoria

85.8

85.5

85.0

86.0

87.1

Queensland

86.2

87.9

87.0

88.5

90.1

South Australia

85.1

87.4

89.3

90.7

92.2

Western Australia

79.6

79.2

79.6

82.0

85.4

Tasmania

68.6

69.7

67.4

67.5

69.0

Northern Territory

54.7

58.4

55.8

60.0

68.0

Australian Capital Territory

82.6

84.3

83.8

84.4

84.8

Australia

81.9

83.1

82.8

83.7

85.5

Apparent retention rates from Year 7/8 to Year 12 (b)

New South Wales

76.3

78.4

78.9

80.1

81.4

Victoria

85.4

85.8

85.8

86.2

87.1

Queensland

88.3

88.7

88.1

89.3

90.4

South Australia

86.3

89.8

91.7

92.9

94.4

Western Australia

81.7

80.7

81.1

82.3

86.4

Tasmania

69.4

70.6

68.0

67.9

68.1

Northern Territory

46.3

47.8

49.1

54.9

57.5

Australian Capital Territory

82.5

84.8

82.6

85.5

85.9

Australia

82.3

83.2

83.2

84.2

85.6

(a) The number of full-time school students in Year 12 expressed as a percentage of the corresponding group at the commencement of their Year 10 schooling.

(b) The number of full-time school students in Year 12 expressed as a percentage of the corresponding group at the commencement of their secondary schooling.

Source: ABS, Schools, Cat. no. 4221.0

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  85.9

  86.8

  87.6

  88.2

  88.6

Victoria

  80.5

  82.0

  83.1

  84.0

  84.8

Queensland

  80.6

  81.6

  82.8

  83.7

  84.5

South Australia

  80.5

  81.3

  82.3

  83.3

  84.0

Western Australia

  72.4

  72.9

  75.3

  77.8

  80.1

Tasmania

  74.8

  76.1

  77.0

  77.3

  76.7

Northern Territory

  72.0

  77.4

  80.7

  84.5

  87.4

Australian Capital Territory

  49.5

  54.9

  57.0

  57.9

  60.0

Australia

  81.2

  82.2

  83.4

  84.3

  85.1

(a) Proportion of general practitioner attendances (excluding practice nurse), enhanced primary care and other non-referred attendances that are bulk billed.

Source: Department of Health and Ageing,  Annual Medicare Statistics

Glossary

Apparent school retention rate. The number of full-time school students in a designated level/year of education expressed as a percentage of their respective cohort group (which is either at the commencement of their secondary schooling or Year 10). For a discussion of ‘apparent’ retention rates compared to actual retention rates, see the ABS source publication, Schools, Australia, 2014 (cat. no. 4221.0) explanatory notes.

Average weekly earnings. Average gross (before tax) earnings of employees.

Average weekly ordinary time earnings. Weekly earnings attributed to award, standard or agreed hours of work.

Bankruptcies. Bankruptcies and Administration Orders under Parts IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

Business investment. Private gross fixed capital formation for machinery and equipment; non-dwelling construction; livestock; and intangible fixed assets.

Consumer price index. A measure of change in the price of a basket of goods and services from a base period. Changes in the consumer price index are the most commonly used measures of inflation.

Dependency ratio. Ratio of the economically inactive to economically active population. Shows the number of children aged 0–14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, per 100 persons aged 15–64 years.

Employed persons. Persons aged 15 and over who, during a period of one week, worked for one hour or more for pay or worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a family farm.

General government sector. Government departments and other entities that provide largely non-market public services and are funded mainly through taxes and other compulsory levies.

General government sector net debt. Selected liabilities (deposits held plus proceeds from advances plus borrowing) minus selected assets (cash and deposits plus investments plus advances outstanding) of the general government sector.

General government sector fiscal balance. The financing requirement of the general government sector. A positive sign, or fiscal surplus, indicates a net lending position; a negative sign, or fiscal deficit, indicates a net borrowing position.

General practice bulk billing rate. The percentage of general practitioner attendances (excluding practice nurse) that are bulk billed.

Gross domestic product. The total market value of goods and services produced within Australia, after deducting the cost of goods and services used up in the process of production but before deducting for depreciation.

Gross state product. Equivalent to gross domestic product except it refers to production within a state or territory rather than to the nation as a whole.

Gross state product—chain volume measures. Also known as real gross state product, this is a measure used to indicate change in the actual quantity of goods and services produced within a state or territory.

Gross state product per capita. The ratio of the chain volume measure of gross state product to an estimate of the resident population in the state or territory.

Job vacancy. A job available for immediate filling and for which recruitment action has been taken.

Job vacancy rate. The number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the number of employee jobs plus the number of job vacancies.

Labour force. The employed plus the unemployed.

Labour force participation rate. The number of persons in the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years and over.

Labour productivity. Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (that is, market and non-market sectors).

Long-term unemployed. Persons unemployed for a period of 52 weeks or more.

Male total average weekly earnings. Weekly ordinary time earnings plus weekly overtime earnings of all male employees. This measure of earnings is used in the process of benchmarking pensions.

Real average weekly earnings. Average weekly earnings adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Total fertility rate. The average number of children females will bear during their lifetime.

Turnover. Includes retail sales; wholesale sales; takings from repairs, meals and hiring of goods; commissions from agency activity; and net takings from gaming machines. Turnover includes the Goods and Services Tax.

Unemployed persons. Persons aged 15 and over who, during a period of one week, were not employed but had actively looked for work in the previous four weeks and were available to start work.

Unemployment rate. The number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Wage price index. A measure of change in the price of labour (that is, wages, salaries and overtime) unaffected by changes in the quality or quantity of work performed.

Youth unemployment. Number of 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work.

Youth unemployment rate. Number of 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work expressed as a percentage of the full-time labour force in the same age group.

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