RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2014–15              4 DECEMBER 2014

State Statistical Bulletin 2012–13

Gregory O'Brien

Statistics and Mapping Section

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 2012–13, while each chart plots data for the financial year 2012–13.

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 updates the Parliamentary Library’s State Statistical Bulletin 2010–11 published in 2012. 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.

Key Indicators

Real gross state product [3.1]

Real gross state product (GSP) in Australia grew in all jurisdictions in 2012–13 except for Tasmania. However, growth rates were lower across all jurisdictions from 2011–12, with the exception of the Northern Territory which increased from 4.5 per cent in 2011–12 to 5.6 per cent in 2012–13. The states and territories continued to show a substantial gap between the north and the south, with the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland showing the strongest growth and NSW, Victoria and South Australia recording more moderate growth. Tasmania dipped into negative real GSP growth in 2012–13, with a 0.6 per cent decrease from 2011-12.

Unemployment rate [1.2]

The unemployment rate increased in all states and territories except NSW, where it remained steady. The unemployment rate reflected the differences between the states in real GSP growth, with Tasmania reporting both the highest unemployment rate (7.2 per cent) and the greatest increase in unemployment rate, up from 6.3 per cent in 2011–12. The ACT (4.2 per cent), Western Australia (4.4 per cent) and the Northern Territory (4.6 per cent) reported the lowest unemployment rates, while Victoria (5.7 per cent), South Australia (5.8 per cent) and Queensland (5.9 per cent) edged closer to six per cent.

Consumer price index (CPI) [2.10]

The increase in CPI in 2012–13 was relatively steady across the capital cities with only Darwin (3.1 per cent) and Hobart (1.1 per cent) deviating substantially from the average (2.3 per cent).

Gross state product per capita [3.2]

Gross state product (GSP) per capita in 2012-13 ranged from $47,222 in Tasmania, to $102,232 in Western Australia, compared with the Australian gross domestic product per capita in 2012–13 of $66,549. The ACT ($90,631) and the Northern Territory ($83,828) joined Western Australia as performing above the national average, while South Australia ($56,674) and Victoria ($58,682) reported lower than average numbers. The gap between the most productive and the least productive states grew over 2012–13 with Western Australia (1.5 per cent) and the Northern Territory (3.7 per cent) showing the highest growth rates and Tasmania (-0.7 per cent), Victoria (-0.2 per cent) and South Australia (0.3 per cent) showing the lowest growth rates in GSP per capita.

Labour productivity [3.3]

All states and territories reported an increase in labour productivity in 2012–13, based on GSP per hour worked. Labour productivity ranged from $287.80 per hour worked in Tasmania to $483.10 per hour worked in Western Australia, with an average of $347.50 across Australia.

Retail sales [4.1]

Retail sales increased in all states except Tasmania and South Australia in 2012–13, ranging from a 2.7 per cent decrease in Tasmania to a 7.1 per cent increase in Western Australia. Across Australia retail sales increased 3.1 per cent.

Bankruptcies [4.5]

The number of bankruptcies and administrative orders showed considerable volatility and range in 2012–13. Annual change ranged from a 17.1 per cent decrease in the ACT to a 27.5 per cent increase in Tasmania. Across Australia there were 20,876 bankruptcies and administrative orders, a decrease from the 22,163 reported in 2011-12 and the fifth straight year of decrease.

House prices [5.4]

The median price of houses sold in 2012–13 increased in all capital cities except Hobart and Canberra. Sydney (4.7 per cent), Darwin (9.7 per cent) and Perth (6.6 per cent) all saw median house price increases above the weighted average of the capital cities (3.1 per cent).

Population [8.1]

Australia’s population grew 1.8 per cent in 2012–13, the highest increase since 2008–09. Growth was highest in Western Australia (3.4 per cent) for the fifth straight year, followed by the Northern Territory (2.3 per cent). Low growth occurred in Tasmania (0.2 per cent) and South Australia (0.9 per cent).

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,[1] are available electronically  and can be found on the Parliamentary Library’s ‘Monthly statistical bulletin e-data’ page.[2]

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

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 392.6

3 414.9

3 498.6

3 521.8

3 580.9

Victoria

2 655.5

2 719.9

2 796.4

2 820.0

2 843.9

Queensland

2 206.3

2 215.3

2 254.8

2 284.6

2 290.6

South Australia

788.3

793.2

805.1

809.1

810.0

Western Australia

1 184.0

1 183.5

1 224.3

1 276.2

1 320.5

Tasmania

239.4

236.1

239.1

236.1

233.8

Northern Territory

116.9

119.6

121.1

122.5

125.7

Australian Capital Territory

199.7

202.4

207.4

208.2

212.2

Australia

10 782.6

10 884.9

11 146.9

11 278.7

11 417.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

0.7

2.5

0.7

1.7

Victoria

0.9

2.4

2.8

0.8

0.8

Queensland

3.0

0.4

1.8

1.3

0.3

South Australia

1.9

0.6

1.5

0.5

0.1

Western Australia

4.0

0.0

3.5

4.2

3.5

Tasmania

3.2

-1.4

1.3

-1.3

-1.0

Northern Territory

4.8

2.3

1.3

1.2

2.6

Australian Capital Territory

1.5

1.4

2.5

0.4

1.9

Australia

1.7

0.9

2.4

1.2

1.2

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, August 2014

1.2 Unemployment

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

202.9

204.9

185.7

192.2

197.6

Victoria

142.8

158.2

148.3

159.9

170.4

Queensland

100.7

132.5

129.1

133.1

144.0

South Australia

45.2

45.0

46.3

45.6

49.4

Western Australia

46.6

61.9

55.9

53.5

61.2

Tasmania

11.4

14.0

14.2

15.9

18.2

Northern Territory

4.4

4.2

3.6

5.6

6.1

Australian Capital Territory

6.1

7.5

7.6

8.1

9.2

Australia

560.1

628.1

590.7

613.8

656.2

Unemployment rate (a) (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.6

5.7

5.0

5.2

5.2

Victoria

5.1

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.7

Queensland

4.4

5.6

5.4

5.5

5.9

South Australia

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.8

Western Australia

3.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

Tasmania

4.5

5.6

5.6

6.3

7.2

Northern Territory

3.6

3.4

2.9

4.4

4.6

Australian Capital Territory

3.0

3.6

3.5

3.7

4.2

Australia

4.9

5.5

5.0

5.2

5.4

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force.

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

1.3 Labour Force

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 595.5

3 619.8

3 684.3

3 714.0

3 778.5

Victoria

2 798.3

2 878.1

2 944.6

2 980.0

3 014.3

Queensland

2 307.0

2 347.8

2 383.9

2 417.7

2 434.7

South Australia

833.5

838.1

851.4

854.7

859.4

Western Australia

1 230.6

1 245.4

1 280.2

1 329.7

1 381.7

Tasmania

250.8

250.1

253.4

252.0

252.0

Northern Territory

121.3

123.7

124.7

128.1

131.8

Australian Capital Territory

205.7

209.9

215.0

216.3

221.4

Australia

11 342.7

11 513.0

11 737.6

11 892.5

12 073.8

Participation rate (a) (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.7

63.2

63.5

63.2

63.5

Victoria

64.7

65.2

65.7

65.4

65.0

Queensland

67.8

67.5

67.3

67.0

66.1

South Australia

63.7

63.2

63.5

63.2

62.9

Western Australia

69.3

68.3

68.4

68.8

69.0

Tasmania

62.0

61.0

61.2

60.6

60.4

Northern Territory

73.4

73.0

72.5

73.6

74.0

Australian Capital Territory

72.8

72.8

73.2

72.5

72.7

Australia

65.5

65.3

65.5

65.3

65.1

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, August 2014

1.4 Long-term unemployed

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – '000

New South Wales

34.3

33.5

31.6

33.8

42.3

Victoria

23.0

21.3

22.1

21.3

28.5

Queensland

15.1

18.8

17.4

21.8

25.9

South Australia

7.2

7.9

8.1

9.0

11.5

Western Australia

5.7

6.2

5.6

5.8

8.2

Tasmania

2.4

2.2

2.9

3.6

4.7

Northern Territory

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.5

Australian Capital Territory

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.8

1.1

Australia

88.5

91.0

89.0

96.7

122.7

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – percentage of total unemployed

New South Wales

16.9

16.3

17.0

17.6

21.4

Victoria

16.1

13.5

14.9

13.3

16.7

Queensland

15.0

14.2

13.5

16.3

18.0

South Australia

15.9

17.6

17.5

19.8

23.3

Western Australia

12.3

10.0

9.9

10.8

13.4

Tasmania

21.3

15.9

20.2

22.6

25.8

Northern Territory

7.1

11.4

17.2

10.5

7.9

Australian Capital Territory

9.2

7.6

10.1

9.9

11.7

Australia

15.8

14.5

15.1

15.7

18.7

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more and looking for full-time work.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, August 2014

1.5 Youth Unemployment

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Unemployed youth (a) (b) – '000

New South Wales

46.0

48.3

40.3

42.4

44.9

Victoria

27.8

32.0

32.5

34.9

34.2

Queensland

26.3

35.3

35.8

34.7

38.3

South Australia

10.9

11.3

11.1

10.1

11.1

Western Australia

10.4

14.9

14.0

13.2

13.8

Tasmania

3.2

3.0

3.2

4.0

4.3

Northern Territory

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.4

2.1

Australian Capital Territory

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.3

Australia

126.9

147.6

139.6

142.5

150.9

Youth unemployment rate (a) (c) – per cent

New South Wales

13.4

14.5

12.5

13.1

14.0

Victoria

10.8

12.7

12.7

13.7

14.4

Queensland

10.0

13.9

14.1

13.8

15.2

South Australia

13.7

14.9

14.5

13.8

15.5

Western Australia

7.2

10.8

10.3

9.6

9.8

Tasmania

12.1

12.2

13.0

17.1

20.0

Northern Territory

8.6

8.7

7.3

9.4

14.2

Australian Capital Territory

5.3

7.7

7.3

8.0

10.2

Australia

11.0

13.3

12.6

12.9

14.0

(a) Annual average.

(b) 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work.

(c) 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work as a proportion of the full-time labour force of the same age.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, August 2014

1.6 Industrial Disputes

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Working days lost – '000

New South Wales

37.4

39.9

31.9

125.2

26.8

Victoria

32.0

29.8

53.3

71.8

102.6

Queensland

40.2

19.5

53.0

64.8

63.3

South Australia

4.7

2.4

4.2

0.7

0.0

Western Australia

4.7

32.2

7.5

8.1

5.4

Tasmania

0.2

1.0

0.0

0.1

0.6

Northern Territory

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Australian Capital Territory

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.1

Australia

126.2

126.6

159.7

293.1

207.6

Working days lost per '000 employees

New South Wales

  12.6

  13.2

  10.2

  39.2

  8.2

Victoria

  13.5

  12.5

  20.8

  28.1

  39.9

Queensland

  20.6

  10.0

  25.8

  31.1

  30.4

South Australia

  6.9

  3.4

  5.8

  1.0

  0.1

Western Australia

  4.6

  30.9

  7.1

  7.5

  4.6

Tasmania

  1.0

  4.8

  0.0

  0.6

  2.8

Northern Territory

  4.1

  0.0

  0.0

  0.8

  0.0

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  10.6

  0.3

Australia

  13.3

  13.2

  15.9

  28.8

  20.2

Source: ABS, Industrial Disputes, Australia, Cat. no. 6321.0.55.001, June 2014

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 191.4

1 257.6

1 301.8

1 338.8

1 403.4

Victoria

1 147.5

1 205.0

1 246.9

1 294.8

1 334.8

Queensland

1 141.3

1 218.9

1 270.3

1 311.2

1 396.9

South Australia

1 110.1

1 130.3

1 177.5

1 225.7

1 279.2

Western Australia

1 267.8

1 351.5

1 442.8

1 520.4

1 617.7

Tasmania

994.6

1 073.4

1 133.7

1 186.4

1 246.2

Northern Territory

1 142.6

1 203.2

1 279.3

1 393.7

1 433.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 342.3

1 433.0

1 485.9

1 571.4

1 673.6

Australia

1 172.9

1 238.5

1 290.0

1 339.7

1 408.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.8

5.6

3.5

2.8

4.8

Victoria

5.6

5.0

3.5

3.8

3.1

Queensland

6.7

6.8

4.2

3.2

6.5

South Australia

6.8

1.8

4.2

4.1

4.4

Western Australia

7.4

6.6

6.8

5.4

6.4

Tasmania

4.8

7.9

5.6

4.7

5.0

Northern Territory

4.5

5.3

6.3

8.9

2.8

Australian Capital Territory

4.3

6.8

3.7

5.8

6.5

Australia

5.8

5.6

4.2

3.9

5.1

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 319.3

1 361.0

1 368.2

1 372.9

1 403.4

Victoria

1 270.0

1 306.6

1 308.8

1 328.1

1 340.3

Queensland

1 265.9

1 316.8

1 327.9

1 344.9

1 404.7

South Australia

1 232.3

1 227.8

1 239.4

1 256.9

1 285.7

Western Australia

1 400.9

1 457.0

1 512.4

1 559.9

1 623.2

Tasmania

1 102.0

1 158.9

1 189.6

1 216.6

1 263.7

Northern Territory

1 267.0

1 294.0

1 340.0

1 429.6

1 426.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 480.4

1 547.7

1 562.0

1 612.3

1 684.6

Australia

1 298.9

1 340.4

1 354.0

1 374.5

1 412.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.7

3.2

0.5

0.3

2.2

Victoria

2.7

2.9

0.2

1.5

0.9

Queensland

2.9

4.0

0.8

1.3

4.4

South Australia

3.5

-0.4

0.9

1.4

2.3

Western Australia

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.1

4.1

Tasmania

1.9

5.2

2.6

2.3

3.9

Northern Territory

1.1

2.1

3.6

6.7

-0.2

Australian Capital Territory

0.9

4.5

0.9

3.2

4.5

Australia

2.6

3.2

1.0

1.5

2.8

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2012–13 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014  ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, June 2014

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 119.2

1 164.9

1 197.4

1 233.8

1 312.0

Victoria

1 037.3

1 127.7

1 175.9

1 213.3

1 248.3

Queensland

1 116.3

1 198.7

1 241.6

1 270.3

1 350.2

South Australia

1 006.0

1 037.3

1 103.9

1 147.5

1 200.2

Western Australia

1 287.5

1 349.5

1 454.2

1 546.1

1 640.3

Tasmania

895.3

945.9

1 004.1

1 053.7

1 100.0

Northern Territory

1 114.0

1 178.6

1 268.4

1 408.4

1 471.6

Australian Capital Territory

1 237.5

1 341.2

1 408.4

1 501.4

1 590.6

Australia

1 105.7

1 173.1

1 223.7

1 270.1

1 340.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.1

4.1

2.8

3.0

6.3

Victoria

3.3

8.7

4.3

3.2

2.9

Queensland

7.2

7.4

3.6

2.3

6.3

South Australia

5.8

3.1

6.4

4.0

4.6

Western Australia

7.0

4.8

7.8

6.3

6.1

Tasmania

2.3

5.7

6.2

4.9

4.4

Northern Territory

5.9

5.8

7.6

11.0

4.5

Australian Capital Territory

4.6

8.4

5.0

6.6

5.9

Australia

4.3

6.1

4.3

3.8

5.5

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees.

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014

2.4 Real male total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Real MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 239.4

1 260.7

1 258.4

1 265.3

1 312.0

Victoria

1 143.4

1 217.7

1 229.1

1 239.3

1 248.3

Queensland

1 231.3

1 287.7

1 290.6

1 295.7

1 350.2

South Australia

1 111.0

1 121.1

1 156.0

1 170.7

1 200.2

Western Australia

1 417.9

1 449.8

1 519.2

1 580.8

1 640.3

Tasmania

978.2

1 007.1

1 039.0

1 065.6

1 100.0

Northern Territory

1 241.4

1 273.8

1 335.1

1 451.7

1 471.6

Australian Capital Territory

1 355.9

1 438.9

1 470.8

1 530.3

1 590.6

Australia

1 220.6

1 265.6

1 280.4

1 299.0

1 340.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.9

1.7

-0.2

0.5

3.7

Victoria

0.5

6.5

0.9

0.8

0.7

Queensland

3.4

4.6

0.2

0.4

4.2

South Australia

2.6

0.9

3.1

1.3

2.5

Western Australia

3.9

2.3

4.8

4.1

3.8

Tasmania

-0.6

3.0

3.2

2.6

3.2

Northern Territory

2.4

2.6

4.8

8.7

1.4

Australian Capital Territory

1.1

6.1

2.2

4.0

3.9

Australia

1.1

3.7

1.2

1.5

3.2

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees expressed in average 2012–13 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0,  ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, May 2014

2.5 Female total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

752.6

784.3

822.4

834.2

873.2

Victoria

687.4

725.5

766.3

784.7

819.5

Queensland

721.6

756.7

788.6

803.4

810.6

South Australia

684.8

696.1

708.2

753.8

757.3

Western Australia

698.5

732.5

758.6

822.0

868.5

Tasmania

606.3

653.6

694.4

734.7

765.3

Northern Territory

825.6

879.7

916.9

958.4

998.0

Australian Capital Territory

949.3

998.0

1 087.6

1 150.8

1 186.0

Australia

721.0

754.8

789.9

815.0

845.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.2

4.2

4.9

1.4

4.7

Victoria

7.0

5.6

5.6

2.4

4.4

Queensland

4.8

4.9

4.2

1.9

0.9

South Australia

5.2

1.7

1.7

6.4

0.5

Western Australia

6.6

4.9

3.6

8.4

5.7

Tasmania

1.2

7.8

6.2

5.8

4.2

Northern Territory

5.1

6.6

4.2

4.5

4.1

Australian Capital Territory

6.7

5.1

9.0

5.8

3.1

Australia

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.2

3.7

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees.

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014

2.6 Real female total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Real FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

833.4

848.8

864.3

855.4

873.2

Victoria

757.6

783.4

800.9

801.5

819.5

Queensland

795.9

812.9

819.7

819.5

810.6

South Australia

756.3

752.3

741.6

769.1

757.3

Western Australia

769.2

786.9

792.5

840.4

868.5

Tasmania

662.5

695.9

718.5

743.0

765.3

Northern Territory

919.9

950.7

965.1

987.9

998.0

Australian Capital Territory

1 040.1

1 070.8

1 135.8

1 173.0

1 186.0

Australia

795.9

814.3

826.4

833.5

845.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.9

1.8

1.8

-1.0

2.1

Victoria

4.1

3.4

2.2

0.1

2.2

Queensland

1.0

2.1

0.8

0.0

-1.1

South Australia

2.0

-0.5

-1.4

3.7

-1.5

Western Australia

3.5

2.3

0.7

6.1

3.3

Tasmania

-1.6

5.0

3.2

3.4

3.0

Northern Territory

1.6

3.3

1.5

2.4

1.0

Australian Capital Territory

3.2

2.9

6.1

3.3

1.1

Australia

1.5

2.3

1.5

0.9

1.4

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees expressed in average 2012–13 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014  ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, May 2014

2.7 Total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

TAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

938.8

978.2

1 011.2

1 035.4

1 094.5

Victoria

861.2

925.8

965.7

998.7

1 034.9

Queensland

923.3

981.7

1 016.6

1 036.2

1 072.5

South Australia

838.4

864.1

899.8

945.9

974.2

Western Australia

997.0

1 051.1

1 105.8

1 198.7

1 271.0

Tasmania

748.4

802.3

854.0

895.9

936.3

Northern Territory

963.5

1 028.3

1 094.3

1 188.1

1 244.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 084.1

1 163.8

1 245.3

1 320.2

1 379.1

Australia

914.1

966.1

1 005.7

1 043.5

1 093.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

4.2

3.4

2.4

5.7

Victoria

3.9

7.5

4.3

3.4

3.6

Queensland

6.9

6.3

3.6

1.9

3.5

South Australia

5.5

3.1

4.1

5.1

3.0

Western Australia

5.5

5.4

5.2

8.4

6.0

Tasmania

1.4

7.2

6.4

4.9

4.5

Northern Territory

4.9

6.7

6.4

8.6

4.7

Australian Capital Territory

5.9

7.3

7.0

6.0

4.5

Australia

4.0

5.7

4.1

3.8

4.8

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all employees.

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014

2.8 Real total average weekly earnings

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Real TAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 039.6

1 058.7

1 062.7

1 061.8

1 094.5

Victoria

949.2

999.7

1 009.4

1 020.1

1 034.9

Queensland

1 018.4

1 054.5

1 056.7

1 056.9

1 072.5

South Australia

926.0

933.8

942.3

965.0

974.2

Western Australia

1 097.9

1 129.3

1 155.2

1 225.7

1 271.0

Tasmania

817.7

854.2

883.7

906.0

936.3

Northern Territory

1 073.7

1 111.3

1 151.8

1 224.6

1 244.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 187.8

1 248.6

1 300.4

1 345.6

1 379.1

Australia

1 009.0

1 042.2

1 052.2

1 067.2

1 093.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-1.6

1.8

0.4

-0.1

3.1

Victoria

1.1

5.3

1.0

1.1

1.4

Queensland

3.1

3.5

0.2

0.0

1.5

South Australia

2.2

0.8

0.9

2.4

0.9

Western Australia

2.4

2.9

2.3

6.1

3.7

Tasmania

-1.4

4.5

3.4

2.5

3.3

Northern Territory

1.4

3.5

3.6

6.3

1.6

Australian Capital Territory

2.4

5.1

4.2

3.5

2.5

Australia

0.8

3.3

1.0

1.4

2.4

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all employees expressed in average 2012–13 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2014  ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, May 2014

2.9 Wage price index

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

100.0

103.2

107.0

110.9

114.3

Victoria

100.0

102.8

106.7

110.4

114.0

Queensland

100.0

103.3

107.3

111.3

114.7

South Australia

100.0

102.8

106.4

110.0

113.7

Western Australia

100.0

103.4

107.4

112.1

116.5

Tasmania

100.0

103.8

107.3

111.0

114.6

Northern Territory

100.0

103.4

107.5

111.5

115.2

Australian Capital Territory

100.0

103.5

107.2

110.7

114.9

Australia

100.0

103.1

107.0

110.9

114.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.7

3.2

3.7

3.6

3.1

Victoria

4.0

2.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

Queensland

4.2

3.3

3.9

3.7

3.1

South Australia

4.0

2.8

3.5

3.4

3.4

Western Australia

5.2

3.4

3.9

4.4

3.9

Tasmania

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

Northern Territory

4.5

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

Australian Capital Territory

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.8

Australia

4.0

3.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

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

Source: ABS, Labour Price Index, Cat. no. 6345.0, June 2014

2.10 Consumer price index

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

92.6

94.8

97.6

100.0

102.6

Melbourne

92.7

94.6

97.7

100.0

102.2

Brisbane

92.5

95.0

98.1

100.0

102.0

Adelaide

92.4

94.4

97.5

100.0

102.1

Perth

92.8

95.2

97.9

100.0

102.2

Hobart

92.6

95.0

97.8

100.0

101.2

Darwin

92.5

95.4

97.9

100.0

103.1

Canberra

93.0

95.0

97.6

100.0

101.9

Weighted average eight
capital cities

92.6

94.8

97.7

100.0

102.3

Annual change – per cent

Sydney

3.1

2.3

3.0

2.5

2.5

Melbourne

2.8

2.1

3.3

2.3

2.2

Brisbane

3.7

2.7

3.3

1.9

2.0

Adelaide

3.2

2.2

3.2

2.6

2.0

Perth

3.0

2.5

2.8

2.2

2.3

Hobart

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.3

1.1

Darwin

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.1

3.1

Canberra

3.4

2.1

2.7

2.5

1.9

Weighted average eight
capital cities

3.1

2.3

3.1

2.3

2.3

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

Source: ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, June 2014

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Gross state product

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

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

New South Wales

433 894

441 855

452 128

462 831

471 354

Victoria

307 448

312 384

319 295

328 285

333 393

Queensland

266 655

270 202

272 561

284 441

294 548

South Australia

88 333

89 382

91 411

93 031

94 210

Western Australia

206 772

215 493

224 340

240 811

252 999

Tasmania

24 098

24 144

24 235

24 342

24 191

Northern Territory

17 444

17 664

18 002

18 813

19 860

Australian Capital Territory

30 460

31 394

32 336

33 517

34 414

Australia

1 375 809

1 402 813

1 434 227

1 486 072

1 524 969

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.1

1.8

2.3

2.4

1.8

Victoria

1.1

1.6

2.2

2.8

1.6

Queensland

1.1

1.3

0.9

4.4

3.6

South Australia

2.3

1.2

2.3

1.8

1.3

Western Australia

4.3

4.2

4.1

7.3

5.1

Tasmania

2.5

0.2

0.4

0.4

-0.6

Northern Territory

4.9

1.3

1.9

4.5

5.6

Australian Capital Territory

4.2

3.1

3.0

3.7

2.7

Australia

1.7

2.0

2.2

3.6

2.6

(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011–12.

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0, 2012-13

3.2 Gross state product per capita

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

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

New South Wales

61 969

62 220

62 971

63 739

64 098

Victoria

57 864

57 643

58 099

58 806

58 682

Queensland

62 367

61 867

61 431

62 943

63 840

South Australia

55 281

55 223

55 995

56 485

56 674

Western Australia

93 607

95 193

96 737

100 697

102 232

Tasmania

48 025

47 671

47 499

47 547

47 222

Northern Territory

78 392

77 547

78 168

80 844

83 828

Australian Capital Territory

86 756

87 726

88 633

90 292

90 631

Australia

64 072

64 165

64 694

65 997

66 549

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.6

0.4

1.2

1.2

0.6

Victoria

-1.0

-0.4

0.8

1.2

-0.2

Queensland

-1.6

-0.8

-0.7

2.5

1.4

South Australia

1.0

-0.1

1.4

0.9

0.3

Western Australia

0.8

1.7

1.6

4.1

1.5

Tasmania

1.3

-0.7

-0.4

0.1

-0.7

Northern Territory

2.1

-1.1

0.8

3.4

3.7

Australian Capital Territory

2.2

1.1

1.0

1.9

0.4

Australia

-0.4

0.1

0.8

2.0

0.8

(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011–12.

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0, 2012-13

3.3 Labour Productivity

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

320.8

328.1

327.7

339.6

340.6

Victoria

300.4

297.7

292.5

309.1

313.3

Queensland

297.5

303.0

302.6

313.1

327.7

South Australia

289.8

297.7

294.6

307.2

312.2

Western Australia

430.8

459.6

456.0

471.0

483.1

Tasmania

264.2

275.0

271.0

283.7

287.8

Northern Territory

354.7

349.6

347.2

361.7

376.1

Australian Capital Territory

395.4

401.9

404.7

426.1

435.6

Australia

321.9

328.2

326.3

340.6

347.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.8%

2.3%

-0.1%

3.7%

0.3%

Victoria

2.3%

-0.9%

-1.7%

5.7%

1.3%

Queensland

-0.8%

1.8%

-0.1%

3.5%

4.6%

South Australia

2.2%

2.7%

-1.0%

4.3%

1.6%

Western Australia

1.7%

6.7%

-0.8%

3.3%

2.6%

Tasmania

2.2%

4.1%

-1.5%

4.7%

1.4%

Northern Territory

3.3%

-1.4%

-0.7%

4.2%

4.0%

Australian Capital Territory

3.9%

1.6%

0.7%

5.3%

2.2%

Australia

1.5%

2.0%

-0.6%

4.4%

2.0%

(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, 2012-13; ABS, Labour Force, Detailed, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001, August 2014

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of Retail Sales

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

70 318

74 357

76 024

77 358

79 972

Victoria

57 623

60 045

62 738

63 964

64 441

Queensland

48 359

49 079

50 196

52 100

54 678

South Australia

16 959

17 260

17 319

17 383

17 319

Western Australia

25 437

26 093

27 165

29 810

31 913

Tasmania

5 154

5 287

5 161

5 199

5 059

Northern Territory

2 556

2 672

2 701

2 823

2 889

Australian Capital Territory

4 311

4 507

4 584

4 643

4 853

Australia

230 718

239 301

245 888

253 280

261 125

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6

5.7

2.2

1.8

3.4

Victoria

5.9

4.2

4.5

2.0

0.7

Queensland

5.8

1.5

2.3

3.8

4.9

South Australia

7.9

1.8

0.3

0.4

-0.4

Western Australia

3.5

2.6

4.1

9.7

7.1

Tasmania

7.7

2.6

-2.4

0.7

-2.7

Northern Territory

13.3

4.6

1.1

4.5

2.3

Australian Capital Territory

3.5

4.6

1.7

1.3

4.5

Australia

4.8

3.7

2.8

3.0

3.1

(a) Seasonally-adjusted data

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, Cat. no.  8501.0, Jun 2014

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Number (a)

New South Wales

173 073

183 623

182 772

183 887

182 954

Victoria

153 829

166 421

161 976

159 972

163 443

Queensland

99 956

111 046

103 642

107 310

106 092

South Australia

36 015

38 375

36 720

36 360

35 637

Western Australia

56 066

57 845

57 079

57 398

59 558

Tasmania

9 514

10 084

9 443

8 308

9 269

Northern Territory

4 035

4 259

4 204

4 284

4 161

Australian Capital Territory

10 287

10 426

10 420

10 435

10 836

Australia

542 775

582 079

566 256

567 954

571 950

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-13.7

6.1

-0.5

0.6

-0.5

Victoria

-11.9

8.2

-2.7

-1.2

2.2

Queensland

-19.1

11.1

-6.7

3.5

-1.1

South Australia

-8.2

6.6

-4.3

-1.0

-2.0

Western Australia

-16.3

3.2

-1.3

0.6

3.8

Tasmania

-12.8

6.0

-6.4

-12.0

11.6

Northern Territory

-12.8

5.6

-1.3

1.9

-2.9

Australian Capital Territory

-9.2

1.4

-0.1

0.1

3.8

Australia

-14.1

7.2

-2.7

0.3

0.7

(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, July 2014

4.3 Dwelling approvals

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Number (a)

New South Wales

24 897

34 777

34 631

35 328

40 430

Victoria

41 788

57 701

60 516

50 482

48 635

Queensland

29 572

36 341

29 596

27 670

29 712

South Australia

12 206

12 872

11 836

8 623

8 799

Western Australia

19 514

25 653

20 998

19 251

24 886

Tasmania

3 234

3 355

3 124

2 126

1 795

Northern Territory

1 462

1 433

1 536

1 617

2 182

Australian Capital Territory

2 885

4 538

5 866

4 863

3 802

Australia

135 558

176 670

168 103

149 960

160 241

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-22.3

39.7

-0.4

2.0

14.4

Victoria

-2.6

38.1

4.9

-16.6

-3.7

Queensland

-34.7

22.9

-18.6

-6.5

7.4

South Australia

-9.0

5.5

-8.0

-27.1

2.0

Western Australia

-17.7

31.5

-18.1

-8.3

29.3

Tasmania

9.3

3.7

-6.9

-31.9

-15.6

Northern Territory

16.8

-2.0

7.2

5.3

34.9

Australian Capital Territory

23.3

57.3

29.3

-17.1

-21.8

Australia

-17.3

30.3

-4.8

-10.8

6.9

(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, June 2014

4.4 Business investment

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

46 138

47 272

49 941

53 614

58 261

Victoria

41 010

40 626

42 071

43 517

39 426

Queensland

43 277

36 806

44 959

61 831

67 217

South Australia

9 986

9 951

10 922

12 295

12 337

Western Australia

45 893

45 085

49 601

68 976

74 817

Tasmania

3 173

2 425

2 646

2 997

2 392

Northern Territory

5 099

3 260

2 622

5 458

9 723

Australian Capital Territory

2 395

2 418

2 384

2 682

2 595

Australia

197 044

188 004

205 315

251 370

266 769

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-3.6

2.5

5.6

7.4

8.7

Victoria

-2.4

-0.9

3.6

3.4

-9.4

Queensland

4.9

-15.0

22.2

37.5

8.7

South Australia

1.2

-0.4

9.8

12.6

0.3

Western Australia

13.3

-1.8

10.0

39.1

8.5

Tasmania

8.4

-23.6

9.1

13.3

-20.2

Northern Territory

29.9

-36.1

-19.6

108.2

78.1

Australian Capital Territory

-0.6

1.0

-1.4

12.5

-3.2

Australia

3.1

-4.6

9.2

22.4

6.1

(a) Private business gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, livestock and intangible fixed assets. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011–12.

Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0, 2012-13

4.5 Bankruptcies

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Number (a)

New South Wales

10 497

9 762

8 115

7 627

6 799

Victoria

  247

  249

  195

  172

  206

Queensland

5 984

5 718

4 500

4 249

4 180

South Australia

6 243

7 012

6 167

6 251

6 052

Western Australia

1 944

1 941

1 589

1 523

1 493

Tasmania

  103

  151

  114

  80

  102

Northern Territory

1 660

1 886

1 700

1 567

1 469

Australian Capital Territory

  842

  790

  713

  694

  575

Australia

27 520

27 509

23 093

22 163

20 876

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.6

-7.0

-16.9

-6.0

-10.9

Victoria

16.0

0.8

-21.7

-11.8

19.8

Queensland

4.4

-4.4

-21.3

-5.6

-1.6

South Australia

9.8

12.3

-12.1

1.4

-3.2

Western Australia

-6.9

-0.2

-18.1

-4.2

-2.0

Tasmania

-20.2

46.6

-24.5

-29.8

27.5

Northern Territory

16.7

13.6

-9.9

-7.8

-6.3

Australian Capital Territory

12.0

-6.2

-9.7

-2.7

-17.1

Australia

6.0

0.0

-16.1

-4.0

-5.8

(a) Bankruptcies and Administration Orders (Part IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966). Number of new debtors, creditors petitions, and part XI deceased estates bankruptcy administration which have occurred in the reporting period.

Source: Australian Financial Security Authority

https://www.afsa.gov.au/resources/statistics/provisional-bankruptcy-and-personal-insolvency-statistics/time-series

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

52 744

52 287

50 667

53 813

53 290

Victoria

38 613

43 008

43 829

43 697

45 536

Queensland

36 541

34 727

27 944

28 447

30 025

South Australia

11 015

10 276

9 079

8 978

9 157

Western Australia

21 185

22 150

18 702

20 929

25 246

Tasmania

2 608

2 341

2 006

1 963

1 925

Northern Territory

1 474

1 356

1 090

1 238

1 403

Australian Capital Territory

3 220

3 101

2 825

2 802

3 009

Australia

167 398

169 245

156 142

161 867

169 591

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.1

-0.9

-3.1

6.2

-1.0

Victoria

-2.4

11.4

1.9

-0.3

4.2

Queensland

-6.1

-5.0

-19.5

1.8

5.5

South Australia

3.7

-6.7

-11.6

-1.1

2.0

Western Australia

-2.8

4.6

-15.6

11.9

20.6

Tasmania

-1.1

-10.2

-14.3

-2.2

-1.9

Northern Territory

17.8

-8.0

-19.6

13.6

13.4

Australian Capital Territory

19.4

-3.7

-8.9

-0.8

7.4

Australia

-1.0

1.1

-7.7

3.7

4.8

(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of owner occupied dwellings, these figures include refinancing across lending institution, but excludes alterations and additions.

Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Cat. no. 5609.0, June 2014

5.2 Home loan size

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

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

New South Wales

296.9

326.6

343.5

329.4

334.3

Victoria

257.9

285.0

303.7

300.6

300.4

Queensland

274.7

287.6

289.2

284.4

284.4

South Australia

224.9

238.4

251.3

244.7

247.6

Western Australia

274.6

300.2

291.5

276.7

297.4

Tasmania

191.5

211.2

214.9

218.8

214.3

Northern Territory

274.4

298.3

304.9

309.8

326.0

Australian Capital Territory

287.9

308.9

330.4

328.7

339.3

Australia

271.3

294.7

306.0

298.4

302.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

7.4

10.0

5.2

-4.1

1.5

Victoria

9.2

10.5

6.6

-1.0

-0.1

Queensland

9.9

4.7

0.6

-1.7

0.0

South Australia

11.0

6.0

5.4

-2.6

1.2

Western Australia

12.6

9.3

-2.9

-5.1

7.5

Tasmania

12.6

10.3

1.8

1.8

-2.0

Northern Territory

21.6

8.7

2.2

1.6

5.2

Australian Capital Territory

9.6

7.3

7.0

-0.5

3.2

Australia

9.6

8.6

3.8

-2.5

1.4

(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, June 2014

5.3 Home loan repayments

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Average monthly repayment on new loans – $

New South Wales

1 922

2 039

2 363

2 387

2 353

Victoria

1 813

1 918

2 277

2 211

2 112

Queensland

1 882

1 905

2 112

2 058

1 963

South Australia

1 524

1 537

1 768

1 757

1 718

Western Australia

1 963

2 038

2 192

2 116

2 126

Tasmania

1 356

1 375

1 522

1 471

1 458

Northern Territory

1 906

1 927

2 131

2 224

2 221

Australian Capital Territory

1 912

1 939

2 151

2 188

2 314

Australia

1 847

1 926

2 205

2 174

2 116

Loan repayments (a) – percentage of family income

New South Wales

34.3

34.3

38.3

37.2

35.6

Victoria

31.2

31.3

35.7

33.0

31.8

Queensland

33.3

31.5

33.3

30.9

29.3

South Australia

31.7

31.1

34.5

33.1

30.2

Western Australia

28.5

27.5

27.0

23.6

24.9

Tasmania

30.6

28.2

29.2

26.8

26.2

Northern Territory

24.1

23.0

23.6

22.3

24.6

Australian Capital Territory

18.7

17.7

18.7

18.0

20.2

Australia

32.2

31.7

34.7

32.6

31.3

(a) Annual average of proportion of family income devoted to meeting loan repayments.

Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Home Loan Affordability Report, June 2014.

Note: REIA updated the methodology for these statistics in September 2013. For the latest data see: http://library.parl.net/~/media/library/statistics/Housing_data.xlsx

5.4 House sale prices

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Median price of houses sold – $'000 (a)

Sydney

535.4

601.1

642.9

638.7

668.5

Melbourne

427.1

520.0

553.6

528.8

533.4

Brisbane

406.5

448.0

443.1

426.8

438.5

Adelaide

360.0

394.8

405.4

389.3

396.0

Perth

433.8

487.5

486.3

473.8

505.0

Hobart

323.4

366.1

373.4

358.3

353.1

Darwin

445.8

535.3

544.2

535.8

587.6

Canberra

444.7

494.1

526.0

509.4

508.8

Weighted average eight
capital cities

460.6

513.7

537.4

515.2

531.2

Annual change – per cent

Sydney

-2.8

12.3

7.0

-0.7

4.7

Melbourne

-4.1

21.7

6.5

-4.5

0.9

Brisbane

-0.3

10.2

-1.1

-3.7

2.8

Adelaide

1.8

9.7

2.7

-4.0

1.7

Perth

-6.3

12.4

-0.3

-2.6

6.6

Hobart

-1.0

13.2

2.0

-4.1

-1.4

Darwin

7.7

20.1

1.7

-1.5

9.7

Canberra

-4.1

11.1

6.5

-3.1

-0.1

Weighted average eight
capital cities

0.3

11.5

4.6

-4.1

3.1

(a) Moving annual average as of June of the financial year

Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Market Facts, multiple issues; and data provided by REIA to the Parliamentary Library

Note: REIA has recently revised some of their housing data. For the latest statistics see: http://library.parl.net/~/media/library/statistics/Housing_data.xlsx

5.5 House rents

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Median rent for three bedroom houses let – $ per week

Sydney

350

373

398

415

423

Melbourne

303

323

335

340

345

Brisbane

336

344

350

353

361

Adelaide

285

299

315

321

323

Perth

363

374

383

421

468

Hobart

306

320

338

335

326

Darwin

531

552

542

547

635

Canberra

401

423

448

460

458

Weighted average eight
capital cities

332

350

365

378

389

Annual change – per cent

Sydney

11.4

6.6

6.7

4.4

1.8

Melbourne

12.3

6.3

3.9

1.5

1.5

Brisbane

8.0

2.2

1.8

0.7

2.5

Adelaide

8.1

4.8

5.4

2.0

0.4

Perth

10.3

3.1

2.3

10.1

11.0

Hobart

7.8

4.7

5.5

-0.7

-2.6

Darwin

12.4

4.0

-1.9

0.9

16.2

Canberra

8.1

5.3

5.9

2.8

-0.5

Weighted average eight
capital cities

10.6

5.2

4.5

3.5

2.9

(a) Data for Melbourne in both the June and September 2008 quarters was not available. Therefore, values

have been imputed, by taking an average of the remaining quarters within a given financial year.

Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Market Facts, April 2014.

Note: REIA has recently revised some of their housing data. For the latest statistics see: http://library.parl.net/~/media/library/statistics/Housing_data.xlsx

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

8 022

9 225

7 766

13 238

10 898

Victoria

5 331

7 932

11 885

15 287

19 927

Queensland

-19 285

-13 347

-9 055

-5 865

2 513

South Australia

- 180

735

2 251

3 401

4 459

Western Australia

-2 618

-1 076

236

2 050

4 742

Tasmania

- 982

- 748

- 415

- 409

- 220

Northern Territory

837

719

1 172

1 633

1 829

Australian Capital Territory

-2 804

-2 962

-2 987

-2 733

-2 504

Total (b)

-11 680

479

10 854

26 603

41 643

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.0

2.2

1.8

2.9

2.3

Victoria

1.9

2.7

3.8

4.7

5.9

Queensland

-7.5

-5.3

-3.4

-2.1

0.9

South Australia

-0.2

0.9

2.5

3.7

4.7

Western Australia

-1.5

-0.6

0.1

0.9

2.0

Tasmania

-4.5

-3.2

-1.7

-1.7

-0.9

Northern Territory

5.0

4.4

6.7

8.7

9.1

Australian Capital Territory

-10.5

-10.1

-9.5

-8.2

-7.1

Total (c)

-0.9

0.0

0.8

1.8

2.7

(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) The sum of all individual state and territory jurisdictions may not agree with the total due to assets and liabilities held between jurisdictions.

(c) 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, 2012-13; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat, no. 5220.0, 2012-13

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-2 799

-2 603

-2 911

-2 013

-2 177

Victoria

-1 593

-2 516

-2 278

-2 320

-2 107

Queensland

-4 395

-6 571

-7 115

-5 557

-7 736

South Australia

- 852

-1 089

-1 403

-1 099

-1 002

Western Australia

- 798

-1 062

- 276

-1 581

-1 853

Tasmania

- 99

- 296

- 444

- 265

- 213

Northern Territory

- 23

- 41

- 549

- 510

- 316

Australian Capital Territory

- 153

- 202

- 311

- 336

- 755

Total (b)

-10 727

-14 382

-15 288

-13 691

-16 159

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.7

-0.6

-0.7

-0.4

-0.5

Victoria

-0.6

-0.9

-0.7

-0.7

-0.6

Queensland

-1.7

-2.6

-2.7

-2.0

-2.7

South Australia

-1.1

-1.3

-1.6

-1.2

-1.1

Western Australia

-0.5

-0.6

-0.1

-0.7

-0.8

Tasmania

-0.5

-1.3

-1.8

-1.1

-0.9

Northern Territory

-0.1

-0.3

-3.1

-2.7

-1.6

Australian Capital Territory

-0.6

-0.7

-1.0

-1.0

-2.2

Total (c)

-0.9

-1.1

-1.1

-0.9

-1.1

(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, 2012-13

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

17 954

19 278

20 548

20 729

22 045

Victoria

12 643

13 771

14 903

15 136

15 630

Queensland

8 923

9 385

9 987

10 616

10 960

South Australia

3 541

3 660

3 843

3 869

4 116

Western Australia

5 498

6 206

6 540

7 052

8 093

Tasmania

804

873

860

888

925

Northern Territory

405

415

397

403

491

Australian Capital Territory

1 015

1 128

1 244

1 183

1 237

Total (a)

50 783

54 716

58 322

59 876

63 497

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

2 545

2 698

2 847

2 837

2 975

Victoria

2 354

2 522

2 691

2 687

2 724

Queensland

2 061

2 131

2 231

2 324

2 354

South Australia

2 201

2 249

2 344

2 336

2 464

Western Australia

2 454

2 709

2 779

2 893

3 211

Tasmania

1 594

1 716

1 681

1 734

1 803

Northern Territory

1 792

1 806

1 716

1 708

2 036

Australian Capital Territory

2 861

3 118

3 381

3 153

3 243

Total (b)

2 341

2 484

2 611

2 634

2 745

(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.

Sources: ABS, Taxation Revenues, Cat. no. 5506.0, 2012-13

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International Merchandise Exports

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

38 776

31 205

36 369

40 540

37 016

Victoria

20 375

18 427

19 648

21 597

21 710

Queensland

56 553

43 265

49 353

52 868

44 433

South Australia

9 528

8 133

11 193

11 410

10 711

Western Australia

86 880

83 307

112 171

120 534

115 588

Tasmania

3 511

3 003

3 186

3 170

3 026

Northern Territory

6 292

4 979

5 295

5 277

5 958

Australian Capital Territory

  12

  5

  2

  12

  7

Australia (b)

230 828

200 720

245 725

264 028

246 981

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  9.8

  7.5

  8.2

  8.8

  7.8

Victoria

  7.2

  6.2

  6.3

  6.6

  6.4

Queensland

  21.9

  17.2

  18.4

  18.6

  15.3

South Australia

  11.9

  9.7

  12.5

  12.3

  11.3

Western Australia

  49.2

  45.7

  50.6

  50.1

  47.6

Tasmania

  16.0

  12.8

  13.1

  13.0

  12.4

Northern Territory

  37.9

  30.6

  30.3

  28.0

  29.6

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

Australia (b)

  18.3

  15.5

  17.5

  17.8

  16.2

(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.

Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, Cat. no. 5368.0, July 2014; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. no. 5220.0, 2012-13

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7053.8

7144.3

7218.5

7307.2

7409.6

Victoria

5371.9

5461.1

5537.8

5632.5

5738.9

Queensland

4328.8

4404.7

4476.8

4568.2

4655.0

South Australia

1608.9

1627.3

1639.6

1656.0

1670.7

Western Australia

2240.3

2290.8

2353.4

2438.0

2520.6

Tasmania

504.4

508.8

511.5

512.1

513.1

Northern Territory

226.0

229.8

231.3

235.9

241.2

Australian Capital Territory

354.8

361.8

368.0

375.2

381.5

Australia

21691.7

22031.8

22340.0

22728.3

23133.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.4

Victoria

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.9

Queensland

2.6

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.9

South Australia

1.3

1.1

0.8

1.0

0.9

Western Australia

3.2

2.3

2.7

3.6

3.4

Tasmania

1.2

0.9

0.5

0.1

0.2

Northern Territory

2.8

1.7

0.7

2.0

2.3

Australian Capital Territory

1.8

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.7

Australia

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.8

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

Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, Cat. no. 3101.0, December 2013

8.2 Dependency ratio

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Dependency ratio (a)

New South Wales

49.5

49.9

50.3

51.0

51.6

Victoria

47.4

47.5

47.8

48.5

49.1

Queensland

48.2

48.6

49.0

49.7

50.3

South Australia

50.2

50.4

50.8

51.7

52.5

Western Australia

45.7

45.8

45.8

46.0

46.2

Tasmania

52.9

53.1

53.5

54.7

55.7

Northern Territory

39.6

39.4

39.5

39.8

40.0

Australian Capital Territory

39.7

39.9

40.4

41.5

42.5

Australia

48.1

48.4

48.8

49.4

50.0

(a) The ratio shows the number of children aged 0–14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, per 100 persons aged 15–64 years.

Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, Cat. no. 3101.0, Mar 2014

8.3 Births

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Births – number

New South Wales

98 231

101 266

99 054

98 508

100 462

Victoria

70 928

70 572

71 444

77 405

73 969

Queensland

66 149

64 523

63 253

63 837

63 354

South Australia

19 735

20 078

19 892

20 433

20 090

Western Australia

30 879

31 424

32 259

33 627

34 516

Tasmania

6 627

6 385

6 608

6 168

6 049

Northern Territory

3 820

3 899

3 954

4 104

4 053

Australian Capital Territory

4 860

5 152

5 121

5 461

5 545

Australia

301 253

303 318

301 617

309 582

308 065

Total fertility rate (a)

New South Wales

1.978

2.020

1.963

1.930

1.940

Victoria

1.826

1.785

1.778

1.888

1.765

Queensland

2.174

2.087

2.017

1.995

1.940

South Australia

1.892

1.897

1.868

1.898

1.848

Western Australia

1.951

1.936

1.918

1.909

1.870

Tasmania

2.172

2.079

2.155

2.036

2.013

Northern Territory

2.104

2.119

2.147

2.196

2.117

Australian Capital Territory

1.722

1.782

1.735

1.791

1.784

Australia

1.970

1.954

1.917

1.930

1.882

(a) The average number of children that females will bear during their lifetime.

Births statistics are based on calendar year of registration.

Source: ABS, Births, Cat. no. 3301.0, 2013

8.4 Apparent school retention rates

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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

New South Wales

73.5

74.5

76.7

75.5

75.8

Victoria

81.2

82.1

82.0

81.2

83.1

Queensland

78.8

81.0

81.8

82.2

84.0

South Australia

77.5

80.6

83.9

86.3

87.8

Western Australia

73.5

76.5

76.4

77.8

81.0

Tasmania

64.1

70.7

70.0

67.1

67.8

Northern Territory

62.3

61.4

62.9

62.1

62.9

Australian Capital Territory

88.8

91.8

90.0

89.3

90.4

Australia

76.7

78.5

79.5

79.3

80.7

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

New South Wales

71.3

72.5

74.6

75.0

76.7

Victoria

80.2

81.1

82.0

82.2

83.7

Queensland

79.6

82.5

83.0

83.7

85.2

South Australia

78.5

81.9

86.3

88.8

90.6

Western Australia

75.0

78.3

78.4

79.5

82.2

Tasmania

63.8

71.0

69.8

67.6

68.7

Northern Territory

54.8

53.0

55.3

55.6

55.8

Australian Capital Territory

86.9

90.8

89.4

89.8

91.6

Australia

76.0

78.0

79.3

79.9

81.6

(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, 2013

8.5 General practice bulk billing

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  84.7

  84.4

  85.0

  85.9

  86.8

Victoria

  77.3

  78.2

  79.1

  80.5

  82.0

Queensland

  77.3

  78.9

  79.8

  80.6

  81.6

South Australia

  79.4

  78.7

  78.9

  80.5

  81.3

Western Australia

  72.4

  72.5

  72.3

  72.4

  72.9

Tasmania

  73.4

  74.3

  74.7

  74.8

  76.1

Northern Territory

  62.3

  65.6

  68.2

  72.0

  77.4

Australian Capital Territory

  51.1

  47.1

  46.0

  49.5

  54.9

Australia

  79.2

  79.5

  80.2

  81.2

  82.2

(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,  http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Statistics-1, accessed on August 2014.

8.6 Private health insurance

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Private health insurance hospital coverage rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

45.7

46.2

46.9

47.4

47.6

Victoria

43.6

44.0

44.3

44.6

44.7

Queensland

43.3

43.8

44.4

45.0

45.2

South Australia

45.1

45.4

45.6

45.9

46.0

Western Australia

50.6

51.5

52.2

53.1

53.5

Tasmania

43.1

43.3

43.9

44.5

44.9

Northern Territory

34.8

35.9

37.0

38.0

38.7

Australian Capital Territory

54.5

55.3

56.1

56.9

57.4

Australia

45.1

45.6

46.2

46.7

47.0

(a) Proportion of the population that has private health insurance hospital coverage as of the June quarter in each financial year.

Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council, http://www.phiac.gov.au/statistics/trends/index.htm, accessed August 2014.

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).

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 (i.e. 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.

Private health insurance hospital coverage rate. The percentage of the total population with private health insurance hospital coverage.

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 (i.e. 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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