RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2015–16              31 MARCH 2016

State Statistical Bulletin 2015

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 calendar years to 2015, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2015.

•        The State Statistical Bulletin is published every six months covering either the previous financial year or calendar year.

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

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number employed (a) '000s 

New South Wales

3 511.8

3 543.5

3 595.0

3 617.9

3 712.2

Victoria

2 813.6

2 832.0

2 854.6

2 876.1

2 952.5

Queensland

2 271.0

2 284.6

2 300.4

2 322.7

2 344.0

South Australia

808.4

807.5

805.1

801.3

804.5

Western Australia

1 243.0

1 309.3

1 325.0

1 337.5

1 353.6

Tasmania

238.7

234.4

231.5

237.5

240.2

Northern Territory

121.4

125.6

128.8

131.0

133.9

Australian Capital Territory

207.0

210.5

210.3

209.8

209.7

Australia

11 214.9

11 347.4

11 450.8

11 533.6

11 750.5

Annual change – per cent 

New South Wales

1.6

0.9

1.5

0.6

2.6

Victoria

2.0

0.7

0.8

0.8

2.7

Queensland

1.4

0.6

0.7

1.0

0.9

South Australia

1.0

-0.1

-0.3

-0.5

0.4

Western Australia

3.2

5.3

1.2

0.9

1.2

Tasmania

0.2

-1.8

-1.2

2.6

1.1

Northern Territory

0.9

3.5

2.6

1.7

2.2

Australian Capital Territory

0.5

1.7

-0.1

-0.3

-0.1

Australia

1.7

1.2

0.9

0.7

1.9

(a) Total full-time and part-time employed; Annual average of monthly data.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, detailed – Electronic Delivery, Jan 2016, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001

1.2 Unemployment

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number unemployed (a) – '000s 

New South Wales

191.6

188.5

212.5

220.2

226.9

Victoria

149.5

164.6

178.1

202.9

191.4

Queensland

131.4

139.7

142.3

159.0

157.3

South Australia

45.7

46.8

54.2

57.5

64.1

Western Australia

55.1

54.3

63.9

72.8

84.8

Tasmania

14.1

17.5

19.3

18.6

16.9

Northern Territory

4.7

5.5

6.9

5.5

6.0

Australian Capital Territory

8.2

8.3

9.1

9.2

10.3

Australia

600.3

625.1

686.5

745.6

757.8

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent 

New South Wales

5.2

5.1

5.7

6.1

5.2

Victoria

5.3

5.6

6.2

6.5

5.9

Queensland

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.6

5.9

South Australia

5.3

5.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

Western Australia

4.2

4.4

4.7

5.5

6.4

Tasmania

6.4

7.1

7.7

6.7

6.6

Northern Territory

4.7

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.1

Australian Capital Territory

3.7

4.4

3.7

4.7

5.2

Australia

5.2

5.4

5.9

6.2

5.8

(a) Annual average of monthly data.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at December
Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0

1.3 Labour force

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 703.5

3 732.0

3 807.5

3 838.0

3 939.1

Victoria

2 963.1

2 996.5

3 032.7

3 078.9

3 143.8

Queensland

2 402.4

2 424.3

2 442.8

2 481.6

2 501.4

South Australia

854.1

854.3

859.3

858.8

868.7

Western Australia

1 298.1

1 363.6

1 389.0

1 410.3

1 438.4

Tasmania

252.8

251.9

250.8

256.1

257.1

Northern Territory

126.0

131.1

135.8

136.5

139.9

Australian Capital Territory

215.3

218.8

219.5

219.0

219.9

Australia

11 815.2

11 972.5

12 137.2

12 279.2

12 508.3

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

65.3

65.1

64.6

64.6

65.2

Victoria

65.1

64.8

64.5

64.9

64.7

Queensland

67.1

66.2

65.6

65.2

65.7

South Australia

63.3

63.1

62.1

61.7

62.2

Western Australia

68.6

69.4

68.1

68.7

68.8

Tasmania

60.8

60.4

59.7

61.3

60.7

Northern Territory

74.6

74.0

75.3

73.6

74.3

Australian Capital Territory

72.4

72.8

71.2

70.3

70.9

Australia

65.1

65.1

64.5

64.7

65.1

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

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 322.3

1 377.1

1 414.5

1 475.7

1 519.7

Victoria

1 273.8

1 314.3

1 363.8

1 388.4

1 410.7

Queensland

1 287.2

1 346.3

1 422.8

1 447.9

1 443.8

South Australia

1 202.7

1 253.1

1 300.6

1 352.8

1 362.1

Western Australia

1 499.0

1 553.7

1 632.4

1 657.2

1 700.0

Tasmania

1 162.9

1 211.8

1 267.3

1 256.8

1 303.9

Northern Territory

1 334.1

1 413.0

1 449.1

1 435.6

1 533.3

Australian Capital Territory

1 521.6

1 619.6

1 687.0

1 682.8

1 711.3

Australia

1 317.4

1 372.6

1 429.0

1 465.6

1 491.8

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.7

4.1

2.7

4.3

3.0

Victoria

3.4

3.2

3.8

1.8

1.6

Queensland

3.4

4.6

5.7

1.8

-0.3

South Australia

4.3

4.2

3.8

4.0

0.7

Western Australia

8.0

3.6

5.1

1.5

2.6

Tasmania

5.5

4.2

4.6

-0.8

3.7

Northern Territory

7.0

5.9

2.6

-0.9

6.8

Australian Capital Territory

3.9

6.4

4.2

-0.2

1.7

Australia

4.3

4.2

4.1

2.6

1.8

(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, Nov 2015, cat. no. 6302.0

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 442.1

1 473.0

1 475.8

1 503.8

1 519.7

Victoria

1 388.2

1 409.3

1 427.4

1 419.5

1 422.9

Queensland

1 401.4

1 443.6

1 492.4

1 478.2

1 451.8

South Australia

1 311.7

1 343.7

1 365.5

1 386.0

1 379.9

Western Australia

1 635.7

1 665.6

1 705.7

1 685.2

1 706.3

Tasmania

1 268.0

1 306.1

1 341.3

1 302.5

1 336.9

Northern Territory

1 456.1

1 512.5

1 493.2

1 438.2

1 529.0

Australian Capital Territory

1 659.1

1 739.7

1 775.1

1 735.6

1 753.8

Australia

1 436.8

1 471.1

1 494.9

1 495.9

1 500.1

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.2

2.1

0.2

1.9

1.1

Victoria

0.0

1.5

1.3

-0.6

0.2

Queensland

0.2

3.0

3.4

-1.0

-1.8

South Australia

0.5

2.4

1.6

1.5

-0.4

Western Australia

5.1

1.8

2.4

-1.2

1.3

Tasmania

2.2

3.0

2.7

-2.9

2.6

Northern Territory

4.1

3.9

-1.3

-3.7

6.3

Australian Capital Territory

0.5

4.9

2.0

-2.2

1.0

Australia

1.0

2.4

1.6

0.1

0.3

(a) Annual average. 
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2013–14 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, Nov 2015, cat. no. 6302.0; ABS, Consumer Price Index, Dec 2015, cat. no. 6401.0

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 210.3

1 285.0

1 313.6

1 348.0

1 388.8

Victoria

1 192.9

1 222.1

1 281.3

1 277.1

1 278.1

Queensland

1 255.3

1 299.6

1 354.8

1 352.9

1 323.7

South Australia

1 121.0

1 177.8

1 227.7

1 280.4

1 241.0

Western Australia

1 515.1

1 585.0

1 641.4

1 662.0

1 657.8

Tasmania

1 025.9

1 081.4

1 115.3

1 132.1

1 163.2

Northern Territory

1 352.2

1 439.1

1 450.7

1 436.4

1 508.5

Australian Capital Territory

1 431.5

1 561.6

1 545.9

1 511.5

1 530.4

Australia

1 245.8

1 304.7

1 352.3

1 368.1

1 372.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.0

6.2

2.2

2.6

3.0

Victoria

2.4

2.4

4.8

-0.3

0.1

Queensland

2.9

3.5

4.3

-0.1

-2.2

South Australia

4.6

5.1

4.2

4.3

-3.1

Western Australia

9.7

4.6

3.6

1.3

-0.3

Tasmania

5.7

5.4

3.1

1.5

2.8

Northern Territory

11.2

6.4

0.8

-1.0

5.0

Australian Capital Territory

3.4

9.1

-1.0

-2.2

1.3

Australia

4.1

4.7

3.6

1.2

0.3

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.
(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, November 2015, cat. no. 6302.0

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

827.5

852.2

899.8

905.0

940.1

Victoria

778.5

801.5

823.8

843.0

867.3

Queensland

795.0

812.1

814.5

854.9

897.5

South Australia

721.9

757.4

793.2

856.6

836.5

Western Australia

792.7

840.8

903.4

943.6

959.7

Tasmania

716.0

754.9

765.2

771.4

778.1

Northern Territory

941.9

986.0

1 008.5

1 006.6

1 048.5

Australian Capital Territory

1 111.7

1 188.4

1 171.1

1 160.5

1 206.1

Australia

802.0

831.0

861.3

884.6

911.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.9

3.0

5.6

0.6

3.9

Victoria

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.9

Queensland

2.8

2.2

0.3

5.0

5.0

South Australia

1.7

4.9

4.7

8.0

-2.3

Western Australia

6.6

6.1

7.4

4.5

1.7

Tasmania

5.7

5.4

1.4

0.8

0.9

Northern Territory

5.8

4.7

2.3

-0.2

4.2

Australian Capital Territory

6.4

6.9

-1.5

-0.9

3.9

Australia

3.5

3.6

3.6

2.7

3.0

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.
(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, November 2015, cat. no. 6302.0

2.5 Wage price index

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

110.5

114.0

116.8

119.6

122.1

Victoria

110.0

113.9

116.7

120.0

122.9

Queensland

111.0

114.4

117.3

120.3

122.6

South Australia

109.8

113.2

117.2

120.2

123.0

Western Australia

111.2

116.0

119.5

122.3

124.5

Tasmania

110.5

114.2

116.7

119.6

122.2

Northern Territory

111.5

115.1

117.8

121.1

124.0

Australian Capital Territory

110.1

114.8

117.5

119.5

121.4

Australia

110.5

114.3

117.2

120.2

122.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.8

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.1

Victoria

3.6

3.5

2.5

2.8

2.4

Queensland

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.6

1.9

South Australia

3.3

3.1

3.5

2.6

2.3

Western Australia

3.9

4.3

3.0

2.3

1.8

Tasmania

3.6

3.3

2.2

2.5

2.2

Northern Territory

4.2

3.2

2.3

2.8

2.4

Australian Capital Territory

2.9

4.3

2.4

1.7

1.6

Australia

3.7

3.4

2.5

2.6

2.1

(a) Index value at December
(b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008–09 = 100.0.
Source: ABS, Wage Price Index, December 2015, cat. no. 6345.0

2.6 Consumer price index

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

99.3

101.2

103.8

106.3

108.3

Melbourne

99.4

101.0

103.5

105.9

107.4

Brisbane

99.5

101.0

103.2

106.1

107.7

Adelaide

99.3

101.0

103.1

105.7

106.9

Perth

99.2

101.0

103.6

106.5

107.9

Hobart

99.3

100.5

102.3

104.5

105.6

Darwin

99.2

101.2

105.1

108.1

108.6

Canberra

99.3

100.8

102.9

105.0

105.7

Weighted average eight
capital cities

99.3

101.0

103.5

106.1

107.7

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

3.5

2.0

2.5

2.4

1.9

Melbourne

3.4

1.6

2.5

2.4

1.4

Brisbane

3.2

1.5

2.2

2.7

1.5

Adelaide

3.8

1.7

2.1

2.5

1.1

Perth

2.8

1.8

2.6

2.8

1.3

Hobart

3.2

1.2

1.8

2.1

1.1

Darwin

2.8

2.0

3.9

2.9

0.5

Canberra

3.5

1.5

2.1

2.0

0.6

Weighted average eight
capital cities

3.3

1.8

2.4

2.5

1.5

(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, December 2015, cat. no. 6401.0

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

466 095

474 721

484 154

495 235

506 918

Victoria

333 519

339 871

343 319

346 881

355 580

Queensland

268 055

283 596

290 535

298 680

300 270

South Australia

94 050

94 600

96 218

96 994

98 539

Western Australia

219 893

239 801

253 006

267 052

276 312

Tasmania

24 992

25 005

24 696

25 015

25 419

Northern Territory

17 935

18 512

19 739

20 323

22 450

Australian Capital Territory

32 693

33 197

34 161

34 398

34 866

Australia

1 456 207

1 509 107

1 545 929

1 584 578

1 620 355

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.8

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.4

Victoria

2.6

1.9

1.0

1.0

2.5

Queensland

0.5

5.8

2.4

2.8

0.5

South Australia

2.4

0.6

1.7

0.8

1.6

Western Australia

3.8

9.1

5.5

5.6

3.5

Tasmania

0.3

0.1

-1.2

1.3

1.6

Northern Territory

1.9

3.2

6.6

3.0

10.5

Australian Capital Territory

3.4

1.5

2.9

0.7

1.4

Australia

2.4

3.6

2.4

2.5

2.3

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2014–15, cat. no. 5220.0
Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures – $

New South Wales

64 917

65 374

65 810

66 389

66 996

Victoria

60 687

60 880

60 438

59 965

60 413

Queensland

60 415

62 762

63 038

63 751

63 209

South Australia

57 611

57 439

57 886

57 849

58 253

Western Australia

94 820

100 268

102 039

105 289

107 247

Tasmania

48 983

48 843

48 189

48 672

49 329

Northern Territory

77 879

79 553

82 487

83 687

92 107

Australian Capital Territory

89 611

89 453

90 391

89 740

89 975

Australia

65 686

67 020

67 456

68 059

68 609

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.7

0.7

0.7

0.9

0.9

Victoria

1.2

0.3

-0.7

-0.8

0.7

Queensland

-1.1

3.9

0.4

1.1

-0.8

South Australia

1.5

-0.3

0.8

-0.1

0.7

Western Australia

1.3

5.7

1.8

3.2

1.9

Tasmania

-0.4

-0.3

-1.3

1.0

1.3

Northern Territory

0.7

2.2

3.7

1.5

10.1

Australian Capital Territory

1.5

-0.2

1.0

-0.7

0.3

Australia

1.0

2.0

0.6

0.9

0.8

Note: Gross state product is only available for financial years
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2014–15, cat. no. 5220.0

3.3 Labour productivity

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

337.8

348.4

349.9

349.5

359.5

Victoria

305.5

320.0

322.8

314.6

323.7

Queensland

297.6

312.3

323.8

318.3

325.7

South Australia

303.1

312.4

319.1

315.6

323.2

Western Australia

446.9

468.9

482.4

498.7

513.3

Tasmania

279.5

291.5

293.9

290.8

290.9

Northern Territory

345.9

355.6

369.0

360.6

403.4

Australian Capital Territory

409.2

422.1

434.4

434.7

444.1

Australia

331.3

345.8

352.4

350.4

360.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.4%

3.1%

0.4%

-0.1%

2.9%

Victoria

-1.4%

4.7%

0.9%

-2.6%

2.9%

Queensland

-0.5%

4.9%

3.7%

-1.7%

2.4%

South Australia

-1.0%

3.1%

2.1%

-1.1%

2.4%

Western Australia

-1.1%

4.9%

2.9%

3.4%

2.9%

Tasmania

-1.5%

4.3%

0.8%

-1.0%

0.0%

Northern Territory

-0.7%

2.8%

3.8%

-2.3%

11.9%

Australian Capital Territory

1.1%

3.2%

2.9%

0.1%

2.2%

Australia

-0.5%

4.4%

1.9%

-0.6%

2.9%

(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, 2014–15;
ABS, Labour force, Australia, Detailed—Electronic Delivery, January 2016, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

76 515

78 478

81 717

88 626

93 258

Victoria

63 392

64 127

65 529

69 480

72 895

Queensland

50 989

53 440

55 898

57 616

59 360

South Australia

17 287

17 401

17 548

18 144

18 945

Western Australia

28 441

31 136

32 208

32 731

33 572

Tasmania

5 176

5 107

5 184

5 547

5 741

Northern Territory

2 761

2 871

2 952

3 078

3 081

Australian Capital Territory

4 578

4 760

4 949

4 987

5 200

Australia

249 138

257 319

265 985

280 209

292 052

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

2.6

4.1

8.5

5.2

Victoria

2.8

1.2

2.2

6.0

4.9

Queensland

3.2

4.8

4.6

3.1

3.0

South Australia

-0.7

0.7

0.8

3.4

4.4

Western Australia

7.7

9.5

3.4

1.6

2.6

Tasmania

-1.1

-1.3

1.5

7.0

3.5

Northern Territory

2.8

4.0

2.8

4.3

0.1

Australian Capital Territory

0.4

4.0

4.0

0.8

4.3

Australia

2.6

3.3

3.4

5.3

4.2

(a) Seasonally-adjusted data
Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, January 2016, cat. no. 8501.0

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number (a)

New South Wales

182 547

185 080

181 248

176 060

176 714

Victoria

158 051

163 856

163 282

152 200

146 173

Queensland

105 126

107 664

105 113

98 380

98 821

South Australia

36 158

36 296

35 843

34 173

31 078

Western Australia

54 460

60 206

57 080

49 800

42 602

Tasmania

8 689

8 625

9 325

7 601

7 662

Northern Territory

4 195

4 320

4 226

3 917

3 585

Australian Capital Territory

10 296

10 808

10 337

9 471

9 048

Australia

559 522

576 855

566 454

531 602

515 683

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-1.8

1.4

-2.1

-2.9

0.4

Victoria

-7.6

3.7

-0.4

-6.8

-4.0

Queensland

-3.7

2.4

-2.4

-6.4

0.4

South Australia

-5.9

0.4

-1.2

-4.7

-9.1

Western Australia

-12.2

10.6

-5.2

-12.8

-14.5

Tasmania

-17.1

-0.7

8.1

-18.5

0.8

Northern Territory

-2.7

3.0

-2.2

-7.3

-8.5

Australian Capital Territory

-4.0

5.0

-4.4

-8.4

-4.5

Australia

-5.5

3.1

-1.8

-6.2

-3.0

(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, February 2016, cat. no. 9314.0

4.3 Dwelling approvals

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number (a)

New South Wales

34 433

38 418

48 349

54 167

67 788

Victoria

52 295

52 139

49 798

60 889

68 460

Queensland

27 664

28 722

35 330

39 395

49 675

South Australia

10 058

8 288

10 399

11 583

11 177

Western Australia

19 917

21 367

28 404

32 801

28 475

Tasmania

2 556

1 986

1 861

2 519

2 763

Northern Territory

1 322

1 920

2 306

2 000

1 666

Australian Capital Territory

5 510

3 794

4 801

3 938

4 202

Australia

153 755

156 634

181 248

207 292

234 206

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-6.5

11.6

25.8

12.0

25.1

Victoria

-16.6

-0.3

-4.5

22.3

12.4

Queensland

-20.5

3.8

23.0

11.5

26.1

South Australia

-22.8

-17.6

25.5

11.4

-3.5

Western Australia

-17.7

7.3

32.9

15.5

-13.2

Tasmania

-20.1

-22.3

-6.3

35.4

9.7

Northern Territory

-22.1

45.2

20.1

-13.3

-16.7

Australian Capital Territory

1.0

-31.1

26.5

-18.0

6.7

Australia

-15.5

1.9

15.7

14.4

13.0

(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, January 2016, cat. no. 8731.0

4.4 Business investment

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

51 028

53 888

57 176

53 178

53 863

Victoria

41 950

42 458

37 698

40 925

43 685

Queensland

46 287

64 560

68 060

65 707

51 423

South Australia

11 211

12 532

12 507

12 229

12 336

Western Australia

51 096

74 257

78 714

71 232

62 471

Tasmania

2 645

2 961

2 433

2 382

2 510

Northern Territory

2 661

5 217

9 244

10 541

12 511

Australian Capital Territory

2 404

2 693

2 752

2 246

2 274

Australia

209 915

258 691

268 545

258 438

241 073

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.7

5.6

6.1

-7.0

1.3

Victoria

1.5

1.2

-11.2

8.6

6.7

Queensland

22.1

39.5

5.4

-3.5

-21.7

South Australia

8.8

11.8

-0.2

-2.2

0.9

Western Australia

11.3

45.3

6.0

-9.5

-12.3

Tasmania

8.1

11.9

-17.8

-2.1

5.4

Northern Territory

-20.7

96.1

77.2

14.0

18.7

Australian Capital Territory

-2.4

12.0

2.2

-18.4

1.2

Australia

8.9

23.2

3.8

-3.8

-6.7

 (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, 2014–15, cat. no. 5220.0

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

53 461

51 919

59 442

66 893

85 800

Victoria

43 673

44 277

49 010

54 510

65 624

Queensland

26 997

29 340

32 398

36 113

38 678

South Australia

9 007

8 829

9 994

10 720

11 674

Western Australia

19 309

22 991

27 374

28 701

27 262

Tasmania

2 043

1 927

2 072

2 332

2 424

Northern Territory

1 122

1 373

1 402

1 568

1 337

Australian Capital Territory

2 822

2 890

3 218

3 412

3 991

Australia

158 434

163 545

184 911

204 248

236 790

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

9.3

-2.9

14.5

12.5

28.3

Victoria

2.1

1.4

10.7

11.2

20.4

Queensland

-10.7

8.7

10.4

11.5

7.1

South Australia

-1.8

-2.0

13.2

7.3

8.9

Western Australia

1.5

19.1

19.1

4.8

-5.0

Tasmania

1.8

-5.7

7.5

12.5

4.0

Northern Territory

-3.1

22.4

2.1

11.8

-14.7

Australian Capital Territory

1.1

2.4

11.4

6.0

17.0

Australia

1.5

3.2

13.1

10.5

15.9

(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of new or established owner occupied dwellings.
Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Jan 2016, cat. no. 5609.0

5.2 Home loan size

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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

New South Wales

337.9

329.7

340.5

367.2

420.1

Victoria

304.4

298.4

302.2

329.2

362.5

Queensland

287.1

283.4

282.0

297.1

311.5

South Australia

249.6

244.4

247.9

261.4

275.1

Western Australia

280.6

286.0

303.8

332.8

339.6

Tasmania

216.7

217.4

213.4

220.9

222.1

Northern Territory

304.1

320.4

333.6

350.4

333.7

Australian Capital Territory

332.1

334.6

329.4

332.7

352.4

Australia

303.2

298.6

305.2

328.4

359.8

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.7

-2.4

3.3

7.8

14.4

Victoria

1.7

-2.0

1.3

8.9

10.1

Queensland

-1.6

-1.3

-0.5

5.4

4.8

South Australia

0.6

-2.1

1.4

5.4

5.2

Western Australia

-5.9

1.9

6.2

9.6

2.0

Tasmania

1.1

0.3

-1.8

3.5

0.5

Northern Territory

0.7

5.3

4.1

5.0

-4.8

Australian Capital Territory

3.3

0.7

-1.5

1.0

5.9

Australia

-0.3

-1.5

2.2

7.6

9.6

(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, Jan 2016, cat. no. 5609.0

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

9 225

7 766

13 238

10 898

5 899

Victoria

7 932

11 885

15 287

19 927

21 262

Queensland

-13 347

-9 055

-5 865

2 513

5 184

South Australia

735

2 251

3 401

4 459

6 296

Western Australia

-1 076

236

2 050

4 742

6 973

Tasmania

- 748

- 415

- 409

- 220

- 208

Northern Territory

719

1 172

1 633

1 829

1 811

Australian Capital Territory

-2 962

-2 987

-2 733

-2 504

-2 714

Total

479

10 854

26 603

41 643

44 503

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.2

1.8

2.9

2.3

1.2

Victoria

2.7

3.8

4.7

5.9

6.1

Queensland

-5.3

-3.4

-2.1

0.9

1.7

South Australia

0.9

2.5

3.7

4.7

6.5

Western Australia

-0.6

0.1

0.8

2.0

2.6

Tasmania

-3.2

-1.7

-1.7

-0.9

-0.8

Northern Territory

4.4

6.7

8.6

9.2

8.3

Australian Capital Territory

-10.0

-9.4

-8.1

-7.1

-7.6

Total (b)

0.0

0.8

1.8

2.7

2.8

(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.
Note: The 2014-15 Government Finance Statistics will be published in May 2016.
Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, 2013–14, cat. no. 5512.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2013–14, cat, no. 5220.0

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-2 604

-2 911

-2 010

-3 588

-1 227

Victoria

-2 437

-2 248

-2 091

-2 704

1 104

Queensland

-6 571

-7 115

-5 557

-7 736

-2 592

South Australia

-1 089

-1 403

-1 102

-1 001

-1 719

Western Australia

-1 062

- 276

-1 581

-1 853

-1 127

Tasmania

- 296

- 444

- 263

- 150

- 159

Northern Territory

- 41

- 549

- 508

- 313

- 98

Australian Capital Territory

- 202

- 311

- 336

- 755

- 574

Total (b)

-14 304

-15 257

-13 448

-18 098

-6 392

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.6

-0.7

-0.4

-0.8

-0.2

Victoria

-0.8

-0.7

-0.6

-0.8

0.3

Queensland

-2.6

-2.7

-1.9

-2.7

-0.9

South Australia

-1.3

-1.6

-1.2

-1.1

-1.8

Western Australia

-0.6

-0.1

-0.7

-0.8

-0.4

Tasmania

-1.3

-1.8

-1.1

-0.6

-0.6

Northern Territory

-0.3

-3.1

-2.7

-1.6

-0.4

Australian Capital Territory

-0.7

-1.0

-1.0

-2.1

-1.6

Total (c)

-1.1

-1.1

-0.9

-1.2

-0.4

(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.
Note: The 2014-15 Government Finance Statistics will be published in May 2016.
Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, 2013–14, cat. no. 5512.0

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

19 280

20 549

20 731

22 054

24 362

Victoria

13 771

14 903

15 136

15 629

16 992

Queensland

9 385

9 987

10 616

10 960

11 846

South Australia

3 660

3 843

3 869

4 112

4 107

Western Australia

6 254

6 610

7 125

8 170

8 594

Tasmania

873

860

888

925

957

Northern Territory

415

397

403

491

566

Australian Capital Territory

1 128

1 244

1 183

1 237

1 296

Total (a)

54 764

58 395

59 950

63 577

68 720

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

2 699

2 847

2 837

2 977

3 241

Victoria

2 522

2 691

2 687

2 726

2 910

Queensland

2 131

2 231

2 324

2 356

2 509

South Australia

2 249

2 344

2 336

2 462

2 437

Western Australia

2 730

2 809

2 922

3 248

3 350

Tasmania

1 716

1 681

1 734

1 803

1 859

Northern Territory

1 806

1 716

1 708

2 024

2 314

Australian Capital Territory

3 118

3 381

3 153

3 247

3 362

Total (b)

2 486

2 614

2 638

2 750

2 927

(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.
Note: The 2014-15 Taxation Revenue publication will be released in May 2016
Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, 2013–14, cat. no. 5506.0

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

36 369

40 540

37 044

36 599

37 032

Victoria

19 648

21 597

21 710

23 964

23 609

Queensland

49 353

52 868

44 433

44 813

46 488

South Australia

11 193

11 410

10 711

12 354

11 322

Western Australia

112 171

120 534

115 588

130 426

110 775

Tasmania

3 186

3 170

3 026

2 753

2 542

Northern Territory

5 295

5 277

5 958

6 804

6 177

Australian Capital Territory

  2

  12

  7

  1

  6

Australia (b)

245 725

264 018

246 978

272 922

254 552

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  8.2

  8.7

  7.7

  7.4

  7.2

Victoria

  6.2

  6.6

  6.5

  6.9

  6.5

Queensland

  18.3

  18.3

  15.3

  15.0

  15.2

South Australia

  12.5

  12.5

  11.3

  12.7

  11.5

Western Australia

  51.3

  49.7

  47.2

  48.8

  44.6

Tasmania

  13.1

  13.0

  12.3

  11.0

  9.9

Northern Territory

  31.5

  29.4

  31.2

  33.5

  26.7

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

Australia (b)

  17.4

  17.7

  16.2

  17.2

  15.8

(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, Jan 2016, cat. no. 5368.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2014–15, cat. no. 5220.0

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 218.5

7 307.2

7 407.1

7 514.0

7 618.2

Victoria

5 537.8

5 632.5

5 733.5

5 838.7

5 938.1

Queensland

4 476.8

4 568.2

4 651.4

4 720.5

4 779.4

South Australia

1 639.6

1 656.0

1 670.3

1 685.5

1 698.6

Western Australia

2 353.4

2 438.0

2 515.4

2 558.4

2 591.6

Tasmania

511.5

512.1

513.1

514.8

516.6

Northern Territory

231.3

235.9

242.6

243.7

244.6

Australian Capital Territory

368.0

375.2

380.9

385.4

390.8

Australia

22 340.0

22 728.3

23 117.4

23 464.1

23 781.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

Victoria

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

Queensland

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

South Australia

0.8

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.8

Western Australia

2.7

3.6

3.2

1.7

1.3

Tasmania

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

Northern Territory

0.7

2.0

2.8

0.5

0.4

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.4

Australia

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

(a) Estimated resident population numbers are as at June of each year.
Note: 2015 full-year figures will be available in June 2016.
Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, June 2015, cat. no. 3101.0

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

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

New South Wales

74.5

76.7

75.5

75.8

77.5

Victoria

82.1

82.0

81.2

83.1

84.1

Queensland

81.0

81.8

82.2

84.0

85.9

South Australia

80.6

83.9

86.3

87.8

89.9

Western Australia

76.5

76.4

77.8

81.0

85.9

Tasmania

70.7

70.0

67.1

67.8

69.4

Northern Territory

61.4

62.9

62.1

62.9

68.1

Australian Capital Territory

91.8

90.0

89.3

90.4

92.4

Australia

78.5

79.5

79.3

80.7

82.5

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

New South Wales

72.5

74.6

75.0

76.7

78.1

Victoria

81.1

82.0

82.2

83.7

85.2

Queensland

82.5

83.0

83.7

85.2

87.1

South Australia

81.9

86.3

88.8

90.6

93.0

Western Australia

78.3

78.4

79.5

82.2

89.3

Tasmania

71.0

69.8

67.6

68.7

68.4

Northern Territory

53.0

55.3

55.6

55.8

59.6

Australian Capital Territory

90.8

89.4

89.8

91.6

94.6

Australia

78.0

79.3

79.9

81.6

83.6

(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.
Note: 2015 data will be available in March 2016.
Source: ABS, Schools, 2014, cat. no. 4221.0

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  85.0

  85.9

  86.8

  87.6

  88.2

Victoria

  79.1

  80.5

  82.0

  83.1

  84.0

Queensland

  79.8

  80.6

  81.6

  82.8

  83.7

South Australia

  78.9

  80.5

  81.3

  82.3

  83.3

Western Australia

  72.3

  72.4

  72.9

  75.3

  77.8

Tasmania

  74.7

  74.8

  76.1

  77.0

  77.3

Northern Territory

  68.2

  72.0

  77.4

  80.7

  84.5

Australian Capital Territory

  46.0

  49.5

  54.9

  57.0

  57.9

Australia

  80.2

  81.2

  82.2

  83.4

  84.3

(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, Financial Year 2007-08 to 2014-15

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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