RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2017-18              6 July 2017

State Statistical Bulletin 2016

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 with Australian averages.

•        Each table presents data for the past five calendar years to 2016, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2016.

•        The State Statistical Bulletin is published twice per year covering data for both the previous financial year and 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

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 543.5

3 595.0

3 617.6

3 713.6

3 803.8

Victoria

2 832.0

2 854.6

2 876.1

2 955.6

3 043.5

Queensland

2 284.6

2 300.4

2 322.3

2 342.8

2 354.6

South Australia

807.5

805.1

801.3

804.3

811.6

Western Australia

1 309.3

1 325.0

1 336.7

1 351.6

1 340.8

Tasmania

234.4

231.5

237.5

240.2

237.7

Northern Territory

125.6

128.8

130.9

133.7

134.1

Australian Capital Territory

210.5

210.3

209.8

209.8

213.7

Australia

11 347.4

11 450.8

11 532.1

11 751.7

11 939.8

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.9

1.5

0.6

2.7

2.4

Victoria

0.7

0.8

0.8

2.8

3.0

Queensland

0.6

0.7

0.9

0.9

0.5

South Australia

-0.1

-0.3

-0.5

0.4

0.9

Western Australia

5.3

1.2

0.9

1.1

-0.8

Tasmania

-1.8

-1.2

2.6

1.1

-1.1

Northern Territory

3.5

2.6

1.6

2.2

0.3

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

-0.1

-0.2

0.0

1.9

Australia

1.2

0.9

0.7

1.9

1.6

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

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

1.2 Unemployment

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

188.5

212.5

220.3

227.2

205.9

Victoria

164.6

178.1

203.0

191.7

187.9

Queensland

139.7

142.3

158.9

157.2

154.2

South Australia

46.8

54.2

57.5

64.1

59.3

Western Australia

54.3

63.9

72.8

84.7

86.9

Tasmania

17.5

19.3

18.6

17.0

16.6

Northern Territory

5.5

6.9

5.5

6.0

5.4

Australian Capital Territory

8.3

9.1

9.2

10.3

8.5

Australia

625.1

686.5

745.7

758.3

724.8

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.1

5.7

6.1

5.3

5.1

Victoria

5.6

6.2

6.5

6.0

5.9

Queensland

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.0

6.2

South Australia

5.8

6.7

6.8

7.1

6.6

Western Australia

4.3

4.7

5.5

6.1

6.5

Tasmania

7.1

7.7

6.7

6.6

6.1

Northern Territory

4.3

4.2

3.8

4.3

3.6

Australian Capital Territory

4.4

3.7

4.7

4.8

3.7

Australia

5.4

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.7

(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

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 732.0

3 807.5

3 837.8

3 940.9

4 009.7

Victoria

2 996.5

3 032.7

3 079.1

3 147.4

3 231.5

Queensland

2 424.3

2 442.8

2 481.2

2 500.1

2 508.8

South Australia

854.3

859.3

858.8

868.4

870.9

Western Australia

1 363.6

1 389.0

1 409.5

1 436.3

1 427.7

Tasmania

251.9

250.8

256.1

257.2

254.3

Northern Territory

131.1

135.8

136.3

139.8

139.5

Australian Capital Territory

218.8

219.5

219.0

220.1

222.2

Australia

11 972.5

12 137.2

12 277.8

12 510.0

12 664.6

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.4

63.0

63.0

64.3

63.3

Victoria

64.8

64.5

64.9

64.7

65.7

Queensland

66.2

65.7

65.3

65.8

64.1

South Australia

63.0

62.0

61.6

62.0

62.1

Western Australia

69.4

68.1

68.7

68.4

67.4

Tasmania

60.4

59.7

61.3

60.5

59.8

Northern Territory

74.1

75.4

73.5

74.1

76.8

Australian Capital Territory

72.7

71.2

70.3

70.5

70.3

Australia

65.1

64.6

64.6

65.1

64.6

(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 (AWOTE)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 377.1

1 414.5

1 475.7

1 519.7

1 538.4

Victoria

1 314.3

1 363.8

1 388.4

1 410.7

1 477.3

Queensland

1 346.3

1 422.8

1 447.9

1 443.8

1 471.2

South Australia

1 253.1

1 300.6

1 352.8

1 362.1

1 430.5

Western Australia

1 553.7

1 632.4

1 657.2

1 700.0

1 700.9

Tasmania

1 211.8

1 267.3

1 256.8

1 303.9

1 339.9

Northern Territory

1 413.0

1 449.1

1 435.6

1 533.3

1 604.1

Australian Capital Territory

1 619.6

1 687.0

1 682.8

1 711.3

1 736.2

Australia

1 372.6

1 429.0

1 465.6

1 491.8

1 524.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.1

2.7

4.3

3.0

1.2

Victoria

3.2

3.8

1.8

1.6

4.7

Queensland

4.6

5.7

1.8

-0.3

1.9

South Australia

4.2

3.8

4.0

0.7

5.0

Western Australia

3.6

5.1

1.5

2.6

0.1

Tasmania

4.2

4.6

-0.8

3.7

2.8

Northern Territory

5.9

2.6

-0.9

6.8

4.6

Australian Capital Territory

6.4

4.2

-0.2

1.7

1.5

Australia

4.2

4.1

2.6

1.8

2.2

(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

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

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 494.0

1 496.9

1 525.3

1 541.5

1 538.4

Victoria

1 429.5

1 447.8

1 439.8

1 443.2

1 489.2

Queensland

1 464.2

1 513.8

1 499.4

1 472.6

1 477.6

South Australia

1 362.9

1 385.0

1 405.9

1 399.7

1 456.0

Western Australia

1 689.5

1 730.1

1 709.3

1 730.7

1 722.9

Tasmania

1 324.8

1 360.5

1 321.2

1 356.0

1 375.6

Northern Territory

1 534.2

1 514.6

1 458.8

1 550.9

1 625.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 764.6

1 800.5

1 760.5

1 778.9

1 782.9

Australia

1 492.2

1 516.3

1 517.4

1 521.6

1 535.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.1

0.2

1.9

1.1

-0.2

Victoria

1.5

1.3

-0.6

0.2

3.2

Queensland

3.0

3.4

-1.0

-1.8

0.3

South Australia

2.4

1.6

1.5

-0.4

4.0

Western Australia

1.8

2.4

-1.2

1.3

-0.5

Tasmania

3.0

2.7

-2.9

2.6

1.4

Northern Territory

3.9

-1.3

-3.7

6.3

4.8

Australian Capital Territory

4.9

2.0

-2.2

1.0

0.2

Australia

2.4

1.6

0.1

0.3

0.9

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2016 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

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

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 285.0

1 313.6

1 348.0

1 388.8

1 421.9

Victoria

1 222.1

1 281.3

1 277.1

1 278.1

1 314.2

Queensland

1 299.6

1 354.8

1 352.9

1 323.7

1 354.8

South Australia

1 177.8

1 227.7

1 280.4

1 241.0

1 267.9

Western Australia

1 585.0

1 641.4

1 662.0

1 657.8

1 636.5

Tasmania

1 081.4

1 115.3

1 132.1

1 163.2

1 163.3

Northern Territory

1 439.1

1 450.7

1 436.4

1 508.5

1 650.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 561.6

1 545.9

1 511.5

1 530.4

1 513.4

Australia

1 304.7

1 352.3

1 368.1

1 372.2

1 396.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

6.2

2.2

2.6

3.0

2.4

Victoria

2.4

4.8

-0.3

0.1

2.8

Queensland

3.5

4.3

-0.1

-2.2

2.3

South Australia

5.1

4.2

4.3

-3.1

2.2

Western Australia

4.6

3.6

1.3

-0.3

-1.3

Tasmania

5.4

3.1

1.5

2.8

0.0

Northern Territory

6.4

0.8

-1.0

5.0

9.4

Australian Capital Territory

9.1

-1.0

-2.2

1.3

-1.1

Australia

4.7

3.6

1.2

0.3

1.8

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

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

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

852.2

899.8

905.0

940.1

970.7

Victoria

801.5

823.8

843.0

867.3

892.3

Queensland

812.1

814.5

854.9

897.5

894.0

South Australia

757.4

793.2

856.6

836.5

844.7

Western Australia

840.8

903.4

943.6

959.7

963.6

Tasmania

754.9

765.2

771.4

778.1

786.2

Northern Territory

986.0

1 008.5

1 006.6

1 048.5

1 097.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 188.4

1 171.1

1 160.5

1 206.1

1 217.5

Australia

831.0

861.3

884.6

911.3

929.1

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.0

5.6

0.6

3.9

3.3

Victoria

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.9

Queensland

2.2

0.3

5.0

5.0

-0.4

South Australia

4.9

4.7

8.0

-2.3

1.0

Western Australia

6.1

7.4

4.5

1.7

0.4

Tasmania

5.4

1.4

0.8

0.9

1.0

Northern Territory

4.7

2.3

-0.2

4.2

4.7

Australian Capital Territory

6.9

-1.5

-0.9

3.9

0.9

Australia

3.6

3.6

2.7

3.0

2.0

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

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

2.5 Wage price index

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

114.0

116.8

119.6

122.1

124.7

Victoria

113.9

116.7

120.0

122.9

125.2

Queensland

114.4

117.3

120.3

122.6

125.0

South Australia

113.2

117.2

120.2

123.0

125.7

Western Australia

116.0

119.5

122.3

124.5

126.2

Tasmania

114.2

116.7

119.6

122.2

125.1

Northern Territory

115.1

117.8

121.1

124.0

126.6

Australian Capital Territory

114.8

117.5

119.5

121.4

123.7

Australia

114.3

117.2

120.2

122.7

125.1

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

Victoria

3.5

2.5

2.8

2.4

1.9

Queensland

3.1

2.5

2.6

1.9

2.0

South Australia

3.1

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

Western Australia

4.3

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.4

Tasmania

3.3

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.4

Northern Territory

3.2

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

Australian Capital Territory

4.3

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.9

Australia

3.4

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.0

(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, Cat. no. 6345.0

2.6 Consumer price index

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

101.2

103.8

106.3

108.3

109.8

Melbourne

101.0

103.5

105.9

107.4

109.0

Brisbane

101.0

103.2

106.1

107.7

109.4

Adelaide

101.0

103.1

105.7

106.9

107.9

Perth

101.0

103.6

106.5

107.9

108.4

Hobart

100.5

102.3

104.5

105.6

107.0

Darwin

101.2

105.1

108.1

108.6

108.4

Canberra

100.8

102.9

105.0

105.7

107.0

Weighted average eight
capital cities

101.0

103.5

106.1

107.7

109.1

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.0

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.4

Melbourne

1.6

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.5

Brisbane

1.5

2.2

2.7

1.5

1.6

Adelaide

1.7

2.1

2.5

1.1

1.0

Perth

1.8

2.6

2.8

1.3

0.5

Hobart

1.2

1.8

2.1

1.1

1.3

Darwin

2.0

3.9

2.9

0.5

-0.2

Canberra

1.5

2.1

2.0

0.6

1.2

Weighted average eight
capital cities

1.8

2.4

2.5

1.5

1.3

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

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

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

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

479 485

488 691

500 306

513 529

531 323

Victoria

346 133

349 871

352 512

361 669

373 624

Queensland

288 233

295 096

304 874

308 448

314 569

South Australia

94 897

96 483

97 336

99 237

101 096

Western Australia

216 029

228 425

241 579

250 377

255 214

Tasmania

25 112

24 925

25 370

25 695

26 039

Northern Territory

19 001

21 999

22 591

23 032

23 648

Australian Capital Territory

33 398

34 278

34 567

35 029

36 225

Australia

1 500 084

1 538 634

1 578 784

1 617 016

1 661 739

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.6

3.5

Victoria

1.8

1.1

0.8

2.6

3.3

Queensland

6.0

2.4

3.3

1.2

2.0

South Australia

0.7

1.7

0.9

2.0

1.9

Western Australia

9.1

5.7

5.8

3.6

1.9

Tasmania

0.1

-0.7

1.8

1.3

1.3

Northern Territory

2.3

15.8

2.7

2.0

2.7

Australian Capital Territory

1.6

2.6

0.8

1.3

3.4

Australia

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

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

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

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

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

New South Wales

66 030

66 427

67 069

67 886

69 266

Victoria

62 001

61 591

60 938

61 440

62 308

Queensland

63 788

64 028

65 073

64 949

65 416

South Australia

57 620

58 045

58 053

58 664

59 371

Western Australia

90 329

92 125

95 246

97 312

98 012

Tasmania

49 053

48 636

49 362

49 864

50 327

Northern Territory

81 654

91 932

93 027

94 709

96 906

Australian Capital Territory

89 995

90 700

90 179

90 341

92 173

Australia

66 620

67 138

67 810

68 486

69 421

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.7

0.6

1.0

1.2

2.0

Victoria

0.2

-0.7

-1.1

0.8

1.4

Queensland

4.1

0.4

1.6

-0.2

0.7

South Australia

-0.2

0.7

0.0

1.1

1.2

Western Australia

5.8

2.0

3.4

2.2

0.7

Tasmania

-0.2

-0.9

1.5

1.0

0.9

Northern Territory

1.3

12.6

1.2

1.8

2.3

Australian Capital Territory

-0.1

0.8

-0.6

0.2

2.0

Australia

2.0

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

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

Note: Gross state product is only available for financial years

3.3 Labour productivity

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

350.5

354.3

353.3

364.8

357.2

Victoria

324.1

329.4

320.1

329.8

326.2

Queensland

316.4

328.7

325.7

335.0

335.2

South Australia

311.6

320.4

317.4

323.9

332.0

Western Australia

423.8

435.5

451.8

465.7

477.5

Tasmania

289.9

298.3

295.9

294.2

291.8

Northern Territory

364.4

413.0

401.5

415.0

414.0

Australian Capital Territory

422.4

435.5

437.9

445.3

449.5

Australia

343.8

350.7

349.1

359.8

357.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6%

1.1%

-0.3%

3.3%

-2.1%

Victoria

3.8%

1.6%

-2.8%

3.0%

-1.1%

Queensland

4.8%

3.9%

-0.9%

2.8%

0.1%

South Australia

2.5%

2.8%

-0.9%

2.0%

2.5%

Western Australia

4.8%

2.8%

3.7%

3.1%

2.5%

Tasmania

3.0%

2.9%

-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.8%

Northern Territory

1.7%

13.4%

-2.8%

3.4%

-0.3%

Australian Capital Territory

2.5%

3.1%

0.6%

1.7%

0.9%

Australia

4.4%

2.0%

-0.5%

3.1%

-0.8%

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Value – $ million

New South Wales

78 656

81 772

88 813

93 698

97 953

Victoria

64 221

65 574

69 613

73 320

76 508

Queensland

53 544

55 900

57 682

59 585

61 284

South Australia

17 415

17 559

18 187

19 017

19 813

Western Australia

31 223

32 205

32 797

33 687

34 052

Tasmania

5 111

5 187

5 550

5 760

6 042

Northern Territory

2 877

2 953

3 080

3 092

3 124

Australian Capital Territory

4 766

4 950

5 002

5 233

5 589

Australia

257 813

266 100

280 724

293 391

304 365

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.7

4.0

8.6

5.5

4.5

Victoria

1.3

2.1

6.2

5.3

4.3

Queensland

5.0

4.4

3.2

3.3

2.9

South Australia

0.7

0.8

3.6

4.6

4.2

Western Australia

9.6

3.1

1.8

2.7

1.1

Tasmania

-1.2

1.5

7.0

3.8

4.9

Northern Territory

4.2

2.7

4.3

0.4

1.0

Australian Capital Territory

4.1

3.9

1.0

4.6

6.8

Australia

3.4

3.2

5.5

4.5

3.7

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

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number (a)

New South Wales

185 080

181 248

176 060

176 714

171 326

Victoria

163 856

163 282

152 200

146 173

139 667

Queensland

107 664

105 113

98 380

98 821

89 282

South Australia

36 296

35 843

34 173

31 078

29 406

Western Australia

60 206

57 080

49 800

42 602

36 998

Tasmania

8 625

9 325

7 601

7 662

6 958

Northern Territory

4 320

4 226

3 917

3 585

3 430

Australian Capital Territory

10 808

10 337

9 471

9 048

9 190

Australia

576 855

566 454

531 602

515 683

486 257

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

-2.1

-2.9

0.4

-3.0

Victoria

3.7

-0.4

-6.8

-4.0

-4.5

Queensland

2.4

-2.4

-6.4

0.4

-9.7

South Australia

0.4

-1.2

-4.7

-9.1

-5.4

Western Australia

10.6

-5.2

-12.8

-14.5

-13.2

Tasmania

-0.7

8.1

-18.5

0.8

-9.2

Northern Territory

3.0

-2.2

-7.3

-8.5

-4.3

Australian Capital Territory

5.0

-4.4

-8.4

-4.5

1.6

Australia

3.1

-1.8

-6.2

-3.0

-5.7

(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

4.3 Dwelling approvals

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number (a)

New South Wales

38 828

49 175

55 584

71 493

74 093

Victoria

52 121

49 833

60 895

68 669

68 284

Queensland

28 938

35 932

40 173

50 626

47 577

South Australia

8 375

10 652

11 778

11 365

12 093

Western Australia

21 690

28 690

33 088

28 660

21 865

Tasmania

2 010

1 898

2 551

2 781

2 148

Northern Territory

1 920

2 294

2 000

1 666

1 278

Australian Capital Territory

3 794

4 801

3 938

4 222

6 183

Australia

157 676

183 275

210 007

239 482

233 521

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

12.8

26.6

13.0

28.6

3.6

Victoria

-0.3

-4.4

22.2

12.8

-0.6

Queensland

4.6

24.2

11.8

26.0

-6.0

South Australia

-16.7

27.2

10.6

-3.5

6.4

Western Australia

8.9

32.3

15.3

-13.4

-23.7

Tasmania

-21.4

-5.6

34.4

9.0

-22.8

Northern Territory

45.2

19.5

-12.8

-16.7

-23.3

Australian Capital Territory

-31.1

26.5

-18.0

7.2

46.4

Australia

2.6

16.2

14.6

14.0

-2.5

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

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

4.4 Business investment

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

55 332

58 714

54 131

55 495

56 363

Victoria

41 310

37 145

40 471

43 382

44 038

Queensland

66 784

70 323

69 199

54 227

41 555

South Australia

12 624

12 551

12 389

12 864

11 668

Western Australia

74 292

78 635

70 758

62 737

52 140

Tasmania

3 038

2 494

2 423

2 594

2 474

Northern Territory

5 181

10 374

11 447

12 207

8 007

Australian Capital Territory

2 703

2 762

2 266

2 339

2 369

Australia

261 411

272 897

263 013

245 845

218 615

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.5

6.1

-7.8

2.5

1.6

Victoria

0.7

-10.1

9.0

7.2

1.5

Queensland

41.1

5.3

-1.6

-21.6

-23.4

South Australia

11.4

-0.6

-1.3

3.8

-9.3

Western Australia

43.7

5.8

-10.0

-11.3

-16.9

Tasmania

12.0

-17.9

-2.8

7.1

-4.6

Northern Territory

85.6

100.2

10.3

6.6

-34.4

Australian Capital Territory

12.1

2.2

-18.0

3.2

1.3

Australia

23.1

4.4

-3.6

-6.5

-11.1

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

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

Note: National account data is only available for financial years

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

51 919

57 956

64 369

83 386

86 782

Victoria

44 277

47 574

51 059

61 482

66 549

Queensland

29 340

32 210

35 797

38 510

41 137

South Australia

8 829

10 239

11 046

11 979

13 014

Western Australia

22 991

27 400

28 829

27 424

24 806

Tasmania

1 927

2 128

2 392

2 463

2 738

Northern Territory

1 373

1 455

1 658

1 389

1 184

Australian Capital Territory

2 890

3 404

3 643

4 227

4 532

Australia

163 545

182 365

198 794

230 861

240 742

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-2.9

11.6

11.1

29.5

4.1

Victoria

1.4

7.4

7.3

20.4

8.2

Queensland

8.7

9.8

11.1

7.6

6.8

South Australia

-2.0

16.0

7.9

8.4

8.6

Western Australia

19.1

19.2

5.2

-4.9

-9.5

Tasmania

-5.7

10.4

12.4

3.0

11.2

Northern Territory

22.4

6.0

14.0

-16.2

-14.8

Australian Capital Territory

2.4

17.8

7.0

16.0

7.2

Australia

3.2

11.5

9.0

16.1

4.3

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

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

5.2 Home loan size

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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

New South Wales

329.7

338.7

363.3

414.1

428.3

Victoria

298.4

301.7

327.4

359.2

369.5

Queensland

283.4

280.3

294.0

307.9

316.5

South Australia

244.4

246.7

258.0

271.8

279.0

Western Australia

286.0

302.4

329.8

336.1

332.6

Tasmania

217.4

212.4

217.1

219.4

232.6

Northern Territory

320.4

328.1

342.2

325.2

316.4

Australian Capital Territory

334.6

325.7

325.3

347.5

362.3

Australia

298.6

303.6

324.7

354.9

363.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-2.4

2.7

7.3

14.0

3.4

Victoria

-2.0

1.1

8.5

9.7

2.9

Queensland

-1.3

-1.1

4.9

4.7

2.8

South Australia

-2.1

0.9

4.6

5.4

2.6

Western Australia

1.9

5.7

9.1

1.9

-1.1

Tasmania

0.3

-2.3

2.2

1.0

6.0

Northern Territory

5.3

2.4

4.3

-5.0

-2.7

Australian Capital Territory

0.7

-2.6

-0.1

6.8

4.3

Australia

-1.5

1.7

7.0

9.3

2.5

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

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

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

13 238

10 898

5 899

5 453

195

Victoria

15 287

19 927

21 262

22 327

22 306

Queensland

-5 865

2 513

5 184

5 752

634

South Australia

3 401

4 459

6 296

3 108

3 486

Western Australia

2 050

4 742

6 973

9 306

13 717

Tasmania

- 409

- 220

- 208

- 537

- 746

Northern Territory

1 633

1 829

1 811

1 133

768

Australian Capital Territory

-2 733

-2 504

-2 714

-2 427

-1 789

Total

26 603

41 643

44 503

44 115

38 572

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.8

2.3

1.2

1.1

0.0

Victoria

4.7

5.9

6.1

6.2

6.0

Queensland

-2.0

0.9

1.7

1.9

0.2

South Australia

3.7

4.7

6.5

3.1

3.5

Western Australia

0.8

1.9

2.6

3.7

5.7

Tasmania

-1.7

-0.9

-0.8

-2.1

-2.9

Northern Territory

9.0

8.8

8.2

4.9

3.3

Australian Capital Territory

-8.4

-7.3

-7.9

-6.9

-4.9

Total (b)

1.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.3

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

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

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

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-2 099

-3 571

-1 346

612

339

Victoria

-2 091

-2 704

1 105

- 398

84

Queensland

-5 557

-7 736

-2 587

- 530

- 201

South Australia

-1 102

-1 001

-1 707

- 124

97

Western Australia

-1 581

-1 853

-1 127

-1 809

-3 152

Tasmania

- 263

- 150

- 159

- 55

- 18

Northern Territory

- 458

- 367

- 101

- 122

- 25

Australian Capital Territory

- 336

- 755

- 575

- 912

- 628

Total (b)

-13 490

-18 133

-6 494

-3 335

-3 516

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.5

-0.7

-0.3

0.1

0.1

Victoria

-0.6

-0.8

0.3

-0.1

0.0

Queensland

-1.9

-2.7

-0.9

-0.2

-0.1

South Australia

-1.2

-1.1

-1.8

-0.1

0.1

Western Australia

-0.7

-0.8

-0.4

-0.7

-1.3

Tasmania

-1.1

-0.6

-0.6

-0.2

-0.1

Northern Territory

-2.5

-1.8

-0.5

-0.5

-0.1

Australian Capital Territory

-1.0

-2.2

-1.7

-2.6

-1.7

Total (c)

-0.9

-1.2

-0.4

-0.2

-0.2

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

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

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

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

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

20 757

22 166

24 105

26 461

29 811

Victoria

15 136

15 629

16 995

18 436

20 027

Queensland

10 616

10 960

11 846

12 575

12 547

South Australia

3 869

4 112

4 107

4 393

4 426

Western Australia

7 125

8 170

8 594

8 772

8 997

Tasmania

888

925

957

1 012

1 068

Northern Territory

403

491

566

715

608

Australian Capital Territory

1 183

1 237

1 296

1 377

1 568

Total (a)

59 976

63 689

68 465

73 739

79 053

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

3 037

3 192

3 417

3 704

4 130

Victoria

2 937

2 973

3 164

3 376

3 616

Queensland

2 582

2 597

2 737

2 855

2 803

South Australia

2 463

2 588

2 553

2 700

2 699

Western Australia

3 383

3 762

3 836

3 829

3 823

Tasmania

1 800

1 855

1 897

1 989

2 088

Northern Territory

1 885

2 233

2 504

3 112

2 629

Australian Capital Territory

3 453

3 551

3 653

3 806

4 261

Total (b)

2 880

2 997

3 156

3 347

3 539

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

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

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

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

40 540

37 044

36 599

37 032

36 193

Victoria

21 597

21 710

23 964

23 609

23 323

Queensland

52 868

44 433

44 813

46 488

47 867

South Australia

11 410

10 711

12 354

11 322

11 567

Western Australia

120 534

115 588

130 426

110 775

99 635

Tasmania

3 170

3 026

2 753

2 542

2 848

Northern Territory

5 277

5 958

6 804

6 177

4 701

Australian Capital Territory

  12

  7

  1

  6

  14

Australia (b)

264 018

246 978

272 922

254 552

243 423

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  8.7

  7.7

  7.4

  7.2

  6.7

Victoria

  6.6

  6.4

  6.9

  6.5

  6.2

Queensland

  18.2

  15.2

  14.9

  15.1

  15.1

South Australia

  12.5

  11.4

  12.7

  11.4

  11.5

Western Australia

  49.8

  47.1

  48.6

  44.2

  41.6

Tasmania

  13.0

  12.3

  10.9

  9.9

  10.9

Northern Territory

  29.1

  28.8

  30.9

  26.8

  20.4

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

Australia (b)

  17.7

  16.2

  17.2

  15.7

  14.7

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

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

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

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

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 358.3

7 462.4

7 573.1

7 681.4

7 797.8

Victoria

5 712.1

5 837.8

5 966.2

6 097.6

6 244.2

Queensland

4 611.3

4 688.9

4 753.2

4 813.3

4 883.7

South Australia

1 663.2

1 678.4

1 694.0

1 706.6

1 717.0

Western Australia

2 462.7

2 508.2

2 533.0

2 551.0

2 567.8

Tasmania

512.1

513.2

514.3

516.1

519.1

Northern Territory

239.4

243.1

243.2

244.4

245.0

Australian Capital Territory

380.0

386.7

392.6

399.6

406.4

Australia

22 942.2

23 321.7

23 672.6

24 012.8

24 385.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

Victoria

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

Queensland

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.5

South Australia

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.7

0.6

Western Australia

3.2

1.8

1.0

0.7

0.7

Tasmania

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.6

Northern Territory

2.9

1.5

0.1

0.5

0.3

Australian Capital Territory

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.7

Australia

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.6

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

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

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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

New South Wales

77.6

79.8

79.5

79.8

81.5

Victoria

85.8

85.5

85.0

86.0

87.1

Queensland

86.2

87.9

87.0

88.5

90.1

South Australia

85.1

87.4

89.3

90.7

92.2

Western Australia

79.6

79.2

79.6

82.0

85.4

Tasmania

68.6

69.7

67.4

67.5

69.0

Northern Territory

54.7

58.4

55.8

60.0

68.0

Australian Capital Territory

82.6

84.3

83.8

84.4

84.8

Australia

81.9

83.1

82.8

83.7

85.5

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

New South Wales

76.3

78.4

78.9

80.1

81.4

Victoria

85.4

85.8

85.8

86.2

87.1

Queensland

88.3

88.7

88.1

89.3

90.4

South Australia

86.3

89.8

91.7

92.9

94.4

Western Australia

81.7

80.7

81.1

82.3

86.4

Tasmania

69.4

70.6

68.0

67.9

68.1

Northern Territory

46.3

47.8

49.1

54.9

57.5

Australian Capital Territory

82.5

84.8

82.6

85.5

85.9

Australia

82.3

83.2

83.2

84.2

85.6

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

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

Source: ABS, Schools, Cat. no. 4221.0

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  85.9

  86.8

  87.6

  88.2

  88.6

Victoria

  80.5

  82.0

  83.1

  84.0

  84.8

Queensland

  80.6

  81.6

  82.8

  83.7

  84.5

South Australia

  80.5

  81.3

  82.3

  83.3

  84.0

Western Australia

  72.4

  72.9

  75.3

  77.8

  80.1

Tasmania

  74.8

  76.1

  77.0

  77.3

  76.7

Northern Territory

  72.0

  77.4

  80.7

  84.5

  87.4

Australian Capital Territory

  49.5

  54.9

  57.0

  57.9

  60.0

Australia

  81.2

  82.2

  83.4

  84.3

  85.1

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

Source: Department of Health and Ageing,  Annual Medicare Statistics

Glossary

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

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

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

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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