RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2017–18              23 March 2018

State Statistical Bulletin 2017

Gregory O'Brien

Statistics and Mapping

Executive summary

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

•        Each table presents data for the past five calendar years to 2017, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2017.

•        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.

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 599.5

3 624.2

3 722.6

3 815.2

3 873.0

Victoria

2 876.3

2 908.6

3 000.2

3 099.4

3 204.4

Queensland

2 302.6

2 324.9

2 347.3

2 360.5

2 416.4

South Australia

805.2

801.8

804.7

812.4

824.4

Western Australia

1 311.7

1 316.8

1 324.6

1 306.4

1 325.3

Tasmania

231.7

237.7

240.4

237.8

244.4

Northern Territory

129.5

132.0

135.1

135.6

137.2

Australian Capital Territory

211.8

212.2

213.1

218.3

223.8

Australia

11 468.4

11 558.2

11 788.0

11 985.6

12 248.8

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.5

0.7

2.7

2.5

1.5

Victoria

1.2

1.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Queensland

0.7

1.0

1.0

0.6

2.4

South Australia

-0.3

-0.4

0.4

1.0

1.5

Western Australia

0.7

0.4

0.6

-1.4

1.4

Tasmania

-1.2

2.6

1.1

-1.1

2.8

Northern Territory

2.8

1.9

2.3

0.3

1.2

Australian Capital Territory

0.3

0.2

0.4

2.4

2.5

Australia

1.0

0.8

2.0

1.7

2.2

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, January 2018

1.2 Unemployment

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

212.9

220.4

227.2

205.9

196.6

Victoria

179.9

206.0

195.3

191.9

203.0

Queensland

142.5

159.1

156.9

153.5

156.8

South Australia

54.3

57.7

64.3

59.5

55.8

Western Australia

63.2

71.4

82.7

84.4

83.3

Tasmania

19.3

18.5

16.9

16.5

15.3

Northern Territory

6.9

5.4

6.0

5.3

5.6

Australian Capital Territory

9.3

9.5

10.7

8.9

9.4

Australia

688.5

748.0

759.9

726.0

725.7

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.7

6.1

5.3

5.1

4.8

Victoria

6.3

6.6

6.1

6.0

5.7

Queensland

6.0

6.7

6.0

6.2

5.9

South Australia

6.7

6.8

7.1

6.6

5.9

Western Australia

4.6

5.4

6.0

6.5

6.0

Tasmania

7.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

5.8

Northern Territory

4.1

3.7

4.1

3.6

4.7

Australian Capital Territory

3.8

4.8

4.9

3.8

3.9

Australia

5.9

6.2

5.8

5.7

5.5

(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, January 2018

1.3 Labour force

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 812.4

3 844.6

3 949.8

4 021.1

4 069.6

Victoria

3 056.2

3 114.6

3 195.5

3 291.4

3 407.4

Queensland

2 445.1

2 484.0

2 504.1

2 514.0

2 573.2

South Australia

859.5

859.4

869.1

871.9

880.2

Western Australia

1 374.9

1 388.2

1 407.3

1 390.8

1 408.6

Tasmania

251.0

256.2

257.2

254.3

259.7

Northern Territory

136.5

137.5

141.1

140.9

142.8

Australian Capital Territory

221.2

221.8

223.8

227.2

233.1

Australia

12 156.8

12 306.2

12 547.9

12 711.5

12 974.6

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.1

63.1

64.4

63.4

64.3

Victoria

64.6

65.0

64.8

65.8

66.1

Queensland

65.7

65.3

65.9

64.1

66.0

South Australia

62.1

61.7

62.0

62.2

62.2

Western Australia

68.1

68.7

68.3

67.3

68.4

Tasmania

59.8

61.4

60.6

59.9

60.9

Northern Territory

75.5

73.8

74.7

77.3

76.0

Australian Capital Territory

71.1

70.3

70.6

70.4

72.7

Australia

64.6

64.7

65.2

64.7

65.5

(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, January 2018

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE)

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 414.5

1 475.7

1 519.7

1 538.4

1 565.9

Victoria

1 363.8

1 388.4

1 410.7

1 477.3

1 516.0

Queensland

1 422.8

1 447.9

1 443.8

1 471.2

1 512.0

South Australia

1 300.6

1 352.8

1 362.1

1 430.5

1 444.6

Western Australia

1 632.4

1 657.2

1 700.0

1 700.9

1 728.8

Tasmania

1 267.3

1 256.8

1 303.9

1 339.9

1 354.5

Northern Territory

1 449.1

1 435.6

1 533.3

1 604.1

1 632.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 687.0

1 682.8

1 711.3

1 736.2

1 788.6

Australia

1 429.0

1 465.6

1 491.8

1 524.7

1 556.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.7

4.3

3.0

1.2

1.8

Victoria

3.8

1.8

1.6

4.7

2.6

Queensland

5.7

1.8

-0.3

1.9

2.8

South Australia

3.8

4.0

0.7

5.0

1.0

Western Australia

5.1

1.5

2.6

0.1

1.6

Tasmania

4.6

-0.8

3.7

2.8

1.1

Northern Territory

2.6

-0.9

6.8

4.6

1.8

Australian Capital Territory

4.2

-0.2

1.7

1.5

3.0

Australia

4.1

2.6

1.8

2.2

2.1

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

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

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, November 2017

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 529.3

1 558.3

1 574.8

1 571.7

1 565.9

Victoria

1 468.9

1 460.8

1 464.3

1 510.9

1 516.0

Queensland

1 534.1

1 519.5

1 492.4

1 497.4

1 512.0

South Australia

1 386.9

1 407.8

1 401.6

1 458.0

1 444.6

Western Australia

1 722.6

1 701.9

1 723.2

1 715.4

1 728.8

Tasmania

1 354.3

1 315.1

1 349.8

1 369.3

1 354.5

Northern Territory

1 504.6

1 449.2

1 540.7

1 614.5

1 632.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 791.5

1 751.7

1 770.0

1 773.9

1 788.6

Australia

1 534.9

1 536.0

1 540.3

1 554.4

1 556.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.2

1.9

1.1

-0.2

-0.4

Victoria

1.3

-0.6

0.2

3.2

0.3

Queensland

3.4

-1.0

-1.8

0.3

1.0

South Australia

1.6

1.5

-0.4

4.0

-0.9

Western Australia

2.4

-1.2

1.3

-0.5

0.8

Tasmania

2.7

-2.9

2.6

1.4

-1.1

Northern Territory

-1.3

-3.7

6.3

4.8

1.1

Australian Capital Territory

2.0

-2.2

1.0

0.2

0.8

Australia

1.6

0.1

0.3

0.9

0.1

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2017 dollars;
converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

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

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, Nov 2017; ABS, Consumer Price Index,
cat. no. 6401.0, Dec 2017

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 313.6

1 348.0

1 388.8

1 421.9

1 443.8

Victoria

1 281.3

1 277.1

1 278.1

1 314.2

1 344.5

Queensland

1 354.8

1 352.9

1 323.7

1 354.8

1 396.3

South Australia

1 227.7

1 280.4

1 241.0

1 267.9

1 285.9

Western Australia

1 641.4

1 662.0

1 657.8

1 636.5

1 645.9

Tasmania

1 115.3

1 132.1

1 163.2

1 163.3

1 227.5

Northern Territory

1 450.7

1 436.4

1 508.5

1 650.2

1 683.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 545.9

1 511.5

1 530.4

1 513.4

1 570.8

Australia

1 352.3

1 368.1

1 372.2

1 396.5

1 422.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.2

2.6

3.0

2.4

1.5

Victoria

4.8

-0.3

0.1

2.8

2.3

Queensland

4.3

-0.1

-2.2

2.3

3.1

South Australia

4.2

4.3

-3.1

2.2

1.4

Western Australia

3.6

1.3

-0.3

-1.3

0.6

Tasmania

3.1

1.5

2.8

0.0

5.5

Northern Territory

0.8

-1.0

5.0

9.4

2.0

Australian Capital Territory

-1.0

-2.2

1.3

-1.1

3.8

Australia

3.6

1.2

0.3

1.8

1.9

(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, November 2017

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

899.8

905.0

940.1

970.7

996.3

Victoria

823.8

843.0

867.3

892.3

934.0

Queensland

814.5

854.9

897.5

894.0

894.9

South Australia

793.2

856.6

836.5

844.7

879.9

Western Australia

903.4

943.6

959.7

963.6

976.7

Tasmania

765.2

771.4

778.1

786.2

827.2

Northern Territory

1 008.5

1 006.6

1 048.5

1 097.9

1 143.5

Australian Capital Territory

1 171.1

1 160.5

1 206.1

1 217.5

1 225.8

Australia

861.3

884.6

911.3

929.1

953.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.6

0.6

3.9

3.3

2.6

Victoria

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.9

4.7

Queensland

0.3

5.0

5.0

-0.4

0.1

South Australia

4.7

8.0

-2.3

1.0

4.2

Western Australia

7.4

4.5

1.7

0.4

1.4

Tasmania

1.4

0.8

0.9

1.0

5.2

Northern Territory

2.3

-0.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

Australian Capital Territory

-1.5

-0.9

3.9

0.9

0.7

Australia

3.6

2.7

3.0

2.0

2.6

(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, November 2017

2.5 Wage price index

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

116.8

119.6

122.1

124.7

127.2

Victoria

116.7

120.0

122.9

125.2

128.2

Queensland

117.3

120.3

122.6

125.0

127.7

South Australia

117.2

120.2

123.0

125.7

128.1

Western Australia

119.5

122.3

124.5

126.2

128.1

Tasmania

116.7

119.6

122.2

125.1

127.9

Northern Territory

117.8

121.1

124.0

126.6

128.0

Australian Capital Territory

117.5

119.5

121.4

123.7

126.1

Australia

117.2

120.2

122.7

125.1

127.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

Victoria

2.5

2.8

2.4

1.9

2.4

Queensland

2.5

2.6

1.9

2.0

2.2

South Australia

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

Western Australia

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.5

Tasmania

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.2

Northern Territory

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.1

Australian Capital Territory

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.9

Australia

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.0

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, cat. no. 6345.0, December 2017

2.6 Consumer price index

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

103.8

106.3

108.3

109.8

112.2

Melbourne

103.5

105.9

107.4

109.0

111.4

Brisbane

103.2

106.1

107.7

109.4

111.3

Adelaide

103.1

105.7

106.9

107.9

110.0

Perth

103.6

106.5

107.9

108.4

109.4

Hobart

102.3

104.5

105.6

107.0

109.3

Darwin

105.1

108.1

108.6

108.4

109.1

Canberra

102.9

105.0

105.7

107.0

109.3

Weighted average eight
capital cities

103.5

106.1

107.7

109.1

111.2

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.4

2.2

Melbourne

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.5

2.3

Brisbane

2.2

2.7

1.5

1.6

1.8

Adelaide

2.1

2.5

1.1

1.0

1.9

Perth

2.6

2.8

1.3

0.5

0.9

Hobart

1.8

2.1

1.1

1.3

2.2

Darwin

3.9

2.9

0.5

-0.2

0.6

Canberra

2.1

2.0

0.6

1.2

2.2

Weighted average eight
capital cities

2.4

2.5

1.5

1.3

1.9

(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, December 2017

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

498 183

507 960

522 164

542 281

557 861

Victoria

355 317

362 564

373 055

386 140

399 009

Queensland

285 936

292 155

295 602

303 352

308 709

South Australia

97 402

98 069

99 298

99 627

101 791

Western Australia

217 985

230 934

237 105

239 581

233 152

Tasmania

27 195

27 575

27 890

28 264

28 577

Northern Territory

23 049

23 576

24 003

24 461

25 427

Australian Capital Territory

33 437

33 857

34 561

35 898

37 566

Australia

1 537 561

1 576 897

1 613 972

1 659 604

1 692 092

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.0

2.0

2.8

3.9

2.9

Victoria

1.1

2.0

2.9

3.5

3.3

Queensland

2.8

2.2

1.2

2.6

1.8

South Australia

1.2

0.7

1.3

0.3

2.2

Western Australia

6.0

5.9

2.7

1.0

-2.7

Tasmania

-0.3

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1

Northern Territory

12.2

2.3

1.8

1.9

4.0

Australian Capital Territory

2.5

1.3

2.1

3.9

4.6

Australia

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.0

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

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2016-17

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

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

New South Wales

67 703

68 069

68 950

70 597

71 541

Victoria

62 205

62 106

62 528

63 327

63 900

Queensland

62 008

62 308

62 191

63 024

63 212

South Australia

58 562

58 429

58 616

58 376

59 285

Western Australia

88 515

92 072

93 605

93 918

90 799

Tasmania

53 105

53 727

54 227

54 766

55 056

Northern Territory

96 264

96 994

98 682

100 083

103 763

Australian Capital Territory

87 995

87 551

88 030

89 840

92 436

Australia

67 028

67 623

68 187

69 121

69 402

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

0.5

1.3

2.4

1.3

Victoria

-1.0

-0.2

0.7

1.3

0.9

Queensland

0.8

0.5

-0.2

1.3

0.3

South Australia

0.2

-0.2

0.3

-0.4

1.6

Western Australia

2.7

4.0

1.7

0.3

-3.3

Tasmania

-0.4

1.2

0.9

1.0

0.5

Northern Territory

9.1

0.8

1.7

1.4

3.7

Australian Capital Territory

0.3

-0.5

0.5

2.1

2.9

Australia

0.8

0.9

0.8

1.4

0.4

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

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2016-17

3.3 Labour productivity

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

359.6

357.8

369.3

361.7

378.8

Victoria

332.2

325.8

335.3

329.5

332.9

Queensland

318.4

311.1

320.4

321.9

334.1

South Australia

323.0

319.0

325.6

325.9

333.7

Western Australia

418.9

437.1

449.3

460.2

461.7

Tasmania

323.5

320.3

319.0

316.0

323.9

Northern Territory

429.1

415.3

426.7

422.1

444.0

Australian Capital Territory

423.5

425.0

435.4

436.2

460.1

Australia

350.1

348.1

358.3

355.4

365.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.3

-0.5

3.2

-2.1

4.7

Victoria

0.5

-1.9

2.9

-1.7

1.0

Queensland

4.0

-2.3

3.0

0.5

3.8

South Australia

1.6

-1.2

2.1

0.1

2.4

Western Australia

3.9

4.3

2.8

2.4

0.3

Tasmania

1.7

-1.0

-0.4

-0.9

2.5

Northern Territory

9.0

-3.2

2.7

-1.1

5.2

Australian Capital Territory

2.3

0.3

2.4

0.2

5.5

Australia

2.0

-0.6

2.9

-0.8

2.8

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

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

Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2016-17; ABS, Labour force, detailed, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, January 2018

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Value – $ million

New South Wales

81 772

88 813

93 698

97 953

100 640

Victoria

65 574

69 613

73 320

76 508

79 270

Queensland

55 900

57 682

59 585

61 284

62 074

South Australia

17 559

18 187

19 017

19 813

20 511

Western Australia

32 205

32 797

33 687

34 052

34 010

Tasmania

5 187

5 550

5 760

6 042

6 205

Northern Territory

2 953

3 080

3 092

3 124

3 125

Australian Capital Territory

4 950

5 002

5 233

5 589

5 729

Australia

266 100

280 724

293 391

304 365

311 565

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.0

8.6

5.5

4.5

2.7

Victoria

2.1

6.2

5.3

4.3

3.6

Queensland

4.4

3.2

3.3

2.9

1.3

South Australia

0.8

3.6

4.6

4.2

3.5

Western Australia

3.1

1.8

2.7

1.1

-0.1

Tasmania

1.5

7.0

3.8

4.9

2.7

Northern Territory

2.7

4.3

0.4

1.0

0.1

Australian Capital Territory

3.9

1.0

4.6

6.8

2.5

Australia

3.2

5.5

4.5

3.7

2.4

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, cat. no.  8501.0, January 2018

4.2 Dwelling approvals

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Number (a)

New South Wales

49 175

55 584

71 501

74 662

70 864

Victoria

49 833

60 895

68 669

68 104

69 980

Queensland

35 932

40 173

50 818

48 012

41 844

South Australia

10 652

11 778

11 370

12 167

12 249

Western Australia

28 690

33 088

28 660

21 907

19 576

Tasmania

1 898

2 551

2 781

2 158

2 639

Northern Territory

2 294

2 000

1 666

1 278

  799

Australian Capital Territory

4 801

3 938

4 222

6 157

4 337

Australia

183 275

210 007

239 687

234 445

222 288

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

26.6

13.0

28.6

4.4

-5.1

Victoria

-4.4

22.2

12.8

-0.8

2.8

Queensland

24.2

11.8

26.5

-5.5

-12.8

South Australia

27.2

10.6

-3.5

7.0

0.7

Western Australia

32.3

15.3

-13.4

-23.6

-10.6

Tasmania

-5.6

34.4

9.0

-22.4

22.3

Northern Territory

19.5

-12.8

-16.7

-23.3

-37.5

Australian Capital Territory

26.5

-18.0

7.2

45.8

-29.6

Australia

16.2

14.6

14.1

-2.2

-5.2

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

Source: ABS, Building Approvals, cat. no. 8731.0, January 2018

4.3 Business investment

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

58 412

53 034

54 357

55 688

55 447

Victoria

35 746

39 346

42 154

42 576

43 423

Queensland

72 027

69 876

53 481

40 225

40 286

South Australia

12 419

12 322

12 657

11 318

8 863

Western Australia

80 473

72 824

65 802

53 267

38 018

Tasmania

2 440

2 352

2 493

2 352

2 438

Northern Territory

10 562

10 335

9 161

6 962

9 071

Australian Capital Territory

2 616

2 230

2 282

2 353

2 442

Australia

274 502

262 184

242 403

214 741

199 989

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

7.3

-9.2

2.5

2.4

-0.4

Victoria

-8.1

10.1

7.1

1.0

2.0

Queensland

5.8

-3.0

-23.5

-24.8

0.2

South Australia

0.5

-0.8

2.7

-10.6

-21.7

Western Australia

5.6

-9.5

-9.6

-19.0

-28.6

Tasmania

-17.1

-3.6

6.0

-5.7

3.7

Northern Territory

103.5

-2.1

-11.4

-24.0

30.3

Australian Capital Territory

4.0

-14.8

2.3

3.1

3.8

Australia

5.3

-4.5

-7.5

-11.4

-6.9

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

Note: National account data is only available for financial years.

Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2016-17

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

57 956

64 369

83 386

86 782

90 132

Victoria

47 574

51 059

61 482

66 549

72 745

Queensland

32 210

35 797

38 510

41 137

41 194

South Australia

10 239

11 046

11 979

13 014

12 755

Western Australia

27 400

28 829

27 424

24 806

22 372

Tasmania

2 128

2 392

2 463

2 738

2 940

Northern Territory

1 455

1 658

1 389

1 184

1 078

Australian Capital Territory

3 404

3 643

4 227

4 532

4 938

Australia

182 365

198 794

230 861

240 742

248 153

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

11.6

11.1

29.5

4.1

3.9

Victoria

7.4

7.3

20.4

8.2

9.3

Queensland

9.8

11.1

7.6

6.8

0.1

South Australia

16.0

7.9

8.4

8.6

-2.0

Western Australia

19.2

5.2

-4.9

-9.5

-9.8

Tasmania

10.4

12.4

3.0

11.2

7.4

Northern Territory

6.0

14.0

-16.2

-14.8

-8.9

Australian Capital Territory

17.8

7.0

16.0

7.2

9.0

Australia

11.5

9.0

16.1

4.3

3.1

(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, January 2018

5.2 Home loan size

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

New South Wales

338.7

363.3

414.1

428.3

438.9

Victoria

301.7

327.4

359.2

369.5

383.1

Queensland

280.3

294.0

307.9

316.5

322.2

South Australia

246.7

258.0

271.8

279.0

288.5

Western Australia

302.4

329.8

336.1

332.6

335.5

Tasmania

212.4

217.1

219.4

232.6

239.4

Northern Territory

328.1

342.2

325.2

316.4

307.0

Australian Capital Territory

325.7

325.3

347.5

362.3

364.1

Australia

303.6

324.7

354.9

363.7

374.1

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.7

7.3

14.0

3.4

2.5

Victoria

1.1

8.5

9.7

2.9

3.7

Queensland

-1.1

4.9

4.7

2.8

1.8

South Australia

0.9

4.6

5.4

2.6

3.4

Western Australia

5.7

9.1

1.9

-1.1

0.9

Tasmania

-2.3

2.2

1.0

6.0

3.0

Northern Territory

2.4

4.3

-5.0

-2.7

-3.0

Australian Capital Territory

-2.6

-0.1

6.8

4.3

0.5

Australia

1.7

7.0

9.3

2.5

2.9

(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, January 2018

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.

Note: 2016-17 data will be available around April 2018.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, 2015-16;  Australian National Accounts:
State Accounts, cat, no. 5220.0, 2015-16

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.

Note: 2016-17 data will be available around April 2018.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, 2015-16

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.

Note: 2016-17 data will be released around April 2018.

Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, cat. no. 5506.0, 2015-16

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

37 044

36 599

37 032

36 193

44 081

Victoria

21 710

23 964

23 609

23 323

24 736

Queensland

44 433

44 813

46 488

47 867

66 176

South Australia

10 711

12 354

11 322

11 567

11 407

Western Australia

115 588

130 426

110 775

99 635

120 636

Tasmania

3 026

2 753

2 542

2 848

2 758

Northern Territory

5 958

6 804

6 177

4 701

4 879

Australian Capital Territory

  7

  1

  6

  14

  21

Australia (b)

246 978

272 922

254 552

243 423

290 859

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  7.6

  7.3

  7.2

  6.7

  7.6

Victoria

  6.3

  6.7

  6.4

  6.0

  6.1

Queensland

  15.8

  15.5

  15.7

  15.8

  20.2

South Australia

  11.2

  12.6

  11.4

  11.6

  11.0

Western Australia

  46.9

  48.5

  44.1

  41.6

  48.7

Tasmania

  11.4

  10.1

  9.2

  10.1

  9.4

Northern Territory

  25.8

  27.9

  25.3

  19.2

  18.8

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.1

Australia (b)

  16.1

  17.1

  15.7

  14.7

  16.6

(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.

Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, cat. no. 5368.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts:
State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2016-17

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.

Note: December 2017 data is due for release in June 2018.

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

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

New South Wales

76.7

75.5

75.8

77.5

77.5

Victoria

82.0

81.2

83.1

84.1

84.8

Queensland

81.8

82.2

84.0

85.9

86.7

South Australia

83.9

86.3

87.8

89.9

92.2

Western Australia

76.4

77.8

81.0

85.9

81.0

Tasmania

70.0

67.1

67.8

69.4

72.1

Northern Territory

62.9

62.1

62.9

68.1

63.8

Australian Capital Territory

90.0

89.3

90.4

92.4

95.1

Australia

79.5

79.3

80.7

82.5

82.7

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

New South Wales

74.6

75.0

76.7

78.1

78.2

Victoria

82.0

82.2

83.7

85.2

86.4

Queensland

83.0

83.7

85.2

87.1

88.4

South Australia

86.3

88.8

90.6

93.0

95.7

Western Australia

78.4

79.5

82.2

89.3

82.8

Tasmania

69.8

67.6

68.7

68.4

71.7

Northern Territory

55.3

55.6

55.8

59.6

53.7

Australian Capital Territory

89.4

89.8

91.6

94.6

96.6

Australia

79.3

79.9

81.6

83.6

84.0

(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, 2017

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  86.8

  87.6

  88.2

  88.6

  88.7

Victoria

  82.0

  83.1

  84.0

  84.8

  85.2

Queensland

  81.6

  82.8

  83.7

  84.5

  85.4

South Australia

  81.3

  82.3

  83.3

  84.0

  84.8

Western Australia

  72.9

  75.3

  77.8

  80.1

  82.4

Tasmania

  76.1

  77.0

  77.3

  76.7

  76.5

Northern Territory

  77.4

  80.7

  84.5

  87.4

  88.9

Australian Capital Territory

  54.9

  57.0

  57.9

  60.0

  61.8

Australia

  82.2

  83.4

  84.3

  85.1

  85.7

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

Note: This data is only published on a financial year basis.

Source: Department of Health and Ageing,  Annual Medicare Statistics, 2016-17

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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