RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2019–20   6 May 2020

State Statistical Bulletin 2019

Gregory O'Brien

Statistics and Mapping

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2 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 2019, where available, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2019.

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

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4 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.

Contents

Executive summary

Introduction

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

1.3 Labour force

1.4 Youth unemployment

1.5 Underemployment

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2.5 Wage price index

2.6 Consumer price index

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Gross state product

3.2 Gross state product per capita

3.3 Labour productivity

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

4.2 Dwelling approvals

4.3 Business investment

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 General government sector fiscal balance

6.2 State and local government taxation revenue

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 Merchandise exports

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

8.2 Capped apparent school retention rates

8.3 General practice bulk billing

Glossary

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 714.9

3 811.4

3 875.1

4 010.0

4 126.3

Victoria

2 994.4

3 096.0

3 205.8

3 293.1

3 404.1

Queensland

2 343.5

2 358.3

2 417.2

2 484.4

2 527.3

South Australia

804.0

812.2

825.0

842.8

851.8

Western Australia

1 321.9

1 303.7

1 320.4

1 339.6

1 352.7

Tasmania

240.2

237.8

245.7

249.4

249.9

Northern Territory

134.8

135.7

138.2

136.6

130.8

Australian Capital Territory

212.5

218.0

224.7

228.2

231.2

Australia

11 766.3

11 973.1

12 252.0

12 584.1

12 874.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.7

2.6

1.7

3.5

2.9

Victoria

3.1

3.4

3.5

2.7

3.4

Queensland

0.9

0.6

2.5

2.8

1.7

South Australia

0.3

1.0

1.6

2.2

1.1

Western Australia

0.7

-1.4

1.3

1.5

1.0

Tasmania

1.1

-1.0

3.3

1.5

0.2

Northern Territory

2.5

0.6

1.9

-1.2

-4.3

Australian Capital Territory

0.3

2.6

3.0

1.6

1.3

Australia

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.7

2.3

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, February 2020

1.2 Unemployment

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

226.7

205.7

196.6

198.1

192.5

Victoria

194.8

191.7

203.0

172.7

169.1

Queensland

156.6

153.3

156.8

163.3

165.5

South Australia

64.3

59.5

55.8

50.8

56.7

Western Australia

82.5

84.2

83.0

88.7

84.9

Tasmania

16.8

16.5

15.4

15.6

16.9

Northern Territory

5.9

5.3

5.6

6.1

6.9

Australian Capital Territory

10.6

8.9

9.4

8.7

8.2

Australia

758.3

725.1

725.6

704.0

700.8

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.3

4.6

Victoria

6.0

5.9

5.7

4.6

5.0

Queensland

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.1

6.0

South Australia

7.1

6.6

6.0

5.9

6.0

Western Australia

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.3

5.5

Tasmania

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.7

Northern Territory

4.2

3.3

4.2

4.6

5.5

Australian Capital Territory

4.8

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.0

Australia

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.1

(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, February 2020

1.3 Labour force

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 941.6

4 017.1

4 071.7

4 208.1

4 318.8

Victoria

3 189.3

3 287.7

3 408.8

3 465.8

3 573.2

Queensland

2 500.1

2 511.6

2 573.9

2 647.7

2 692.8

South Australia

868.3

871.7

880.8

893.5

908.5

Western Australia

1 404.4

1 387.8

1 403.4

1 428.3

1 437.6

Tasmania

257.0

254.3

261.1

265.0

266.8

Northern Territory

140.8

141.0

143.8

142.7

137.7

Australian Capital Territory

223.1

226.9

234.0

236.9

239.4

Australia

12 524.5

12 698.1

12 977.6

13 288.1

13 574.8

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

64.4

63.5

64.5

65.0

65.4

Victoria

64.9

65.7

66.0

65.9

66.5

Queensland

65.8

64.2

66.0

65.6

65.9

South Australia

62.1

62.2

62.5

62.8

62.5

Western Australia

68.3

67.2

68.2

68.4

68.2

Tasmania

60.6

59.8

61.2

60.5

61.3

Northern Territory

74.8

77.1

75.7

73.8

74.9

Australian Capital Territory

70.5

70.3

72.5

69.6

70.9

Australia

65.2

64.7

65.6

65.6

66.0

(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, February 2020

1.4 Youth unemployment

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

80.2

76.6

72.6

71.1

70.6

Victoria

76.9

70.6

71.6

63.3

59.2

Queensland

59.1

59.8

60.1

60.1

66.6

South Australia

22.9

20.7

22.9

18.6

21.3

Western Australia

24.5

26.9

29.8

32.3

30.3

Tasmania

6.7

6.9

6.0

6.5

6.1

Northern Territory

2.2

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.2

Australian Capital Territory

4.2

3.7

4.1

3.4

3.5

Australia

276.6

266.8

268.8

257.5

259.8

Youth unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

12.3

11.7

11.0

10.3

10.1

Victoria

14.5

13.0

13.0

11.4

10.3

Queensland

13.1

13.5

13.1

12.8

14.2

South Australia

15.6

14.6

16.0

12.6

14.2

Western Australia

10.7

11.8

13.6

14.5

13.8

Tasmania

15.3

16.1

13.7

15.1

14.0

Northern Territory

9.5

7.3

8.7

10.8

11.7

Australian Capital Territory

12.0

9.9

10.5

8.9

8.5

Australia

13.1

12.6

12.6

11.8

11.7

(a) 15-24 year olds, annual average of monthly data.

(b) 15-24 year olds, annual average of monthly rates, original terms.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, February 2020

1.5 Underemployment

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number underemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

314.0

318.4

324.0

333.4

334.1

Victoria

283.7

299.2

293.4

279.2

296.7

Queensland

214.9

208.0

221.7

235.8

230.4

South Australia

83.9

87.6

85.2

85.1

82.1

Western Australia

111.5

126.5

137.3

132.9

131.6

Tasmania

26.4

23.7

26.6

26.2

27.9

Northern Territory

6.6

7.0

7.1

6.1

7.8

Australian Capital Territory

14.9

13.3

14.5

14.8

14.0

Australia

1 055.8

1 083.7

1 109.7

1 113.5

1 124.7

Underemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

7.7

8.0

8.3

7.7

8.2

Victoria

9.1

9.2

8.4

8.1

8.3

Queensland

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.6

South Australia

10.4

10.0

9.3

9.1

9.6

Western Australia

8.9

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.1

Tasmania

9.9

9.6

10.5

10.1

11.0

Northern Territory

5.1

5.2

4.6

4.9

5.6

Australian Capital Territory

6.5

5.8

5.7

6.3

5.8

Australia

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.5

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Number underemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at December.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, February 2020

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 519.7

1 538.4

1 565.9

1 614.1

1 672.2

Victoria

1 410.7

1 477.3

1 516.0

1 557.1

1 627.5

Queensland

1 443.8

1 471.2

1 512.0

1 558.0

1 593.3

South Australia

1 362.1

1 430.5

1 444.6

1 455.4

1 489.5

Western Australia

1 700.0

1 700.9

1 728.8

1 748.7

1 779.3

Tasmania

1 303.9

1 339.9

1 354.5

1 389.4

1 435.2

Northern Territory

1 533.3

1 604.1

1 632.2

1 655.9

1 687.7

Australian Capital Territory

1 711.3

1 736.2

1 788.6

1 811.7

1 819.8

Australia

1 491.8

1 524.7

1 556.4

1 595.4

1 646.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.0

1.2

1.8

3.1

3.6

Victoria

1.6

4.7

2.6

2.7

4.5

Queensland

-0.3

1.9

2.8

3.0

2.3

South Australia

0.7

5.0

1.0

0.8

2.3

Western Australia

2.6

0.1

1.6

1.2

1.7

Tasmania

3.7

2.8

1.1

2.6

3.3

Northern Territory

6.8

4.6

1.8

1.5

1.9

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

1.5

3.0

1.3

0.4

Australia

1.8

2.2

2.1

2.5

3.2

(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 2019

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 630.2

1 627.0

1 621.0

1 639.1

1 672.2

Victoria

1 520.4

1 568.8

1 574.2

1 581.3

1 627.5

Queensland

1 544.4

1 549.6

1 564.6

1 585.5

1 593.3

South Australia

1 455.1

1 513.6

1 499.7

1 480.0

1 489.5

Western Australia

1 768.5

1 760.5

1 774.2

1 774.8

1 779.3

Tasmania

1 416.5

1 437.0

1 421.4

1 421.9

1 435.2

Northern Territory

1 567.1

1 642.2

1 660.3

1 664.5

1 687.7

Australian Capital Territory

1 846.6

1 850.6

1 865.9

1 843.2

1 819.8

Australia

1 595.0

1 609.6

1 611.7

1 621.1

1 646.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.1

-0.2

-0.4

1.1

2.0

Victoria

0.2

3.2

0.3

0.5

2.9

Queensland

-1.8

0.3

1.0

1.3

0.5

South Australia

-0.4

4.0

-0.9

-1.3

0.6

Western Australia

1.3

-0.5

0.8

0.0

0.3

Tasmania

2.6

1.4

-1.1

0.0

0.9

Northern Territory

6.3

4.8

1.1

0.3

1.4

Australian Capital Territory

1.0

0.2

0.8

-1.2

-1.3

Australia

0.3

0.9

0.1

0.6

1.6

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2019 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 2019; ABS, Consumer Price Index, cat. no. 6401.0, Dec 2019

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 388.8

1 421.9

1 443.8

1 466.9

1 528.2

Victoria

1 278.1

1 314.2

1 344.5

1 393.9

1 428.8

Queensland

1 323.7

1 354.8

1 396.3

1 450.7

1 452.9

South Australia

1 241.0

1 267.9

1 285.9

1 265.8

1 307.7

Western Australia

1 657.8

1 636.5

1 645.9

1 641.9

1 667.8

Tasmania

1 163.2

1 163.3

1 227.5

1 258.9

1 274.4

Northern Territory

1 508.5

1 650.2

1 683.4

1 613.6

1 590.6

Australian Capital Territory

1 530.4

1 513.4

1 570.8

1 661.2

1 590.2

Australia

1 372.2

1 396.5

1 422.5

1 452.9

1 486.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.0

2.4

1.5

1.6

4.2

Victoria

0.1

2.8

2.3

3.7

2.5

Queensland

-2.2

2.3

3.1

3.9

0.2

South Australia

-3.1

2.2

1.4

-1.6

3.3

Western Australia

-0.3

-1.3

0.6

-0.2

1.6

Tasmania

2.8

0.0

5.5

2.6

1.2

Northern Territory

5.0

9.4

2.0

-4.1

-1.4

Australian Capital Territory

1.3

-1.1

3.8

5.8

-4.3

Australia

0.3

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.3

(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 2019

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

940.1

970.7

996.3

1 041.9

1 057.8

Victoria

867.3

892.3

934.0

963.8

1 010.0

Queensland

897.5

894.0

894.9

940.5

1 000.8

South Australia

836.5

844.7

879.9

897.2

911.6

Western Australia

959.7

963.6

976.7

966.8

975.3

Tasmania

778.1

786.2

827.2

849.6

865.2

Northern Territory

1 048.5

1 097.9

1 143.5

1 160.4

1 221.7

Australian Capital Territory

1 206.1

1 217.5

1 225.8

1 259.7

1 306.1

Australia

911.3

929.1

953.2

986.3

1 019.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.9

3.3

2.6

4.6

1.5

Victoria

2.9

2.9

4.7

3.2

4.8

Queensland

5.0

-0.4

0.1

5.1

6.4

South Australia

-2.3

1.0

4.2

2.0

1.6

Western Australia

1.7

0.4

1.4

-1.0

0.9

Tasmania

0.9

1.0

5.2

2.7

1.8

Northern Territory

4.2

4.7

4.2

1.5

5.3

Australian Capital Territory

3.9

0.9

0.7

2.8

3.7

Australia

3.0

2.0

2.6

3.5

3.3

(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 2019

2.5 Wage price index

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

122.1

124.7

127.2

130.3

133.1

Victoria

122.9

125.2

128.2

131.6

135.1

Queensland

122.6

125.0

127.7

130.6

133.0

South Australia

123.0

125.7

128.1

131.1

134.1

Western Australia

124.5

126.2

128.1

130.1

132.3

Tasmania

122.2

125.1

127.9

131.2

134.6

Northern Territory

124.0

126.6

128.0

130.8

134.1

Australian Capital Territory

121.4

123.7

126.1

128.6

131.6

Australia

122.7

125.1

127.7

130.6

133.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.1

Victoria

2.4

1.9

2.4

2.7

2.7

Queensland

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

1.8

South Australia

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.3

2.3

Western Australia

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Tasmania

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.6

Northern Territory

2.4

2.1

1.1

2.2

2.5

Australian Capital Territory

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

Australia

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.2

(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 2019

2.6 Consumer price index

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

108.3

109.8

112.2

114.4

116.2

Melbourne

107.4

109.0

111.4

113.9

115.7

Brisbane

107.7

109.4

111.3

113.2

115.2

Adelaide

106.9

107.9

110.0

112.3

114.2

Perth

107.9

108.4

109.4

110.6

112.2

Hobart

105.6

107.0

109.3

112.1

114.7

Darwin

108.6

108.4

109.1

110.4

111.0

Canberra

105.7

107.0

109.3

112.1

114.0

Weighted average eight
capital cities

107.7

109.1

111.2

113.3

115.1

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

1.9

1.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

Melbourne

1.4

1.5

2.3

2.2

1.6

Brisbane

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.8

Adelaide

1.1

1.0

1.9

2.1

1.7

Perth

1.3

0.5

0.9

1.1

1.5

Hobart

1.1

1.3

2.2

2.5

2.3

Darwin

0.5

-0.2

0.6

1.2

0.5

Canberra

0.6

1.2

2.2

2.5

1.7

Weighted average eight
capital cities

1.5

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

(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 2019

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Gross state product

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

549 534

570 349

588 454

603 143

614 409

Victoria

389 391

402 564

418 885

432 993

446 079

Queensland

323 849

331 726

339 652

352 248

357 044

South Australia

102 333

102 602

104 125

106 477

107 990

Western Australia

253 346

256 383

251 941

258 120

260 640

Tasmania

28 865

29 364

29 685

30 710

31 819

Northern Territory

25 105

25 601

25 977

26 501

26 109

Australian Capital Territory

35 681

37 062

38 280

39 686

40 879

Australia

1 708 151

1 755 478

1 797 041

1 849 880

1 884 969

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6

3.8

3.2

2.5

1.9

Victoria

2.8

3.4

4.1

3.4

3.0

Queensland

1.0

2.4

2.4

3.7

1.4

South Australia

0.9

0.3

1.5

2.3

1.4

Western Australia

2.5

1.2

-1.7

2.5

1.0

Tasmania

1.1

1.7

1.1

3.5

3.6

Northern Territory

2.5

2.0

1.5

2.0

-1.5

Australian Capital Territory

2.3

3.9

3.3

3.7

3.0

Australia

2.2

2.8

2.4

2.9

1.9

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2019-20 figures will be released in November 2020.

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2018-19

3.2 Gross state product per capita

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

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

New South Wales

72 669

74 347

75 426

76 133

76 361

Victoria

65 361

66 069

67 077

67 793

68 350

Queensland

68 218

69 039

69 546

70 976

70 662

South Australia

60 441

60 144

60 629

61 613

61 965

Western Australia

100 191

100 631

98 272

99 955

100 003

Tasmania

56 153

56 941

57 108

58 493

59 863

Northern Territory

103 420

104 885

105 520

107 352

106 196

Australian Capital Territory

91 026

92 916

93 941

95 345

96 456

Australia

72 265

73 201

73 694

74 680

74 873

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.2

2.3

1.5

0.9

0.3

Victoria

0.6

1.1

1.5

1.1

0.8

Queensland

-0.3

1.2

0.7

2.1

-0.4

South Australia

0.0

-0.5

0.8

1.6

0.6

Western Australia

1.4

0.4

-2.3

1.7

0.0

Tasmania

0.9

1.4

0.3

2.4

2.3

Northern Territory

2.3

1.4

0.6

1.7

-1.1

Australian Capital Territory

0.8

2.1

1.1

1.5

1.2

Australia

0.7

1.3

0.7

1.3

0.3

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2019-20 figures will be released in November 2020.

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2018-19

3.3 Labour productivity

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

389.5

381.1

399.6

397.5

386.1

Victoria

350.5

344.2

349.7

356.3

346.3

Queensland

351.5

352.5

367.6

368.0

362.8

South Australia

335.8

335.9

341.3

343.4

334.5

Western Australia

481.4

493.5

500.4

504.1

491.7

Tasmania

330.3

328.4

335.4

340.9

346.5

Northern Territory

447.5

442.0

451.1

467.5

470.5

Australian Capital Territory

450.3

451.4

468.3

466.8

474.0

Australia

379.8

376.6

388.1

389.9

380.8

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.1

-2.2

4.9

-0.5

-2.9

Victoria

2.9

-1.8

1.6

1.9

-2.8

Queensland

2.8

0.3

4.3

0.1

-1.4

South Australia

1.7

0.0

1.6

0.6

-2.6

Western Australia

2.5

2.5

1.4

0.7

-2.5

Tasmania

-0.4

-0.6

2.1

1.6

1.7

Northern Territory

3.4

-1.2

2.0

3.6

0.6

Australian Capital Territory

2.9

0.3

3.7

-0.3

1.5

Australia

2.8

-0.9

3.1

0.5

-2.3

(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, 2018-19; ABS, Labour Force, Detailed, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, February 2020

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Value – $ million

New South Wales

93 698

97 953

100 640

103 408

104 842

Victoria

73 320

76 508

79 270

83 392

86 222

Queensland

59 585

61 284

62 074

63 469

66 423

South Australia

19 017

19 813

20 511

21 035

21 465

Western Australia

33 687

34 052

34 010

33 966

34 670

Tasmania

5 760

6 042

6 205

6 457

6 684

Northern Territory

3 092

3 124

3 125

3 145

3 117

Australian Capital Territory

5 233

5 589

5 729

5 925

6 142

Australia

293 391

304 365

311 565

320 798

329 563

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.5

4.5

2.7

2.7

1.4

Victoria

5.3

4.3

3.6

5.2

3.4

Queensland

3.3

2.9

1.3

2.2

4.7

South Australia

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.6

2.0

Western Australia

2.7

1.1

-0.1

-0.1

2.1

Tasmania

3.8

4.9

2.7

4.1

3.5

Northern Territory

0.4

1.0

0.1

0.6

-0.9

Australian Capital Territory

4.6

6.8

2.5

3.4

3.7

Australia

4.5

3.7

2.4

3.0

2.7

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, cat. no. 8501.0, February 2020

4.2 Dwelling approvals

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Number (a)

New South Wales

71 532

74 680

72 456

64 700

50 611

Victoria

68 669

68 756

70 375

67 972

57 749

Queensland

50 856

47 781

42 513

39 857

30 115

South Australia

11 370

12 123

12 257

11 894

11 560

Western Australia

28 660

21 913

19 564

15 890

15 199

Tasmania

2 793

2 171

2 688

3 043

3 157

Northern Territory

1 666

1 278

813

728

565

Australian Capital Territory

4 189

6 158

4 348

7 160

5 221

Australia

239 735

234 860

225 014

211 244

174 177

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

28.7

4.4

-3.0

-10.7

-21.8

Victoria

12.8

0.1

2.4

-3.4

-15.0

Queensland

26.6

-6.0

-11.0

-6.2

-24.4

South Australia

-3.5

6.6

1.1

-3.0

-2.8

Western Australia

-13.4

-23.5

-10.7

-18.8

-4.3

Tasmania

9.5

-22.3

23.8

13.2

3.7

Northern Territory

-16.7

-23.3

-36.4

-10.5

-22.4

Australian Capital Territory

6.4

47.0

-29.4

64.7

-27.1

Australia

14.2

-2.0

-4.2

-6.1

-17.5

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

4.3 Business investment

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

54 387

55 255

55 078

61 951

64 911

Victoria

41 442

41 511

42 671

47 184

51 178

Queensland

54 007

40 305

40 406

45 126

41 923

South Australia

12 582

11 163

8 883

12 885

12 598

Western Australia

66 079

53 095

37 759

37 497

34 092

Tasmania

2 506

2 333

2 424

2 991

3 033

Northern Territory

9 337

7 095

9 260

7 736

3 236

Australian Capital Territory

2 289

2 345

2 555

2 658

2 759

Australia

242 313

213 014

198 991

218 027

213 730

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.7

1.6

-0.3

12.5

4.8

Victoria

7.2

0.2

2.8

10.6

8.5

Queensland

-23.4

-25.4

0.3

11.7

-7.1

South Australia

2.7

-11.3

-20.4

45.1

-2.2

Western Australia

-9.6

-19.6

-28.9

-0.7

-9.1

Tasmania

6.0

-6.9

3.9

23.4

1.4

Northern Territory

-11.5

-24.0

30.5

-16.5

-58.2

Australian Capital Territory

2.6

2.4

9.0

4.0

3.8

Australia

-7.5

-12.1

-6.6

9.6

-2.0

(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. 2019-20 data will be available in November 2020.

Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2018-19

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

47 876

49 873

56 189

53 304

49 142

Victoria

40 502

43 011

49 925

49 622

45 843

Queensland

27 702

29 099

30 699

29 427

27 157

South Australia

8 441

8 929

9 255

9 283

8 948

Western Australia

18 091

15 927

15 506

13 882

12 814

Tasmania

1 948

2 145

2 421

2 642

2 591

Northern Territory

1 178

1 021

967

876

763

Australian Capital Territory

3 219

3 378

4 051

4 194

3 772

Australia

148 957

153 383

169 013

163 229

151 030

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

10.3

3.0

10.2

-3.4

-7.5

Victoria

24.3

4.2

12.7

-5.1

-7.8

Queensland

16.8

6.2

16.1

-0.6

-7.6

South Australia

4.1

5.0

5.5

-4.1

-7.7

Western Australia

3.8

5.8

3.6

0.3

-3.6

Tasmania

-12.6

-12.0

-2.6

-10.5

-7.7

Northern Territory

-3.6

10.1

12.9

9.1

-1.9

Australian Capital Territory

-19.8

-13.3

-5.4

-9.4

-12.9

Australia

13.6

4.9

19.9

3.5

-10.1

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

Source: ABS, Lending Indicators, Cat. No. 5601.0, February 2020

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 General government sector fiscal balance

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

612

71

- 503

-3 061

-8 992

Victoria

- 423

55

-2 026

-6 164

-5 909

Queensland

- 659

- 478

1 332

- 108

-2 358

South Australia

- 122

94

-2 324

- 889

192

Western Australia

-1 914

-3 442

-3 941

-1 981

281

Tasmania

- 55

45

680

- 81

- 243

Northern Territory

- 121

- 22

- 469

- 703

- 876

Australian Capital Territory

- 912

- 627

- 209

- 238

-1 429

Total (b)

-3 595

-4 317

-7 467

-13 226

-19 365

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.5

-1.4

Victoria

-0.1

0.0

-0.5

-1.4

-1.3

Queensland

-0.2

-0.2

0.4

0.0

-0.6

South Australia

-0.1

0.1

-2.3

-0.8

0.2

Western Australia

-0.8

-1.4

-1.6

-0.8

0.1

Tasmania

-0.2

0.2

2.3

-0.3

-0.7

Northern Territory

-0.5

-0.1

-1.8

-2.7

-3.2

Australian Capital Territory

-2.6

-1.7

-0.6

-0.6

-3.4

Total (c)

-0.2

-0.3

-0.4

-0.7

-1.0

(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, 2018-19

6.2 State and local government taxation revenue

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

30 350

33 426

35 150

35 661

36 062

Victoria

22 904

24 776

26 533

28 254

29 191

Queensland

16 043

16 168

16 708

17 195

18 293

South Australia

5 765

5 871

5 935

6 130

6 207

Western Australia

10 784

11 150

10 757

10 839

11 005

Tasmania

1 360

1 428

1 477

1 547

1 604

Northern Territory

828

729

737

770

801

Australian Capital Territory

1 377

1 568

1 695

1 718

1 934

Total (a)

89 411

95 115

98 992

102 113

105 098

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

3 985

4 323

4 467

4 469

4 458

Victoria

3 803

4 013

4 197

4 372

4 426

Queensland

3 358

3 337

3 391

3 433

3 591

South Australia

3 390

3 428

3 443

3 530

3 543

Western Australia

4 245

4 362

4 179

4 178

4 198

Tasmania

2 640

2 759

2 827

2 928

3 001

Northern Territory

3 384

2 967

2 978

3 117

3 257

Australian Capital Territory

3 479

3 890

4 114

4 087

4 532

Total (b)

3 754

3 932

4 024

4 087

4 143

(a) Total is the sum of taxation revenue from all state and local government sources, not taxation revenue for Australia as it excludes Commonwealth taxation.

(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 as Commonwealth taxation is excluded.

Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, cat. no. 5506.0, 2018-19

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 Merchandise exports

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

37 032

36 193

44 078

47 597

53 820

Victoria

23 609

23 323

24 729

26 824

28 148

Queensland

46 488

47 867

66 485

74 263

87 249

South Australia

11 322

11 567

11 432

12 042

11 716

Western Australia

110 775

99 635

120 398

129 698

162 318

Tasmania

2 542

2 848

2 758

3 675

3 658

Northern Territory

6 177

4 701

4 898

5 721

9 412

Australian Capital Territory

6

14

21

23

17

Australia (b)

254 552

243 423

290 880

314 479

372 621

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

7.1

6.7

7.6

7.9

8.6

Victoria

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

Queensland

15.7

15.8

20.1

21.1

23.6

South Australia

11.4

11.6

11.1

11.3

10.6

Western Australia

44.0

41.5

48.3

50.2

56.8

Tasmania

9.2

10.1

9.4

12.0

11.2

Northern Territory

25.3

19.3

19.2

21.6

34.2

Australian Capital Territory

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

Australia (b)

15.7

14.7

16.5

17.0

19.1

(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, 2018-19

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 508.4

7 616.2

7 732.9

7 867.1

7 979.6

Victoria

5 894.9

6 022.3

6 173.2

6 320.3

6 460.5

Queensland

4 719.7

4 777.7

4 845.2

4 928.4

5 010.4

South Australia

1 686.9

1 700.7

1 712.8

1 723.7

1 736.4

Western Australia

2 517.6

2 540.7

2 556.0

2 574.8

2 594.2

Tasmania

513.6

515.1

517.5

522.3

528.1

Northern Territory

242.9

244.7

245.7

247.7

247.2

Australian Capital Territory

388.8

395.8

403.1

412.0

420.4

Australia

23 475.7

23 816.0

24 190.9

24 600.8

24 981.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

Victoria

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

Queensland

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.7

South Australia

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.7

Western Australia

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.8

Tasmania

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.9

1.1

Northern Territory

0.5

0.7

0.4

0.8

-0.2

Australian Capital Territory

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.0

Australia

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.5

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

Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. no. 3101.0, March 2018

8.2 Capped apparent school retention rates

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

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

New South Wales

77.5

77.2

77.5

76.3

75.8

Victoria

84.8

85.0

85.3

84.7

83.3

Queensland

86.7

87.3

87.8

87.8

88.1

South Australia

92.2

94.5

91.7

90.8

89.1

Western Australia

81.0

80.5

83.1

85.0

85.5

Tasmania

72.1

70.8

71.5

73.2

74.3

Northern Territory

63.8

64.2

70.2

65.1

64.1

Australian Capital Territory

95.1

92.2

92.1

90.0

89.8

Australia

82.7

82.9

83.3

82.8

82.0

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

New South Wales

78.2

78.4

78.9

77.8

77.1

Victoria

86.4

87.9

88.5

88.7

87.4

Queensland

88.4

88.6

89.1

89.2

91.3

South Australia

95.7

97.5

94.7

94.6

93.4

Western Australia

82.8

80.3

82.3

83.3

83.5

Tasmania

71.7

70.4

71.5

74.0

75.5

Northern Territory

53.7

56.7

58.6

52.5

54.3

Australian Capital Territory

96.6

94.0

94.8

92.8

94.0

Australia

84.0

84.3

84.8

84.5

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, 2019

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

88.2

88.6

88.7

88.9

88.9

Victoria

84.0

84.8

85.2

85.4

85.5

Queensland

83.7

84.5

85.4

85.9

86.0

South Australia

83.3

84.0

84.8

84.9

85.2

Western Australia

77.8

80.1

82.4

84.0

85.3

Tasmania

77.3

76.7

76.5

76.4

76.4

Northern Territory

84.5

87.4

88.9

89.7

89.6

Australian Capital Territory

57.9

60.0

61.8

63.0

64.1

Australia

84.3

85.1

85.7

86.1

86.2

(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, 2018-19

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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