State Statistical Bulletin 2019-20

29 January 2021

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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 last five years to 2019–20 (or the latest data available), while each chart plots data for the financial year 2019–20 (or the latest data available).
  • Data used is the latest available as at October 1 2020.

 

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

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

Chapter 3: State Accounts

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

Chapter 5: Housing

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

Chapter 7: Exports

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

Glossary

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Number employed (a) – '000          
New South Wales 3 783.7 3 826.1 3 947.0 4 076.9 4 072.5
Victoria 3 034.2 3 155.9 3 244.1 3 354.3 3 393.4
Queensland 2 362.5 2 366.6 2 464.3 2 500.5 2 514.0
South Australia  807.1  818.0  835.8  848.0  843.1
Western Australia 1 316.0 1 303.6 1 332.0 1 344.7 1 348.4
Tasmania  239.0  241.0  248.3  248.9  252.1
Northern Territory  134.6  138.8  137.3  132.7  131.7
Australian Capital Territory  214.7  220.7  228.4  227.9  233.4
Australia 11 891.7 12 070.7 12 437.3 12 733.8 12 788.8
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 3.7 1.1 3.2 3.3 -0.1
Victoria 2.7 4.0 2.8 3.4 1.2
Queensland 1.6 0.2 4.1 1.5 0.5
South Australia 0.5 1.3 2.2 1.5 -0.6
Western Australia -0.5 -0.9 2.2 0.9 0.3
Tasmania -0.3 0.8 3.0 0.2 1.3
Northern Territory 1.7 3.1 -1.1 -3.4 -0.7
Australian Capital Territory 1.5 2.8 3.4 -0.2 2.4
Australia 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.4 0.4
           
           
(a) Total full-time and part-time employed; Annual average of monthly data.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, August 2020

1.2 Unemployment

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Number unemployed (a) – '000          
New South Wales  215.8  199.5  200.5  189.5  216.1
Victoria  191.6  198.8  193.8  163.2  193.1
Queensland  155.1  156.1  158.4  162.6  173.2
South Australia  63.1  58.9  51.9  52.1  60.4
Western Australia  83.1  85.6  85.8  87.9  87.2
Tasmania  16.5  15.7  15.7  16.7  15.8
Northern Territory  5.8  4.9  6.0  6.3  7.8
Australian Capital Territory  10.3  8.8  9.4  8.5  8.2
Australia  741.2  728.3  721.6  686.7  761.7
           
Unemployment rate (b) – per cent          
New South Wales 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.6 6.9
Victoria 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.8 7.5
Queensland 6.2 6.3 5.8 6.4 7.7
South Australia 7.4 6.8 5.5 6.1 8.8
Western Australia 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 8.7
Tasmania 6.6 5.5 5.8 6.7 6.9
Northern Territory 3.6 3.1 4.3 4.4 5.3
Australian Capital Territory 3.1 4.7 3.2 2.3 4.1
Australia 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.2 7.4
 
 
(a) Annual average of monthly data.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, seasonally adjusted (original ACT and NT) terms, as at June of financial year.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, August 2020

1.3 Labour force

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Labour force (a) – '000          
New South Wales 3 999.5 4 025.6 4 147.5 4 266.5 4 289.8
Victoria 3 225.7 3 354.7 3 437.9 3 517.5 3 586.6
Queensland 2 517.6 2 522.7 2 622.7 2 663.0 2 687.8
South Australia  870.2  876.9  887.7  900.1  904.0
Western Australia 1 399.0 1 389.2 1 417.9 1 432.7 1 436.7
Tasmania  255.5  256.7  264.1  265.6  268.0
Northern Territory  140.4  143.8  143.3  138.9  139.7
Australian Capital Territory  224.9  229.5  237.7  236.4  241.7
Australia 12 632.9 12 799.0 13 158.8 13 420.6 13 554.3
           
Participation rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 64.2 63.7 65.1 65.9 63.7
Victoria 65.4 66.1 65.7 66.1 64.6
Queensland 64.8 65.1 65.9 65.8 63.3
South Australia 62.2 62.6 62.7 63.2 61.8
Western Australia 67.3 67.9 68.5 68.6 66.6
Tasmania 59.6 61.3 61.2 60.2 59.2
Northern Territory 76.0 74.3 77.7 71.1 71.9
Australian Capital Territory 70.2 71.0 71.5 70.9 71.3
Australia 64.9 65.1 65.7 66.0 64.0
           
           
(a) Annual average of monthly data.        
(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over, seasonally adjusted (original for ACT/NT) series, as at June.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, November 2020

1.4 Youth Unemployment

 

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

 76.4

 76.8

 71.0

 69.8

 75.9

Victoria

 70.4

 72.3

 70.2

 59.8

 65.3

Queensland

 57.4

 59.5

 61.5

 61.3

 69.0

South Australia

 22.1

 22.6

 19.9

 19.8

 20.9

Western Australia

 25.4

 28.7

 31.7

 30.8

 29.9

Tasmania

 6.6

 6.4

 6.3

 6.6

 5.4

Northern Territory

 1.7

 1.7

 2.1

 1.9

 2.4

Australian Capital Territory

 4.1

 4.2

 3.8

 3.4

 3.3

Australia

 264.1

 272.2

 266.6

 253.5

 272.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployment rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

11.6

11.8

10.4

10.0

11.4

Victoria

13.2

13.2

12.7

10.6

11.8

Queensland

12.8

13.5

13.0

13.1

15.2

South Australia

15.2

15.7

14.0

13.2

14.3

Western Australia

11.1

12.8

14.4

14.0

13.7

Tasmania

15.2

14.8

14.5

15.5

12.7

Northern Territory

7.8

7.8

10.0

10.1

13.2

Australian Capital Territory

11.5

10.9

10.0

8.7

8.1

Australia

12.5

12.9

12.3

11.5

12.7

 

 

(a) 15-24 year olds, financial year average of monthly data, original terms.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, November 2020

1.5 Underemployment

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Number underemployed (a) – '000        
New South Wales  316.6  319.4  334.7  326.5  392.7
Victoria  290.3  301.0  285.6  287.3  344.8
Queensland  209.6  214.9  231.1  233.0  251.8
South Australia  88.1  87.9  84.7  81.2  95.0
Western Australia  121.6  135.9  131.1  132.3  143.5
Tasmania  24.3  24.9  26.9  26.4  31.6
Northern Territory  7.0  7.4  6.3  6.9  9.5
Australian Capital Territory  14.4  13.8  14.1  14.5  14.8
Australia 1 071.8 1 105.2 1 114.5 1 108.0 1 283.8
           
Underemployment rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.7 9.2
Victoria 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.2 9.6
Queensland 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.7 9.4
South Australia 10.1 10.0 9.5 9.0 10.5
Western Australia 8.7 9.8 9.2 9.2 10.0
Tasmania 9.5 9.7 10.2 9.9 11.8
Northern Territory 5.0 5.1 4.4 5.0 6.8
Australian Capital Territory 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.1
Australia 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.3 9.5
           
           
(a) Annual average of monthly data.        
(b) Number underemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at June of financial year.  
Source: ABS, Labour Force, November 2020

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week          
New South Wales 1 534.2 1 540.8 1 596.0 1 643.1 1 714.6
Victoria 1 439.7 1 503.9 1 534.8 1 588.6 1 677.9
Queensland 1 453.5 1 489.1 1 534.9 1 575.6 1 627.4
South Australia 1 395.5 1 446.8 1 445.1 1 468.7 1 513.4
Western Australia 1 703.7 1 709.0 1 741.6 1 769.0 1 809.3
Tasmania 1 326.7 1 349.0 1 367.8 1 410.0 1 469.0
Northern Territory 1 561.4 1 627.5 1 658.2 1 666.8 1 693.4
Australian Capital Territory 1 720.5 1 760.6 1 806.6 1 811.5 1 845.6
Australia 1 508.3 1 538.3 1 577.5 1 620.2 1 686.2
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.1 0.4 3.6 3.0 4.3
Victoria 3.1 4.5 2.1 3.5 5.6
Queensland 0.3 2.4 3.1 2.7 3.3
South Australia 3.6 3.7 -0.1 1.6 3.0
Western Australia 1.3 0.3 1.9 1.6 2.3
Tasmania 3.8 1.7 1.4 3.1 4.2
Northern Territory 5.2 4.2 1.9 0.5 1.6
Australian Capital Territory 0.9 2.3 2.6 0.3 1.9
Australia 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.7 4.1
           
           
(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, May 2020

 2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week        
New South Wales 1 640.5 1 615.0 1 639.3 1 660.2 1 714.6
Victoria 1 549.4 1 588.5 1 585.2 1 613.1 1 675.7
Queensland 1 559.3 1 571.1 1 591.9 1 608.1 1 641.8
South Australia 1 515.2 1 547.5 1 511.3 1 512.5 1 531.1
Western Australia 1 833.2 1 827.0 1 844.9 1 850.0 1 867.0
Tasmania 1 453.4 1 451.2 1 440.8 1 448.6 1 473.7
Northern Territory 1 675.4 1 744.0 1 759.5 1 752.6 1 777.7
Australian Capital Territory 1 887.9 1 896.1 1 900.5 1 866.0 1 878.3
Australia 1 621.4 1 625.9 1 635.8 1 652.8 1 697.4
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 0.6 -1.6 1.5 1.3 3.3
Victoria 1.5 2.5 -0.2 1.8 3.9
Queensland -1.3 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.1
South Australia 2.7 2.1 -2.3 0.1 1.2
Western Australia 0.3 -0.3 1.0 0.3 0.9
Tasmania 2.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 1.7
Northern Territory 5.1 4.1 0.9 -0.4 1.4
Australian Capital Territory 0.2 0.4 0.2 -1.8 0.7
Australia 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.7
           
           
(a) Annual average.          
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2019–20 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, May 2020; ABS, Consumer Price Index, Sept 2020

 2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week          
New South Wales 1 409.3 1 426.8 1 452.7 1 505.6 1 551.5
Victoria 1 294.4 1 332.5 1 368.5 1 407.1 1 471.1
Queensland 1 345.2 1 370.3 1 421.8 1 443.6 1 486.0
South Australia 1 250.5 1 288.9 1 269.3 1 277.3 1 327.8
Western Australia 1 634.7 1 637.7 1 649.4 1 643.0 1 710.4
Tasmania 1 163.9 1 188.5 1 248.7 1 265.1 1 282.9
Northern Territory 1 586.9 1 658.7 1 687.5 1 572.8 1 602.7
Australian Capital Territory 1 526.1 1 537.1 1 615.9 1 640.6 1 597.0
Australia 1 385.0 1 407.6 1 436.6 1 468.1 1 518.0
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.5 1.2 1.8 3.6 3.0
Victoria 1.5 2.9 2.7 2.8 4.6
Queensland 1.7 1.9 3.8 1.5 2.9
South Australia 0.5 3.1 -1.5 0.6 4.0
Western Australia -3.0 0.2 0.7 -0.4 4.1
Tasmania 0.5 2.1 5.1 1.3 1.4
Northern Territory 7.8 4.5 1.7 -6.8 1.9
Australian Capital Territory 0.4 0.7 5.1 1.5 -2.7
Australia 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.2 3.4
           
           
(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, May 2020

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week          
New South Wales  962.6  977.5 1 020.4 1 052.2 1 082.4
Victoria  878.5  910.0  950.8  991.1 1 054.3
Queensland  895.7  892.2  906.9  967.5 1 032.6
South Australia  825.0  866.9  886.7  907.1  955.1
Western Australia  954.2  980.4  971.5  964.1 1 026.4
Tasmania  774.0  818.0  829.8  854.5  898.2
Northern Territory 1 071.9 1 118.2 1 158.9 1 190.7 1 250.9
Australian Capital Territory 1 219.2 1 221.7 1 234.9 1 291.2 1 375.4
Australia  920.3  939.6  967.9 1 003.6 1 055.4
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 5.1 1.5 4.4 3.1 2.9
Victoria 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.2 6.4
Queensland 1.2 -0.4 1.7 6.7 6.7
South Australia -3.5 5.1 2.3 2.3 5.3
Western Australia 0.0 2.7 -0.9 -0.8 6.5
Tasmania -0.9 5.7 1.4 3.0 5.1
Northern Territory 4.0 4.3 3.6 2.7 5.1
Australian Capital Territory 2.9 0.2 1.1 4.6 6.5
Australia 2.5 2.1 3.0 3.7 5.2
           
           
(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, May 2020

2.5 Wage price index

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Wage price index (a) (b)          
New South Wales  122.4  124.9  127.5  130.6  133.2
Victoria  123.1  125.6  128.5  131.9  135.1
Queensland  122.8  125.1  127.9  130.8  133.3
South Australia  123.1  125.8  128.4  131.2  134.3
Western Australia  124.7  126.5  128.3  130.3  132.5
Tasmania  122.7  125.4  128.3  131.6  134.7
Northern Territory  124.1  126.7  128.3  131.0  134.0
Australian Capital Territory  121.7  124.0  126.4  129.0  132.0
Australia  123.0  125.4  127.9  130.9  133.7
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.0
Victoria 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.4
Queensland 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.9
South Australia 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4
Western Australia 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7
Tasmania 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.4
Northern Territory 2.2 2.1 1.3 2.1 2.3
Australian Capital Territory 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3
Australia 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.1
           
           
(a) Index value at June of the financial year.        
(b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008–09 = 100.0.
Source: ABS, Wage Price Index, June 2020
 

2.6 Consumer price index

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Consumer price index (a)          
Sydney  108.9  111.1  113.4  115.2  116.4
Melbourne  108.2  110.2  112.7  114.7  116.6
Brisbane  108.5  110.4  112.3  114.1  115.4
Adelaide  107.2  108.9  111.3  113.1  115.1
Perth  108.2  108.9  109.9  111.3  112.8
Hobart  106.3  108.2  110.5  113.3  116.1
Darwin  108.5  108.7  109.7  110.7  110.9
Canberra  106.1  108.1  110.7  113.0  114.4
Weighted average eight
capital cities
 108.3  110.2  112.3  114.1  115.7
           
Annual change – per cent (b)        
Sydney 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.0
Melbourne 1.6 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.7
Brisbane 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
Adelaide 0.9 1.5 2.3 1.5 1.8
Perth 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.3
Hobart 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.4
Darwin 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.2
Canberra 0.7 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.2
Weighted average eight
capital cities
1.4 1.7 1.9 1.6 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, September 2020

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Gross state product

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million
New South Wales  582 845  598 969  613 142  629 117  624 923
Victoria  416 614  432 526  447 294  461 248  458 895
Queensland  341 765  350 440  364 215  367 468  363 524
South Australia  104 498  106 110  108 639  109 843  108 334
Western Australia  280 621  277 044  283 702  288 225  292 284
Tasmania  29 654  30 019  30 975  31 993  32 102
Northern Territory  24 346  24 698  25 149  24 830  26 153
Australian Capital Territory  35 692  37 077  38 510  39 956  40 902
Australia 1 814 866 1 856 619 1 911 376 1 952 680 1 947 118
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 3.7 2.8 2.4 2.6 -0.7
Victoria 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.1 -0.5
Queensland 2.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 -1.1
South Australia 0.5 1.5 2.4 1.1 -1.4
Western Australia 0.9 -1.3 2.4 1.6 1.4
Tasmania 1.9 1.2 3.2 3.3 0.3
Northern Territory 2.0 1.4 1.8 -1.3 5.3
Australian Capital Territory 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.4
Australia 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.2 -0.3
           
           
Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2019-20

3.2 Gross state product per capita

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) – $    
New South Wales  75 976  76 773  77 419  78 267  76 876
Victoria  68 375  69 261  70 031  70 647  68 996
Queensland  71 128  71 755  73 385  72 756  70 862
South Australia  61 255  61 786  62 852  63 003  61 582
Western Australia  110 145  108 064  109 853  110 607  110 752
Tasmania  57 504  57 749  59 004  60 154  59 779
Northern Territory  99 743  100 323  101 876  101 057  106 851
Australian Capital Territory  89 483  90 988  92 600  94 408  95 695
Australia  75 677  76 138  77 169  77 587  76 305
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.1 -1.8
Victoria 1.2 1.3 1.1 0.9 -2.3
Queensland 1.2 0.9 2.3 -0.9 -2.6
South Australia -0.2 0.9 1.7 0.2 -2.3
Western Australia 0.2 -1.9 1.7 0.7 0.1
Tasmania 1.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 -0.6
Northern Territory 1.4 0.6 1.5 -0.8 5.7
Australian Capital Territory 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.4
Australia 1.3 0.6 1.4 0.5 -1.7
           
           
Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2019-20

 3.3 Labour productivity

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Gross State Product per hour worked, $      
New South Wales 389.4 406.7 404.1 395.4 398.6
Victoria 356.2 361.1 368.1 358.1 362.8
Queensland 363.2 379.3 380.5 373.4 375.9
South Australia 342.1 347.9 350.3 340.2 348.8
Western Australia 540.1 550.3 554.1 543.6 561.4
Tasmania 331.7 339.2 343.8 348.4 358.2
Northern Territory 420.4 428.9 443.6 447.2 492.7
Australian Capital Territory 434.7 453.6 453.0 463.4 472.3
Australia 389.3 400.9 402.9 394.5 400.6
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales -2.2 4.4 -0.7 -2.1 0.8
Victoria -1.7 1.4 1.9 -2.7 1.3
Queensland 0.3 4.4 0.3 -1.9 0.7
South Australia 0.3 1.7 0.7 -2.9 2.5
Western Australia 2.2 1.9 0.7 -1.9 3.3
Tasmania -0.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 2.8
Northern Territory -1.2 2.0 3.4 0.8 10.2
Australian Capital Territory 0.7 4.3 -0.1 2.3 1.9
Australia -0.9 3.0 0.5 -2.1 1.6
           
           
(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, 2019-20; ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, November 2020

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Value (a) – $ million          
New South Wales  96 088  99 281  102 074  104 233  105 594
Victoria  75 235  77 704  81 125  85 009  86 931
Queensland  60 162  61 883  62 498  64 841  68 691
South Australia  19 400  20 160  20 794  21 270  21 923
Western Australia  33 968  34 035  33 976  34 113  35 867
Tasmania  5 910  6 128  6 301  6 542  6 943
Northern Territory  3 120  3 125  3 155  3 098  3 211
Australian Capital Territory  5 410  5 676  5 803  6 027  6 269
Australia  299 293  307 993  315 725  325 133  335 428
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 5.3 3.3 2.8 2.1 1.3
Victoria 5.6 3.3 4.4 4.8 2.3
Queensland 2.7 2.9 1.0 3.7 5.9
South Australia 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.3 3.1
Western Australia 2.1 0.2 -0.2 0.4 5.1
Tasmania 4.8 3.7 2.8 3.8 6.1
Northern Territory 1.6 0.2 1.0 -1.8 3.6
Australian Capital Territory 5.5 4.9 2.2 3.9 4.0
Australia 4.4 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.2
           
           
Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, November 2020

4.2 Dwelling approvals

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Number (a)          
New South Wales  73 489  73 021  72 743  57 597  48 215
Victoria  68 082  66 080  75 831  60 327  60 186
Queensland  51 144  43 237  43 244  33 106  30 237
South Australia  12 591  11 504  12 820  10 740  11 770
Western Australia  24 650  20 367  18 373  15 423  14 334
Tasmania  2 448  2 248  2 852  3 176  3 193
Northern Territory  1 703   912   773   680   583
Australian Capital Territory  4 677  5 525  5 664  6 132  4 928
Australia  238 784  222 894  232 300  187 181  173 446
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 15.9 -0.6 -0.4 -20.8 -16.3
Victoria 0.6 -2.9 14.8 -20.4 -0.2
Queensland 9.5 -15.5 0.0 -23.4 -8.7
South Australia 10.4 -8.6 11.4 -16.2 9.6
Western Australia -24.6 -17.4 -9.8 -16.1 -7.1
Tasmania -14.8 -8.2 26.9 11.4 0.5
Northern Territory -6.1 -46.4 -15.2 -12.0 -14.3
Australian Capital Territory 9.8 18.1 2.5 8.3 -19.6
Australia 3.4 -6.7 4.2 -19.4 -7.3
           
           
(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, November 2020

4.3 Business investment

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Chain volume measures (a) – $ million        
New South Wales  56 521  56 302  62 263  65 455  62 152
Victoria  42 533  43 659  48 436  51 895  49 920
Queensland  41 139  41 186  46 327  42 481  40 120
South Australia  11 437  9 086  13 175  12 980  12 245
Western Australia  54 488  38 712  38 429  34 989  38 282
Tasmania  2 393  2 482  3 061  3 109  2 975
Northern Territory  7 295  9 520  7 980  3 226  2 462
Australian Capital Territory  2 383  2 595  2 673  2 732  3 183
Australia  218 027  203 458  222 325  216 867  211 340
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.6 -0.4 10.6 5.1 -5.0
Victoria 0.2 2.6 10.9 7.1 -3.8
Queensland -25.4 0.1 12.5 -8.3 -5.6
South Australia -11.3 -20.6 45.0 -1.5 -5.7
Western Australia -19.6 -29.0 -0.7 -9.0 9.4
Tasmania -6.9 3.7 23.3 1.6 -4.3
Northern Territory -24.0 30.5 -16.2 -59.6 -23.7
Australian Capital Territory 2.5 8.9 3.0 2.2 16.5
Australia -12.1 -6.7 9.3 -2.5 -2.5
           
           
(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, 2019-20

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Value (a) – $ million          
New South Wales  51 296  52 018  56 429  47 417  54 156
Victoria  43 604  44 600  51 431  44 971  49 525
Queensland  27 996  29 585  30 051  26 625  28 154
South Australia  8 789  9 077  9 077  9 002  9 035
Western Australia  16 800  15 482  14 734  12 759  13 072
Tasmania  1 963  2 297  2 488  2 624  2 589
Northern Territory  1 046   945   920   809   719
Australian Capital Territory  3 307  3 528  4 047  3 756  4 127
Australia  154 800  157 532  169 175  147 964  161 378
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 26.2 1.4 8.5 -16.0 14.2
Victoria 22.5 2.3 15.3 -12.6 10.1
Queensland 5.3 5.7 1.6 -11.4 5.7
South Australia 6.9 3.3 0.0 -0.8 0.4
Western Australia -13.2 -7.8 -4.8 -13.4 2.4
Tasmania 0.8 17.0 8.3 5.5 -1.3
Northern Territory -20.4 -9.6 -2.7 -12.0 -11.1
Australian Capital Territory 10.9 6.7 14.7 -7.2 9.9
Australia 13.3 1.8 7.4 -12.5 9.1
           
           
(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of new or established owner occupied dwellings.
Source: ABS, Lending Indicators, October 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, 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, 2018-19

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 Merchandise exports

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Merchandise exports (a) – $ million        
New South Wales  36 193  44 078  47 597  53 820  48 858
Victoria  23 323  24 729  26 824  28 148  28 386
Queensland  47 867  66 485  74 263  87 249  76 231
South Australia  11 567  11 432  12 042  11 716  11 113
Western Australia  99 635  120 398  129 698  162 318  184 320
Tasmania  2 848  2 758  3 675  3 658  3 645
Northern Territory  4 701  4 898  5 721  9 412  12 392
Australian Capital Territory   14   21   23   17   81
Australia (b)  243 423  290 880  314 479  372 621  382 105
           
Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product      
New South Wales   6.7   7.6   7.9   8.6   7.8
Victoria   5.9   5.9   6.1   6.1   6.1
Queensland   15.8   20.2   21.2   23.7   21.1
South Australia   11.6   11.2   11.3   10.7   10.0
Western Australia   41.8   48.4   50.4   56.3   58.3
Tasmania   10.1   9.5   12.1   11.4   11.1
Northern Territory   21.4   21.3   24.1   37.9   47.7
Australian Capital Territory   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.0   0.2
Australia (b)   14.7   16.5   17.0   19.1   19.2
           
           
(a) State in which the final stage of manufacture or production occurs. FOB value.
(b) Includes re-exports and state figures not available for publication. Australian total, therefore, may not equal sum of states and territories.
Note: This table is based on national accounts data.
Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, Nov 2020; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2019-20

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
Population (a) – '000          
New South Wales 7 732.9 7 867.9 7 980.2 8 087.4 8 164.1
Victoria 6 173.2 6 321.6 6 462.0 6 596.9 6 694.9
Queensland 4 845.2 4 927.6 5 009.4 5 093.9 5 174.4
South Australia 1 712.8 1 723.9 1 736.5 1 752.7 1 769.3
Western Australia 2 556.0 2 574.2 2 594.2 2 623.3 2 661.9
Tasmania  517.5  522.4  528.3  534.6  540.6
Northern Territory  245.7  247.5  247.1  246.1  246.0
Australian Capital Territory  403.1  412.0  420.4  426.3  431.1
Australia 24 190.9 24 601.9 24 982.7 25 365.7 25 687.0
           
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.9
Victoria 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.5
Queensland 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6
South Australia 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9
Western Australia 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.5
Tasmania 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1
Northern Territory 0.4 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1
Australian Capital Territory 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.1
Australia 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3
           
           
(a) Estimated resident population numbers are as at June of each year.
Source: ABS, National, state and territory population, June 2020

 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, 2019

8.3 General practice bulk billing

  2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
           
General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent      
New South Wales   88.6   88.7   88.9   88.9   89.8
Victoria   84.8   85.2   85.4   85.5   87.2
Queensland   84.5   85.4   85.9   86.0   87.2
South Australia   84.0   84.8   84.9   85.2   86.6
Western Australia   80.2   82.4   84.0   85.3   86.7
Tasmania   76.8   76.6   76.5   76.4   78.3
Northern Territory   87.5   89.0   89.7   89.6   89.5
Australian Capital Territory   60.1   61.9   63.1   64.2   67.9
Australia   85.1   85.7   86.1   86.2   87.5
           
           
(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, 2019-20

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.

Bankruptcies. Bankruptcies and Administration Orders under Parts IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

Business investment. Private gross fixed capital formation for machinery and equipment; non-dwelling construction; livestock; and intangible fixed assets.

Consumer price index. A measure of change in the price of a basket of goods and services from a base period. Changes in the consumer price index are the most commonly used measures of inflation.

Dependency ratio. Ratio of the economically inactive to economically active population. Shows the number of children aged 0–14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, per 100 persons aged 15–64 years.

Employed persons. Persons aged 15 and over who, during a period of one week, worked for one hour or more for pay or worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a family farm.

General government sector. Government departments and other entities that provide largely non-market public services and are funded mainly through taxes and other compulsory levies.

General government sector net debt. Selected liabilities (deposits held plus proceeds from advances plus borrowing) minus selected assets (cash and deposits plus investments plus advances outstanding) of the general government sector.

General government sector fiscal balance. The financing requirement of the general government sector. A positive sign, or fiscal surplus, indicates a net lending position; a negative sign, or fiscal deficit, indicates a net borrowing position.

General practice bulk billing rate. The percentage of general practitioner attendances (excluding practice nurse) that are bulk billed.

Gross domestic product. The total market value of goods and services produced within Australia, after deducting the cost of goods and services used up in the process of production but before deducting for depreciation.

Gross state product. Equivalent to gross domestic product except it refers to production within a state or territory rather than to the nation as a whole.

Gross state product—chain volume measures. Also known as real gross state product, this is a measure used to indicate change in the actual quantity of goods and services produced within a state or territory.

Gross state product per capita. The ratio of the chain volume measure of gross state product to an estimate of the resident population in the state or territory.

Job vacancy. A job available for immediate filling and for which recruitment action has been taken.

Job vacancy rate. The number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the number of employee jobs plus the number of job vacancies.

Labour force. The employed plus the unemployed.

Labour force participation rate. The number of persons in the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years and over.

Labour productivity. Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (that is, market and non-market sectors).

Long-term unemployed. Persons unemployed for a period of 52 weeks or more.

Male total average weekly earnings. Weekly ordinary time earnings plus weekly overtime earnings of all male employees. This measure of earnings is used in the process of benchmarking pensions.

Real average weekly earnings. Average weekly earnings adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Total fertility rate. The average number of children females will bear during their lifetime.

Turnover. Includes retail sales; wholesale sales; takings from repairs, meals and hiring of goods; commissions from agency activity; and net takings from gaming machines. Turnover includes the Goods and Services Tax.

Unemployed persons. Persons aged 15 and over who, during a period of one week, were not employed but had actively looked for work in the previous four weeks and were available to start work.

Unemployment rate. The number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Wage price index. A measure of change in the price of labour (that is, wages, salaries and overtime) unaffected by changes in the quality or quantity of work performed.

Youth unemployment. Number of 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work.

Youth unemployment rate. Number of 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work expressed as a percentage of the full-time labour force in the same age group.

 

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