State Statistical Bulletin 2021

5 May 2022

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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 past five calendar years to 2021, where available, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2021.
  • The State Statistical Bulletin is published twice per year covering data for either the previous financial year or calendar year.

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to present a range of economic and other statistical indicators for the states and territories of Australia. To facilitate comparisons, indicators are presented in relative terms such as growth rates, percentages, or proportions of gross state product, so comparisons can be made using equivalent measures.

This publication is a companion to the Monthly Statistical Bulletin which contains Australia-wide data only, but on a more frequent basis.

A glossary of social, demographic and economic terms used in the tables is provided at the end of this publication.

Data Sources

Data sources are listed at the bottom of the page for each indicator. All data is from an original ABS series unless otherwise indicated as a trend or seasonally adjusted series.

Historical Data

Long-term data series for every table in this paper and for the Parliamentary Library’s companion publication, the Monthly Statistical Bulletin, are available electronically and can be found on the Parliamentary Library’s Monthly Statistical Bulletin and State Statistical Bulletin pages.

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

Graph showing employment annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number employed (a) – '000        
New South Wales 3 875.1 4 009.9 4 124.3 4 034.3 4 089.5
Victoria 3 205.8 3 293.1 3 404.0 3 323.9 3 426.7
Queensland 2 417.2 2 484.4 2 527.6 2 506.3 2 641.6
South Australia  825.0  842.8  852.4  841.4  867.7
Western Australia 1 320.4 1 339.7 1 354.7 1 348.9 1 410.8
Tasmania  245.7  249.4  250.2  252.8  260.1
Northern Territory  138.2  136.6  131.1  130.8  130.1
Australian Capital Territory  224.7  228.2  230.9  237.0  231.0
Australia 12 252.0 12 584.1 12 875.1 12 675.4 13 057.5
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.7 3.5 2.9 -2.2 1.4
Victoria 3.5 2.7 3.4 -2.4 3.1
Queensland 2.5 2.8 1.7 -0.8 5.4
South Australia 1.6 2.2 1.1 -1.3 3.1
Western Australia 1.3 1.5 1.1 -0.4 4.6
Tasmania 3.3 1.5 0.3 1.1 2.9
Northern Territory 1.9 -1.1 -4.1 -0.2 -0.6
Australian Capital Territory 3.0 1.6 1.2 2.7 -2.6
Australia 2.3 2.7 2.3 -1.6 3.0
(a) Total full-time and part-time employed; Annual average of monthly data.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Detailed, February 2022

1.2 Unemployment

Graph showing unemployment rate - per cent, 2021

  2018 2019 2020 2020 2021
Number unemployed (a) – '000        
New South Wales  196.6  198.1  192.1  261.3  217.5
Victoria  203.0  172.7  168.8  227.4  182.6
Queensland  156.8  163.3  165.5  192.9  153.4
South Australia  55.8  50.8  56.7  62.6  50.1
Western Australia  83.0  88.7  85.0  95.9  69.7
Tasmania  15.4  15.6  16.9  17.4  14.4
Northern Territory  5.6  6.1  6.9  7.8  6.1
Australian Capital Territory  9.4  8.7  8.2  9.3  10.0
Australia  725.6  704.0  700.2  874.7  703.9
Unemployment rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 4.8 4.3 4.5 6.3 4.0
Victoria 6.1 4.2 4.9 6.4 4.2
Queensland 6.0 6.1 5.6 7.4 4.7
South Australia 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 3.9
Western Australia 5.8 6.4 5.4 6.3 3.4
Tasmania 6.2 6.1 5.5 7.1 3.9
Northern Territory 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.8 3.8
Australian Capital Territory 3.9 3.8 2.8 3.6 4.2
Australia 5.6 5.0 5.0 6.6 4.2
(a) Annual average of monthly data.        
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, seasonally adjusted terms (original for ACT/NT), as at December.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, March 2022

 1.3 Labour force

Graph showing labour force participation rate - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Labour force (a) – '000          
New South Wales 4 071.7 4 208.0 4 316.4 4 295.7 4 307.0
Victoria 3 408.8 3 465.8 3 572.9 3 551.3 3 609.3
Queensland 2 573.9 2 647.8 2 693.0 2 699.2 2 795.0
South Australia  880.8  893.6  909.2  903.9  917.8
Western Australia 1 403.4 1 428.3 1 439.7 1 444.8 1 480.5
Tasmania  261.1  265.0  267.1  270.3  274.5
Northern Territory  143.8  142.7  138.0  138.7  136.2
Australian Capital Territory  234.0  236.9  239.0  246.3  241.0
Australia 12 977.6 13 288.1 13 575.2 13 550.1 13 761.3
Participation rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 64.7 64.9 65.4 65.6 65.1
Victoria 66.3 65.8 66.6 65.9 67.0
Queensland 65.8 66.1 65.6 66.6 66.3
South Australia 62.3 62.7 62.4 62.4 62.9
Western Australia 68.5 68.1 67.5 68.4 69.1
Tasmania 61.5 60.1 61.2 61.0 60.4
Northern Territory 76.8 74.8 75.7 73.0 73.1
Australian Capital Territory 74.0 70.5 70.8 73.1 70.1
Australia 65.8 65.6 65.9 66.0 66.1
(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), as at December
Source: ABS, Labour Force, March 2022

1.4 Youth unemployment

Graph showing youth unemployment rate - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number unemployed (a) – '000        
New South Wales  72.6  71.1  70.1  84.6  71.8
Victoria  71.6  63.3  58.8  78.7  61.5
Queensland  60.1  60.1  66.4  71.9  52.4
South Australia  22.9  18.6  21.3  21.2  18.1
Western Australia  29.8  32.3  30.2  30.9  24.8
Tasmania  6.0  6.5  6.1  6.2  5.1
Northern Territory  1.9  2.2  2.2  2.5  1.9
Australian Capital Territory  4.1  3.4  3.5  3.4  3.4
Australia  268.8  257.5  258.7  299.5  239.0
Youth unemployment rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 11.0 10.3 10.2 12.8 11.0
Victoria 13.0 11.4 10.3 15.1 11.7
Queensland 13.1 12.8 14.2 15.8 11.2
South Australia 16.0 12.6 14.2 14.4 12.1
Western Australia 13.6 14.5 13.8 14.2 10.9
Tasmania 13.7 15.1 13.9 14.7 11.6
Northern Territory 8.7 10.8 11.7 13.3 10.4
Australian Capital Territory 10.5 8.9 8.5 8.6 9.6
Australia 12.6 11.8 11.7 14.3 11.3
(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, March 2022

1.5 Underemployment

Graph showing underemployment rate - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number underemployed (a) – '000        
New South Wales  324.0  333.4  333.4  430.7  357.4
Victoria  293.4  279.2  296.2  413.1  306.4
Queensland  221.7  235.8  230.2  269.7  224.0
South Australia  85.2  85.1  82.0  101.5  75.6
Western Australia  137.3  132.9  131.8  141.2  104.5
Tasmania  26.6  26.2  27.9  32.0  23.6
Northern Territory  7.1  6.1  7.8  10.3  7.5
Australian Capital Territory  14.5  14.8  13.9  15.6  15.0
Australia 1 109.7 1 113.5 1 123.3 1 414.2 1 114.2
Underemployment rate (b) – per cent        
New South Wales 8.0 7.9 7.7 10.1 8.3
Victoria 8.6 8.1 8.3 11.7 8.5
Queensland 8.6 8.9 8.5 10.0 8.0
South Australia 9.7 9.5 9.0 11.2 8.2
Western Australia 9.8 9.3 9.2 9.8 7.1
Tasmania 10.2 9.9 10.4 11.9 8.6
Northern Territory 4.9 4.3 5.7 7.4 5.5
Australian Capital Territory 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.2
Australia 8.6 8.4 8.3 10.5 8.1
(a) Annual average of monthly data.        
(b) Number underemployed as a proportion of the labour force, average of monthly rates.  
Source: ABS, Labour Force, March 2022

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

Graph showing average weekly ordinary time earnings in dollars per week, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week        
New South Wales 1 565.9 1 614.1 1 672.2 1 750.4 1 762.7
Victoria 1 516.0 1 557.1 1 627.5 1 713.8 1 755.3
Queensland 1 512.0 1 558.0 1 593.3 1 630.4 1 659.1
South Australia 1 444.6 1 455.4 1 489.5 1 532.8 1 580.7
Western Australia 1 728.8 1 748.7 1 779.3 1 840.7 1 887.8
Tasmania 1 354.5 1 389.4 1 435.2 1 488.1 1 531.2
Northern Territory 1 632.2 1 655.9 1 687.7 1 702.7 1 696.9
Australian Capital Territory 1 788.6 1 811.7 1 819.8 1 875.8 1 944.6
Australia 1 556.4 1 595.4 1 646.6 1 712.8 1 742.8
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.8 3.1 3.6 4.7 0.7
Victoria 2.6 2.7 4.5 5.3 2.4
Queensland 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.3 1.8
South Australia 1.0 0.8 2.3 2.9 3.1
Western Australia 1.6 1.2 1.7 3.4 2.6
Tasmania 1.1 2.6 3.3 3.7 2.9
Northern Territory 1.8 1.5 1.9 0.9 -0.3
Australian Capital Territory 3.0 1.3 0.4 3.1 3.7
Australia 2.1 2.5 3.2 4.0 1.8
(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees.
Care should be taken when comparing average weekly earnings of states over time due to compositional changes.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, November 2021

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

Graph showing real average weekly ordinary time earnings annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week        
New South Wales 1 629.0 1 647.3 1 680.4 1 750.4 1 715.7
Victoria 1 593.9 1 601.1 1 647.9 1 713.8 1 715.7
Queensland 1 574.1 1 595.1 1 602.9 1 630.4 1 599.7
South Australia 1 519.1 1 499.1 1 508.7 1 532.8 1 542.6
Western Australia 1 789.2 1 789.8 1 794.4 1 840.7 1 824.1
Tasmania 1 446.8 1 447.3 1 460.8 1 488.1 1 485.7
Northern Territory 1 657.3 1 661.5 1 684.7 1 702.7 1 615.2
Australian Capital Territory 1 882.3 1 859.4 1 835.7 1 875.8 1 878.8
Australia 1 625.3 1 634.8 1 660.5 1 712.8 1 694.2
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales -0.4 1.1 2.0 4.2 -2.0
Victoria 0.3 0.5 2.9 4.0 0.1
Queensland 1.0 1.3 0.5 1.7 -1.9
South Australia -0.9 -1.3 0.6 1.6 0.6
Western Australia 0.8 0.0 0.3 2.6 -0.9
Tasmania -1.1 0.0 0.9 1.9 -0.2
Northern Territory 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.1 -5.1
Australian Capital Territory 0.8 -1.2 -1.3 2.2 0.2
Australia 0.1 0.6 1.6 3.1 -1.1
(a) Annual average.          
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2020 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, November 2021; ABS, Consumer Price Index, December 2021

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

Graph showing male total average weekly earnings in dollars per week, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week        
New South Wales 1 443.8 1 466.9 1 528.2 1 566.1 1 581.0
Victoria 1 344.5 1 393.9 1 428.8 1 500.2 1 530.7
Queensland 1 396.3 1 450.7 1 452.9 1 486.3 1 529.7
South Australia 1 285.9 1 265.8 1 307.7 1 332.0 1 386.8
Western Australia 1 645.9 1 641.9 1 667.8 1 726.3 1 796.5
Tasmania 1 227.5 1 258.9 1 274.4 1 269.3 1 306.0
Northern Territory 1 683.4 1 613.6 1 590.6 1 577.9 1 553.4
Australian Capital Territory 1 570.8 1 661.2 1 590.2 1 624.5 1 692.1
Australia 1 422.5 1 452.9 1 486.9 1 532.2 1 566.2
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.5 1.6 4.2 2.5 1.0
Victoria 2.3 3.7 2.5 5.0 2.0
Queensland 3.1 3.9 0.2 2.3 2.9
South Australia 1.4 -1.6 3.3 1.9 4.1
Western Australia 0.6 -0.2 1.6 3.5 4.1
Tasmania 5.5 2.6 1.2 -0.4 2.9
Northern Territory 2.0 -4.1 -1.4 -0.8 -1.5
Australian Capital Territory 3.8 5.8 -4.3 2.2 4.2
Australia 1.9 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.2
(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, November 2021

 

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

Graph showing female total average weekly earnings in dollars per week, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week        
New South Wales  996.3 1 041.9 1 057.8 1 084.9 1 127.5
Victoria  934.0  963.8 1 010.0 1 085.1 1 053.8
Queensland  894.9  940.5 1 000.8 1 030.0 1 050.4
South Australia  879.9  897.2  911.6  979.3 1 007.9
Western Australia  976.7  966.8  975.3 1 033.1 1 058.4
Tasmania  827.2  849.6  865.2  924.6  967.2
Northern Territory 1 143.5 1 160.4 1 221.7 1 254.0 1 220.4
Australian Capital Territory 1 225.8 1 259.7 1 306.1 1 407.1 1 378.7
Australia  953.2  986.3 1 019.3 1 066.8 1 081.4
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.6 4.6 1.5 2.6 3.9
Victoria 4.7 3.2 4.8 7.4 -2.9
Queensland 0.1 5.1 6.4 2.9 2.0
South Australia 4.2 2.0 1.6 7.4 2.9
Western Australia 1.4 -1.0 0.9 5.9 2.5
Tasmania 5.2 2.7 1.8 6.9 4.6
Northern Territory 4.2 1.5 5.3 2.6 -2.7
Australian Capital Territory 0.7 2.8 3.7 7.7 -2.0
Australia 2.6 3.5 3.3 4.7 1.4
(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, November 2021

2.5 Wage price index

Graph showing wage price index annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Wage price index (a) (b)          
New South Wales  127.2  130.3  133.1  134.9  138.1
Victoria  128.2  131.6  135.1  136.8  139.9
Queensland  127.7  130.6  133.0  135.1  138.4
South Australia  128.1  131.1  134.1  136.0  138.9
Western Australia  128.1  130.1  132.3  134.2  136.9
Tasmania  127.9  131.2  134.6  136.6  140.7
Northern Territory  128.0  130.8  134.1  136.2  139.1
Australian Capital Territory  126.1  128.6  131.6  133.5  137.0
Australia  127.7  130.6  133.5  135.4  138.5
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.4 2.4
Victoria 2.4 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.3
Queensland 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.4
South Australia 1.9 2.3 2.3 1.4 2.1
Western Australia 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.4 2.0
Tasmania 2.2 2.6 2.6 1.5 3.0
Northern Territory 1.1 2.2 2.5 1.6 2.1
Australian Capital Territory 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.4 2.6
Australia 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.4 2.3
(a) Index value at December.          
(b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008-09 = 100.0.
Source: ABS, Wage Price Index, December 2021

2.6 Consumer price index

Graph showing consumer price index annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Consumer price index (a)          
Sydney  112.2  114.4  116.2  116.7  119.9
Melbourne  111.4  113.9  115.7  117.2  119.9
Brisbane  111.3  113.2  115.2  115.9  120.2
Adelaide  110.0  112.3  114.2  115.7  118.5
Perth  109.4  110.6  112.2  113.2  117.1
Hobart  109.3  112.1  114.7  116.8  120.4
Darwin  109.1  110.4  111.0  110.8  116.4
Canberra  109.3  112.1  114.0  115.0  119.0
Weighted average eight
capital cities
 111.2  113.3  115.1  116.1  119.4
Annual change – per cent (b)        
Sydney 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.5 2.7
Melbourne 2.3 2.2 1.6 1.3 2.3
Brisbane 1.8 1.7 1.8 0.6 3.7
Adelaide 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.3 2.5
Perth 0.9 1.1 1.5 0.8 3.5
Hobart 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.8 3.1
Darwin 0.6 1.2 0.5 -0.2 5.1
Canberra 2.2 2.5 1.7 0.9 3.5
Weighted average eight
capital cities
1.9 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.9
(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, December 2021

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Gross state product

Graph showing gross state product annual change - per cent, 2020-21

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million
New South Wales  599 371  613 020  628 073  624 588  633 635
Victoria  440 670  455 568  469 464  470 072  468 264
Queensland  347 445  360 646  363 975  361 709  368 977
South Australia  108 185  110 504  111 793  110 652  114 921
Western Australia  297 375  304 445  309 245  312 478  320 653
Tasmania  30 594  31 557  32 647  32 840  34 083
Northern Territory  24 653  25 125  24 849  26 339  26 181
Australian Capital Territory  37 652  39 102  40 670  42 187  43 374
Australia 1 885 807 1 939 948 1 980 942 1 980 866 2 010 087
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.6 2.3 2.5 -0.6 1.4
Victoria 3.8 3.4 3.1 0.1 -0.4
Queensland 2.5 3.8 0.9 -0.6 2.0
South Australia 1.8 2.1 1.2 -1.0 3.9
Western Australia -1.1 2.4 1.6 1.0 2.6
Tasmania 1.0 3.1 3.5 0.6 3.8
Northern Territory 1.5 1.9 -1.1 6.0 -0.6
Australian Capital Territory 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 2.8
Australia 2.3 2.9 2.1 0.0 1.5
Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2020-21

3.2 Gross state product per capita

Graph showing gross state product per capita annual change, 2020-21, per cent

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) – $    
New South Wales  76 825  77 403  78 151  76 760  77 532
Victoria  70 565  71 327  71 909  70 571  70 292
Queensland  71 142  72 666  72 065  70 416  71 027
South Australia  62 994  63 931  64 116  62 821  64 898
Western Australia  115 994  117 885  118 649  118 108  120 084
Tasmania  58 856  60 113  61 393  61 011  62 942
Northern Territory  100 141  101 780  101 097  107 412  106 183
Australian Capital Territory  92 401  94 023  96 108  98 513  100 523
Australia  77 335  78 322  78 713  77 518  78 245
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 0.9 0.8 1.0 -1.8 1.0
Victoria 1.3 1.1 0.8 -1.9 -0.4
Queensland 0.9 2.1 -0.8 -2.3 0.9
South Australia 1.1 1.5 0.3 -2.0 3.3
Western Australia -1.7 1.6 0.6 -0.5 1.7
Tasmania 0.2 2.1 2.1 -0.6 3.2
Northern Territory 0.6 1.6 -0.7 6.2 -1.1
Australian Capital Territory 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.0
Australia 0.6 1.3 0.5 -1.5 0.9
Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2020-21

3.3 Labour productivity

Graph showing labour productivity gross state product per hour worked, 2020-21, $

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Gross State Product per hour worked, $      
New South Wales 407.0 404.0 394.8 398.3 405.4
Victoria 367.8 374.9 364.5 371.6 378.8
Queensland 376.0 376.7 369.8 373.9 374.6
South Australia 354.7 356.4 346.2 356.2 363.5
Western Australia 590.7 594.6 583.2 600.0 608.2
Tasmania 345.7 350.3 355.5 366.3 367.8
Northern Territory 428.1 443.2 447.5 495.9 503.4
Australian Capital Territory 460.6 460.0 471.7 487.1 487.9
Australia 407.2 408.9 400.2 407.5 413.5
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 4.3 -0.7 -2.3 0.9 1.8
Victoria 1.4 1.9 -2.8 1.9 1.9
Queensland 4.4 0.2 -1.8 1.1 0.2
South Australia 1.9 0.5 -2.8 2.9 2.1
Western Australia 2.1 0.7 -1.9 2.9 1.4
Tasmania 2.1 1.3 1.5 3.0 0.4
Northern Territory 2.1 3.5 1.0 10.8 1.5
Australian Capital Territory 4.4 -0.1 2.5 3.3 0.2
Australia 3.0 0.4 -2.1 1.8 1.5
(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, 2020-21; ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, March 2022

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

Graph showing value of retail sales annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Value – $ million          
New South Wales  100 640  103 408  104 842  111 409  114 782
Victoria  79 270  83 392  86 222  86 953  93 845
Queensland  62 074  63 469  66 423  73 626  77 603
South Australia  20 511  21 035  21 465  23 064  23 770
Western Australia  34 010  33 966  34 670  38 847  41 814
Tasmania  6 205  6 457  6 684  7 409  7 803
Northern Territory  3 125  3 145  3 117  3 434  3 602
Australian Capital Territory  5 729  5 925  6 142  6 695  6 793
Australia  311 565  320 798  329 563  351 437  370 012
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 2.7 2.7 1.4 6.3 3.0
Victoria 3.6 5.2 3.4 0.8 7.9
Queensland 1.3 2.2 4.7 10.8 5.4
South Australia 3.5 2.6 2.0 7.4 3.1
Western Australia -0.1 -0.1 2.1 12.0 7.6
Tasmania 2.7 4.1 3.5 10.8 5.3
Northern Territory 0.1 0.6 -0.9 10.2 4.9
Australian Capital Territory 2.5 3.4 3.7 9.0 1.5
Australia 2.4 3.0 2.7 6.6 5.3
Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, February 2022

4.2 Dwelling approvals

Graph showing dwelling approvals annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number (a)          
New South Wales  72 210  64 968  51 677  51 064  63 092
Victoria  70 368  67 981  57 911  62 602  71 132
Queensland  42 354  39 903  31 022  33 174  43 886
South Australia  12 262  11 828  11 616  11 445  14 832
Western Australia  19 566  15 897  15 195  18 497  25 457
Tasmania  2 690  3 074  3 177  3 521  3 944
Northern Territory   813   728   559   698   638
Australian Capital Territory  4 346  7 160  4 996  4 970  5 647
Australia  224 609  211 539  176 153  185 971  228 628
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales -3.3 -10.0 -20.5 -1.2 23.6
Victoria 2.3 -3.4 -14.8 8.1 13.6
Queensland -11.4 -5.8 -22.3 6.9 32.3
South Australia 1.2 -3.5 -1.8 -1.5 29.6
Western Australia -10.7 -18.8 -4.4 21.7 37.6
Tasmania 23.9 14.3 3.4 10.8 12.0
Northern Territory -36.4 -10.5 -23.2 24.9 -8.6
Australian Capital Territory -29.4 64.7 -30.2 -0.5 13.6
Australia -4.4 -5.8 -16.7 5.6 22.9
(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, February 2022

4.3 Business investment

Graph showing business investment annual change - per cent, 2021

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Chain volume measures (a) – $ million        
New South Wales  57 104  62 975  66 637  64 410  64 574
Victoria  44 271  48 965  52 560  51 376  47 911
Queensland  42 029  47 256  43 417  41 613  39 854
South Australia  9 205  13 373  13 133  12 605  12 707
Western Australia  39 546  39 116  35 837  39 391  41 157
Tasmania  2 543  3 083  3 151  3 057  3 167
Northern Territory  9 689  8 103  3 283  2 585  2 919
Australian Capital Territory  2 637  2 735  2 840  3 301  2 923
Australia  206 879  225 549  220 876  218 339  215 211
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales -0.4 10.3 5.8 -3.3 0.3
Victoria 2.7 10.6 7.3 -2.3 -6.7
Queensland 0.1 12.4 -8.1 -4.2 -4.2
South Australia -20.6 45.3 -1.8 -4.0 0.8
Western Australia -28.9 -1.1 -8.4 9.9 4.5
Tasmania 3.8 21.2 2.2 -3.0 3.6
Northern Territory 30.5 -16.4 -59.5 -21.3 12.9
Australian Capital Territory 9.3 3.7 3.8 16.2 -11.5
Australia -6.7 9.0 -2.1 -1.1 -1.4
(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, 2020-21

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

Graph showing lending for owner occupied housing annual change - per cent, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Value (a) – $ million          
New South Wales  55 810  52 755  49 047  62 407  86 839
Victoria  49 423  49 243  45 745  52 569  77 221
Queensland  30 133  28 903  26 925  34 647  48 683
South Australia  9 147  9 210  8 914  10 512  13 911
Western Australia  15 362  13 771  12 765  17 221  25 582
Tasmania  2 393  2 621  2 581  3 031  3 533
Northern Territory   945   859   759   909  1 365
Australian Capital Territory  3 916  4 079  3 757  4 798  6 104
Australia  167 130  161 441  150 493  186 092  263 237
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 10.0 -3.4 -6.8 23.7 41.5
Victoria 12.5 -5.5 -7.0 27.2 39.2
Queensland 15.9 -0.4 -7.1 14.9 46.9
South Australia 5.3 -4.1 -6.8 28.7 40.5
Western Australia 3.1 0.7 -3.2 17.9 32.3
Tasmania -2.6 -10.4 -7.3 34.9 48.6
Northern Territory 12.7 9.5 -1.5 17.4 16.6
Australian Capital Territory -3.6 -9.1 -11.6 19.7 50.1
Australia 17.7 4.2 -7.9 27.7 27.2
(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, February 2022

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 General government sector fiscal balance

Graph showing general government sector fiscal balance percentage of gross state product, 2020-21

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million      
New South Wales - 503 -3 035 -8 456 -19 072 -18 197
Victoria -1 985 -6 163 -6 049 -17 576 -27 785
Queensland 1 332 - 108 -2 883 -10 065 -6 962
South Australia -2 324 - 889  196 -2 908 -2 717
Western Australia -3 941 -1 981  279 - 48 3 957
Tasmania  680 - 57 - 231 - 770 - 536
Northern Territory - 469 - 703 - 868 -1 206 - 903
Australian Capital Territory - 206 - 222 -1 417 -1 067 - 741
Total (b) -7 422 -13 160 -19 458 -52 702 -53 875
General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product    
New South Wales -0.1 -0.5 -1.4 -3.1 -2.8
Victoria -0.5 -1.4 -1.3 -3.7 -5.9
Queensland 0.4 0.0 -0.8 -2.8 -1.9
South Australia -2.3 -0.8 0.2 -2.6 -2.3
Western Australia -1.6 -0.8 0.1 0.0 1.1
Tasmania 2.4 -0.2 -0.7 -2.3 -1.5
Northern Territory -2.0 -2.9 -3.5 -4.6 -3.6
Australian Capital Territory -0.6 -0.6 -3.5 -2.5 -1.7
Total (c) -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 -2.7 -2.6
(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, 2020-21

6.2 State and local government taxation revenue

Graph showing state and local government taxation revenue dollars per capita, 2020-21

  2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2019-20 2020-21
General government sector taxation revenue – $ million      
New South Wales 35 295 35 838 36 222 35 821 39 325
Victoria 26 533 28 254 29 195 28 934 29 650
Queensland 16 721 17 210 18 311 18 374 20 529
South Australia 5 935 6 130 6 208 6 244 6 606
Western Australia 10 747 10 837 11 003 11 515 12 497
Tasmania 1 491 1 561 1 620 1 706 1 827
Northern Territory  737  770  800  633  676
Australian Capital Territory 1 695 1 718 1 934 1 949 2 059
Total (a) 99 155 102 317 105 293 105 176 113 168
General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $      
New South Wales 4 505 4 503 4 487 4 382 4 795
Victoria 4 249 4 424 4 472 4 344 4 453
Queensland 3 421 3 465 3 622 3 575 3 950
South Australia 3 456 3 546 3 560 3 545 3 731
Western Australia 4 184 4 187 4 212 4 342 4 670
Tasmania 2 841 2 947 3 016 3 142 3 348
Northern Territory 2 994 3 119 3 259 2 581 2 746
Australian Capital Territory 4 160 4 131 4 570 4 551 4 779
Commonwealth 15 932 17 254 18 107 17 513 18 734
(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.
Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, 2020-21

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 Merchandise exports

Graph showing merchandise exports percentage of gross state product, 2020-21

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Merchandise exports (a) – $ million        
New South Wales  44 078  47 597  53 820  48 893  45 790
Victoria  24 729  26 824  28 148  28 386  25 468
Queensland  66 485  74 263  87 249  76 248  57 890
South Australia  11 432  12 042  11 716  11 129  12 734
Western Australia  120 398  129 698  162 318  184 337  223 001
Tasmania  2 758  3 675  3 658  3 645  3 821
Northern Territory  4 898  5 721  9 412  12 387  9 405
Australian Capital Territory   21   23   17   81   55
Australia (b)  290 880  314 479  372 621  382 179  396 230
Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product      
New South Wales   7.7   7.9   8.6   7.8   7.1
Victoria   5.9   6.1   6.1   6.0   5.4
Queensland   20.3   21.2   23.8   21.1   15.8
South Australia   11.2   11.4   10.7   10.1   10.8
Western Australia   48.5   50.7   56.5   59.0   61.6
Tasmania   9.6   12.3   11.5   11.1   11.0
Northern Territory   21.2   23.9   37.6   47.0   37.5
Australian Capital Territory   0.1   0.1   0.0   0.2   0.1
Australia (b)   16.5   17.1   19.1   19.3   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.
Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2022; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2020-21

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

Graph showing population annual change - per cent, 2020

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Population (a) – '000          
New South Wales 7 801.8 7 919.8 8 036.7 8 136.9 8 172.5
Victoria 6 244.9 6 387.1 6 528.6 6 661.0 6 661.7
Queensland 4 883.8 4 963.1 5 050.7 5 136.8 5 194.9
South Australia 1 717.4 1 728.5 1 743.6 1 761.4 1 770.8
Western Australia 2 563.7 2 582.6 2 606.4 2 645.7 2 670.2
Tasmania  519.8  525.0  531.8  538.3  541.5
Northern Territory  246.2  246.9  245.8  245.2  246.6
Australian Capital Territory  407.5  415.9  423.2  428.2  431.5
Australia 24 389.7 24 773.4 25 171.3 25 558.1 25 694.4
Annual change – per cent          
New South Wales 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.4
Victoria 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.0
Queensland 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.1
South Australia 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.5
Western Australia 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.9
Tasmania 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.6
Northern Territory 0.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.8
Australia 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.5
(a) Estimated resident population numbers are as at December of each year.
Note: December 2021 figures will be released in June 2022.
Source: ABS, National, state and territory population, December 2020

8.2 Capped apparent school retention rates

Graph showing capped apparent school retention rates from year 7/8 to year 12, 2021

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Apparent retention rates from Year 10 to Year 12 (a)      
New South Wales 77.5 76.3 75.8 77.5 76.3
Victoria 85.3 84.7 83.3 83.9 83.9
Queensland 87.8 87.8 88.1 83.7 83.2
South Australia 91.7 90.8 89.1 88.6 87.1
Western Australia 83.1 85.0 85.5 85.8 85.6
Tasmania 71.5 73.2 74.3 73.9 74.5
Northern Territory 70.2 65.1 64.1 70.4 67.5
Australian Capital Territory 92.1 90.0 89.8 90.1 89.7
Australia 83.3 82.8 82.0 82.1 81.6
Apparent retention rates from Year 7/8 to Year 12 (b)      
New South Wales 78.9 77.8 77.1 78.4 77.1
Victoria 88.5 88.7 87.4 87.6 87.5
Queensland 89.1 89.2 91.3 85.3 85.3
South Australia 94.7 94.6 93.4 92.7 91.1
Western Australia 82.3 83.3 83.5 83.9 83.6
Tasmania 71.5 74.0 75.5 74.9 75.7
Northern Territory 58.6 52.5 54.3 57.8 56.8
Australian Capital Territory 94.8 92.8 94.0 91.9 90.9
Australia 84.8 84.5 84.0 83.6 83.1
(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, 2021

8.3 General practice bulk billing

Graph showing general practice bulk billing rate 2020-21

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent      
New South Wales   88.7   88.9   88.9   89.8   90.7
Victoria   85.2   85.4   85.5   87.2   89.4
Queensland   85.4   85.9   85.9   87.2   88.1
South Australia   84.8   84.9   85.2   86.6   87.8
Western Australia   82.4   84.0   85.3   86.7   86.8
Tasmania   76.6   76.5   76.4   78.3   79.6
Northern Territory   89.1   89.8   89.6   89.5   90.3
Australian Capital Territory   61.9   63.1   64.2   67.9   69.1
Australia   85.7   86.1   86.2   87.5   88.8
(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, 2020-21

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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