RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2015–16              30 MARCH 2016

State Statistical Bulletin 2013–14

Gregory O'Brien

Statistics and Mapping Section

Executive summary

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

•        Each table presents data for the last five years to 2013–14, while each chart plots data for the financial year 2013–14.

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 updates the Parliamentary Library’s State Statistical Bulletin 2012–13 published in 2014. 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.

Key Indicators

Real gross state product [3.1]

Real gross state product (GSP) in Australia grew in all jurisdictions in 2013-14. Rates of growth varied substantially with the Northern Territory (6.5 per cent) and Western Australia (5.5 per cent) continuing to show strong growth, while the ACT (0.7 per cent), Tasmania (1.2 per cent) and South Australia (1.3) showed lower growth. The most populous states, NSW (2.1 per cent), Victoria (1.7 per cent) and Queensland (2.3 per cent) were all slightly below the Australian average (2.5 per cent).

Real gross state product per capita [3.2]

Gross state product (GSP) per capita in 2013–14 ranged from $48,453 in Tasmania, to $100,455 in Western Australia, compared with the Australian gross domestic product per capita of $66,907. The ACT ($92,615) and the Northern Territory ($87,187) joined Western Australia as performing above the national average, while South Australia ($56,761) and Victoria ($59,394) reported lower than average numbers alongside Tasmania. The gap between the most productive and the least productive states grew again over 2013–14 with Western Australia (2.6 per cent) and the Northern Territory (4.8 per cent) showing the highest growth rates and the ACT (-0.9 per cent), Victoria (-0.2 per cent) and South Australia (0.4 per cent) showing the lowest growth rates in GSP per capita.

Unemployment rate [1.2]

The unemployment rate increased in all the states, while both the ACT (3.8 per cent) and NT (4.5 per cent) recorded declines. The unemployment rate reflected the differences between the states in recent real GSP growth, with Tasmania reporting the highest unemployment rate (7.7 per cent), followed by South Australia (6.7 per cent) which saw a particularly dramatic increase over the financial year from 5.8 per cent in 2012–13. The most populous states all recorded increases, with NSW increasing to 5.7 per cent from 5.2 per cent in 2012–13, Victoria increasing to 6.2 per cent from 5.7 per cent in 2012–13, and Queensland increasing to 6 per cent from 5.9 per cent in 2012–13. Western Australia also increased from a lower base, to 4.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in 2012–13.

Consumer price index (CPI) [2.8]

The increase in CPI in 2013–14 was relatively stable across the capital cities ranging from 2.2 per cent in Canberra to 3 per cent in Perth. The weighted average across the capital cities was 2.7 per cent. The rate of price increases in all capitals increased in 2013–14 compared to 2012–13.

Labour productivity [3.3]

All states and territories reported a decrease in labour productivity in 2013–14, based on GSP per hour worked, with the exceptions of WA and the NT. Labour productivity ranged from $289.50 per hour worked in Tasmania to $475.20 per hour worked in Western Australia, with an average of $344.30 across Australia.

Retail sales [4.1]

Retail sales increased in all states and territories in 2013–14, ranging from a 1.5 per cent increase in WA to a 6.9 per cent increase in Tasmania. Across Australia retail sales increased 4.6 per cent.

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[1], are available electronically and can be found on the Parliamentary Library’s Monthly Statistical Bulletin page.

Note: This link can only be accessed by Senators, Members and parliamentary staff.

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 414.9

3 498.6

3 522.0

3 581.1

3 602.5

Victoria

2 719.9

2 796.4

2 820.1

2 843.0

2 862.1

Queensland

2 215.3

2 254.8

2 284.3

2 287.2

2 320.0

South Australia

793.2

805.1

809.0

809.6

799.7

Western Australia

1 183.5

1 224.3

1 276.5

1 322.4

1 337.3

Tasmania

236.1

239.1

236.1

233.7

232.9

Northern Territory

119.6

121.1

122.6

127.2

133.0

Australian Capital Territory

202.4

207.4

208.2

211.3

210.8

Australia

10 884.9

11 146.9

11 278.8

11 415.4

11 498.2

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.7

2.5

0.7

1.7

0.6

Victoria

2.4

2.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

Queensland

0.4

1.8

1.3

0.1

1.4

South Australia

0.6

1.5

0.5

0.1

-1.2

Western Australia

0.0

3.5

4.3

3.6

1.1

Tasmania

-1.4

1.3

-1.3

-1.0

-0.4

Northern Territory

2.3

1.3

1.3

3.7

4.6

Australian Capital Territory

1.4

2.5

0.4

1.5

-0.2

Australia

0.9

2.4

1.2

1.2

0.7

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

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015.

1.2 Unemployment

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

204.9

185.7

192.2

197.6

217.3

Victoria

158.2

148.3

159.9

170.4

189.4

Queensland

132.5

129.1

133.1

143.8

148.8

South Australia

45.0

46.3

45.6

49.5

57.8

Western Australia

61.9

55.9

53.5

61.3

68.1

Tasmania

14.0

14.2

15.9

18.2

19.4

Northern Territory

4.2

3.6

5.6

6.2

6.1

Australian Capital Territory

7.5

7.6

8.1

9.1

8.4

Australia

628.1

590.7

613.9

656.2

715.2

Unemployment rate (a) (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.7

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.7

Victoria

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.7

6.2

Queensland

5.6

5.4

5.5

5.9

6.0

South Australia

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.8

6.7

Western Australia

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.8

Tasmania

5.6

5.6

6.3

7.2

7.7

Northern Territory

3.4

2.9

4.4

4.7

4.5

Australian Capital Territory

3.6

3.5

3.7

4.1

3.8

Australia

5.5

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.8

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015.

1.3 Labour force

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 619.8

3 684.3

3 714.2

3 778.7

3 819.8

Victoria

2 878.1

2 944.6

2 980.0

3 013.4

3 051.5

Queensland

2 347.8

2 383.9

2 417.4

2 431.0

2 468.8

South Australia

838.1

851.4

854.6

859.1

857.5

Western Australia

1 245.4

1 280.2

1 330.0

1 383.7

1 405.4

Tasmania

250.1

253.4

252.0

251.9

252.3

Northern Territory

123.7

124.7

128.2

133.4

139.1

Australian Capital Territory

209.9

215.0

216.2

220.4

219.1

Australia

11 513.0

11 737.6

11 892.7

12 071.6

12 213.4

Participation rate (a) (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.2

63.5

63.2

63.5

63.2

Victoria

65.2

65.7

65.4

65.0

64.6

Queensland

67.5

67.3

67.0

66.1

65.9

South Australia

63.2

63.5

63.2

62.9

62.2

Western Australia

68.3

68.4

68.8

69.1

68.2

Tasmania

61.0

61.2

60.5

60.4

60.2

Northern Territory

73.0

72.5

73.6

74.1

75.3

Australian Capital Territory

72.8

73.2

72.5

72.6

71.2

Australia

65.3

65.5

65.3

65.1

64.7

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015

1.4 Long-term unemployed

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – '000

New South Wales

34.3

33.5

31.6

33.8

42.2

Victoria

23.0

21.3

22.1

21.3

28.6

Queensland

15.1

18.8

17.4

21.8

25.7

South Australia

7.2

7.9

8.1

9.0

11.5

Western Australia

5.7

6.2

5.6

5.8

8.2

Tasmania

2.4

2.2

2.9

3.6

4.7

Northern Territory

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.5

Australian Capital Territory

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.8

1.1

Australia

88.5

91.0

89.0

96.7

122.5

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – percentage of total unemployed

New South Wales

16.7

18.0

16.4

17.1

19.4

Victoria

14.5

14.4

13.8

12.5

15.1

Queensland

11.4

14.6

13.1

15.1

17.3

South Australia

16.0

17.1

17.7

18.3

19.9

Western Australia

9.2

11.1

10.4

9.4

12.0

Tasmania

17.4

15.7

18.1

19.7

24.3

Northern Territory

7.4

13.1

11.4

9.7

7.9

Australian Capital Territory

7.4

7.6

9.5

8.7

12.9

Australia

14.1

15.4

14.5

14.7

17.1

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more and looking for full-time work.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015

1.5 Youth unemployment

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Unemployed youth (a) (b) – '000

New South Wales

48.3

40.3

42.4

44.9

45.3

Victoria

32.0

32.5

35.0

34.2

36.4

Queensland

35.3

35.8

34.7

38.2

40.6

South Australia

11.3

11.1

10.1

11.1

13.2

Western Australia

14.9

14.0

13.2

13.8

15.4

Tasmania

3.0

3.2

4.0

4.3

4.9

Northern Territory

1.2

1.1

1.4

2.1

1.7

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.7

Australia

147.6

139.6

142.5

150.8

159.1

Youth unemployment rate (a) (c) – per cent

New South Wales

14.5

12.5

13.1

14.0

14.6

Victoria

12.7

12.7

13.7

14.5

15.8

Queensland

13.9

14.1

13.8

15.3

16.7

South Australia

14.9

14.5

13.8

15.5

20.3

Western Australia

10.8

10.3

9.6

9.8

11.6

Tasmania

12.2

13.0

17.1

20.0

22.0

Northern Territory

8.7

7.3

9.3

14.2

10.4

Australian Capital Territory

7.7

7.3

8.0

10.2

10.6

Australia

13.3

12.6

12.9

14.0

15.4

(a) Annual average.

(b) 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work.

(c) 15–24 year olds looking for full-time work as a proportion of the full-time labour force of the same age.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015

1.6 Industrial disputes

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Working days lost – '000

New South Wales

39.9

31.9

125.2

26.8

27.4

Victoria

29.8

53.3

71.8

102.6

28.8

Queensland

19.5

53.0

64.8

63.3

11.7

South Australia

2.4

4.2

0.7

0.0

3.4

Western Australia

32.2

7.5

8.1

5.4

14.0

Tasmania

1.0

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.0

Northern Territory

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

3.1

Australian Capital Territory

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.1

0.5

Australia

126.6

159.7

293.1

207.6

89.0

Working days lost per '000 employees

New South Wales

13.2

10.2

39.2

8.2

  8.4

Victoria

12.5

20.8

28.1

39.9

  11.2

Queensland

10.0

25.8

31.1

30.4

  5.5

South Australia

3.4

5.8

1.0

0.1

  4.7

Western Australia

30.9

7.1

7.5

4.6

  11.4

Tasmania

4.8

0.0

0.6

2.8

  0.4

Northern Territory

0.0

0.0

0.8

  0.0

  24.9

Australian Capital Territory

0.0

0.0

10.6

  0.3

  2.9

Australia

13.2

15.9

28.8

  20.2

  8.5

Source: ABS, Industrial disputes, Australia, cat. no. 6321.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, March 2015.

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 257.6

1 301.8

1 338.8

1 403.4

1 440.1

Victoria

1 205.0

1 246.9

1 294.8

1 334.8

1 384.6

Queensland

1 218.9

1 270.3

1 311.2

1 396.9

1 430.4

South Australia

1 130.3

1 177.5

1 225.7

1 279.2

1 339.0

Western Australia

1 351.5

1 442.8

1 520.4

1 617.7

1 630.6

Tasmania

1 073.4

1 133.7

1 186.4

1 246.2

1 257.8

Northern Territory

1 203.2

1 279.3

1 393.7

1 433.4

1 433.1

Australian Capital Territory

1 433.0

1 485.9

1 571.4

1 673.6

1 667.7

Australia

1 238.5

1 290.0

1 339.7

1 408.5

1 445.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.6

3.5

2.8

4.8

2.6

Victoria

5.0

3.5

3.8

3.1

3.7

Queensland

6.8

4.2

3.2

6.5

2.4

South Australia

1.8

4.2

4.1

4.4

4.7

Western Australia

6.6

6.8

5.4

6.4

0.8

Tasmania

7.9

5.6

4.7

5.0

0.9

Northern Territory

5.3

6.3

8.9

2.8

0.0

Australian Capital Territory

6.8

3.7

5.8

6.5

-0.4

Australia

5.6

4.2

3.9

5.1

2.6

(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, Australia, cat. no.6302.0, ABS, Canberra, May 2015.  

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 396.2

1 403.5

1 408.3

1 439.6

1 440.1

Victoria

1 340.3

1 342.6

1 362.4

1 374.9

1 387.6

Queensland

1 350.8

1 362.2

1 379.7

1 441.0

1 435.5

South Australia

1 259.5

1 271.4

1 289.4

1 318.9

1 346.0

Western Australia

1 494.6

1 551.5

1 600.2

1 665.2

1 629.8

Tasmania

1 188.9

1 220.3

1 248.1

1 296.4

1 276.3

Northern Territory

1 327.5

1 374.7

1 466.5

1 463.2

1 410.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 587.7

1 602.4

1 653.9

1 728.2

1 684.9

Australia

1 375.0

1 388.9

1 410.0

1 449.4

1 448.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.2

0.5

0.3

2.2

0.0

Victoria

2.9

0.2

1.5

0.9

0.9

Queensland

4.0

0.8

1.3

4.4

-0.4

South Australia

-0.4

0.9

1.4

2.3

2.0

Western Australia

4.0

3.8

3.1

4.1

-2.1

Tasmania

5.2

2.6

2.3

3.9

-1.5

Northern Territory

2.1

3.6

6.7

-0.2

-3.6

Australian Capital Territory

4.5

0.9

3.2

4.5

-2.5

Australia

3.2

1.0

1.5

2.8

-0.1

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2013–14 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

Source: ABS, Average weekly earnings, Australia, cat. no.6302.0, ABS, Canberra, May 2015; ABS, Consumer price index, Australia, cat. no. 6401.0, ABS, Canberra, June 2015.

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 164.9

1 197.4

1 233.8

1 312.0

1 319.0

Victoria

1 127.7

1 175.9

1 213.3

1 248.3

1 284.0

Queensland

1 198.7

1 241.6

1 270.3

1 350.2

1 356.2

South Australia

1 037.3

1 103.9

1 147.5

1 200.2

1 279.0

Western Australia

1 349.5

1 454.2

1 546.1

1 640.3

1 629.2

Tasmania

945.9

1 004.1

1 053.7

1 100.0

1 115.6

Northern Territory

1 178.6

1 268.4

1 408.4

1 471.6

1 414.1

Australian Capital Territory

1 341.2

1 408.4

1 501.4

1 590.6

1 497.0

Australia

1 173.1

1 223.7

1 270.1

1 340.5

1 356.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.1

2.8

3.0

6.3

0.5

Victoria

8.7

4.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

Queensland

7.4

3.6

2.3

6.3

0.4

South Australia

3.1

6.4

4.0

4.6

6.6

Western Australia

4.8

7.8

6.3

6.1

-0.7

Tasmania

5.7

6.2

4.9

4.4

1.4

Northern Territory

5.8

7.6

11.0

4.5

-3.9

Australian Capital Territory

8.4

5.0

6.6

5.9

-5.9

Australia

6.1

4.3

3.8

5.5

1.2

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male 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, ABS, Canberra, May 2015.

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

784.3

822.4

834.2

873.2

909.9

Victoria

725.5

766.3

784.7

819.5

835.1

Queensland

756.7

788.6

803.4

810.6

834.8

South Australia

696.1

708.2

753.8

757.3

839.8

Western Australia

732.5

758.6

822.0

868.5

925.2

Tasmania

653.6

694.4

734.7

765.3

763.2

Northern Territory

879.7

916.9

958.4

998.0

1 009.8

Australian Capital Territory

998.0

1 087.6

1 150.8

1 186.0

1 160.2

Australia

754.8

789.9

815.0

845.0

877.0

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.2

4.9

1.4

4.7

4.2

Victoria

5.6

5.6

2.4

4.4

1.9

Queensland

4.9

4.2

1.9

0.9

3.0

South Australia

1.7

1.7

6.4

0.5

10.9

Western Australia

4.9

3.6

8.4

5.7

6.5

Tasmania

7.8

6.2

5.8

4.2

-0.3

Northern Territory

6.6

4.2

4.5

4.1

1.2

Australian Capital Territory

5.1

9.0

5.8

3.1

-2.2

Australia

4.7

4.7

3.2

3.7

3.8

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees.

Source: ABS, Average weekly earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, ABS, Canberra, May 2015.

2.5 Total average weekly earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

TAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

978.2

1 011.2

1 035.4

1 094.5

1 115.6

Victoria

925.8

965.7

998.7

1 034.9

1 060.6

Queensland

981.7

1 016.6

1 036.2

1 072.5

1 090.0

South Australia

864.1

899.8

945.9

974.2

1 062.9

Western Australia

1 051.1

1 105.8

1 198.7

1 271.0

1 305.3

Tasmania

802.3

854.0

895.9

936.3

937.6

Northern Territory

1 028.3

1 094.3

1 188.1

1 244.2

1 210.3

Australian Capital Territory

1 163.8

1 245.3

1 320.2

1 379.1

1 318.7

Australia

966.1

1 005.7

1 043.5

1 093.2

1 118.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.2

3.4

2.4

5.7

1.9

Victoria

7.5

4.3

3.4

3.6

2.5

Queensland

6.3

3.6

1.9

3.5

1.6

South Australia

3.1

4.1

5.1

3.0

9.1

Western Australia

5.4

5.2

8.4

6.0

2.7

Tasmania

7.2

6.4

4.9

4.5

0.1

Northern Territory

6.7

6.4

8.6

4.7

-2.7

Australian Capital Territory

7.3

7.0

6.0

4.5

-4.4

Australia

5.7

4.1

3.8

4.8

2.3

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all employees.

Source: ABS, Average weekly earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, ABS, Canberra, May 2015.

2.6 Real total average weekly earnings

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Real TAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 086.0

1 090.2

1 089.2

1 122.8

1 115.6

Victoria

1 027.6

1 037.6

1 048.6

1 063.7

1 060.6

Queensland

1 084.0

1 086.3

1 086.4

1 102.5

1 090.0

South Australia

957.8

966.5

989.9

999.2

1 062.9

Western Australia

1 162.9

1 189.7

1 262.2

1 308.9

1 305.3

Tasmania

875.7

905.9

928.8

959.9

937.6

Northern Territory

1 152.2

1 194.3

1 269.8

1 290.0

1 210.3

Australian Capital Territory

1 276.2

1 329.2

1 375.3

1 409.5

1 318.7

Australia

1 070.5

1 080.8

1 096.2

1 122.8

1 118.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.8

0.4

-0.1

3.1

-0.6

Victoria

5.3

1.0

1.1

1.4

-0.3

Queensland

3.5

0.2

0.0

1.5

-1.1

South Australia

0.8

0.9

2.4

0.9

6.4

Western Australia

2.9

2.3

6.1

3.7

-0.3

Tasmania

4.5

3.4

2.5

3.3

-2.3

Northern Territory

3.5

3.6

6.3

1.6

-6.2

Australian Capital Territory

5.1

4.2

3.5

2.5

-6.4

Australia

3.3

1.0

1.4

2.4

-0.4

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all employees expressed in average 2013–14 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: ABS, Average weekly earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, ABS, Canberra, May 2015. ABS, Consumer price index, cat. no. 6401.0, ABS, Canberra, June 2015.

2.7 Wage price index

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Wage price index (a)

New South Wales

103.2

107.0

110.9

114.3

117.1

Victoria

102.8

106.7

110.4

114.0

117.1

Queensland

103.3

107.3

111.3

114.7

117.7

South Australia

102.8

106.4

110.0

113.7

117.4

Western Australia

103.4

107.4

112.1

116.5

119.8

Tasmania

103.8

107.3

111.0

114.6

117.2

Northern Territory

103.4

107.5

111.5

115.2

118.3

Australian Capital Territory

103.5

107.2

110.7

114.9

117.6

Australia

103.1

107.0

110.9

114.6

117.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

3.2

3.7

3.6

3.1

2.4

Victoria

2.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

2.7

Queensland

3.3

3.9

3.7

3.1

2.6

South Australia

2.8

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

Western Australia

3.4

3.9

4.4

3.9

2.8

Tasmania

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.3

Northern Territory

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

2.7

Australian Capital Territory

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.8

2.3

Australia

3.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.6

(a) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008–09 = 100.0.

Source: ABS, Wage price index, cat. no. 6345.0, ABS, Canberra, June 2015.

2.8 Consumer price index

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

94.8

97.6

100.0

102.6

105.2

Melbourne

94.6

97.7

100.0

102.2

105.0

Brisbane

95.0

98.1

100.0

102.0

104.9

Adelaide

94.4

97.5

100.0

102.1

104.7

Perth

95.2

97.9

100.0

102.2

105.3

Hobart

95.0

97.8

100.0

101.2

103.7

Darwin

95.4

97.9

100.0

103.1

106.9

Canberra

95.0

97.6

100.0

101.9

104.2

Weighted average eight
capital cities

94.8

97.7

100.0

102.3

105.0

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.3

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.6

Melbourne

2.1

3.3

2.3

2.2

2.8

Brisbane

2.7

3.3

1.9

2.0

2.8

Adelaide

2.2

3.2

2.6

2.0

2.6

Perth

2.5

2.8

2.2

2.3

3.0

Hobart

2.6

2.9

2.3

1.1

2.5

Darwin

3.1

2.7

2.1

3.1

3.7

Canberra

2.1

2.7

2.5

1.9

2.2

Weighted average eight
capital cities

2.3

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.7

(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, June 2015

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

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

New South Wales

446 963

457 796

469 354

477 694

487 637

Victoria

316 606

322 361

331 213

338 168

343 819

Queensland

264 319

267 199

279 838

288 378

295 142

South Australia

89 638

91 818

93 162

94 006

95 199

Western Australia

205 959

215 701

232 162

242 841

256 188

Tasmania

24 476

24 526

24 671

24 610

24 905

Northern Territory

17 977

18 316

19 086

19 913

21 205

Australian Capital Territory

32 498

33 526

34 508

35 333

35 566

Australia

1 397 902

1 430 354

1 483 675

1 520 944

1 559 662

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.8

2.4

2.5

1.8

2.1

Victoria

1.7

1.8

2.7

2.1

1.7

Queensland

1.4

1.1

4.7

3.1

2.3

South Australia

1.1

2.4

1.5

0.9

1.3

Western Australia

4.1

4.7

7.6

4.6

5.5

Tasmania

0.2

0.2

0.6

-0.2

1.2

Northern Territory

1.0

1.9

4.2

4.3

6.5

Australian Capital Territory

3.1

3.2

2.9

2.4

0.7

Australia

2.0

2.3

3.7

2.5

2.5

(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2012–13.

Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2013–14

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

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

New South Wales

62 939

63 761

64 635

64 932

65 320

Victoria

58 422

58 657

59 329

59 531

59 394

Queensland

60 520

60 222

61 930

62 570

62 954

South Australia

55 381

56 244

56 566

56 555

56 761

Western Australia

90 981

93 012

97 074

97 939

100 455

Tasmania

48 328

48 069

48 190

48 023

48 453

Northern Territory

78 920

79 533

82 018

83 216

87 187

Australian Capital Territory

90 813

91 893

92 987

93 492

92 615

Australia

63 940

64 519

65 891

66 366

66 907

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.4

1.3

1.4

0.5

0.6

Victoria

-0.3

0.4

1.1

0.3

-0.2

Queensland

-0.7

-0.5

2.8

1.0

0.6

South Australia

-0.2

1.6

0.6

0.0

0.4

Western Australia

1.6

2.2

4.4

0.9

2.6

Tasmania

-0.7

-0.5

0.3

-0.3

0.9

Northern Territory

-1.3

0.8

3.1

1.5

4.8

Australian Capital Territory

1.2

1.2

1.2

0.5

-0.9

Australia

0.1

0.9

2.1

0.7

0.8

(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2012–13.

Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2013–14.

3.3 Labour productivity

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

331.9

331.8

344.4

345.2

343.7

Victoria

301.7

295.3

311.9

317.9

311.4

Queensland

296.4

296.7

308.1

321.4

314.2

South Australia

298.6

295.9

307.7

311.7

309.6

Western Australia

439.3

438.4

454.0

462.9

475.2

Tasmania

278.8

274.3

287.6

292.8

289.5

Northern Territory

355.8

353.2

366.6

372.3

374.0

Australian Capital Territory

416.1

419.6

438.8

449.2

448.6

Australia

327.1

325.4

340.0

346.7

344.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.2%

0.0%

3.8%

0.2%

-0.4%

Victoria

-0.8%

-2.1%

5.6%

1.9%

-2.1%

Queensland

1.9%

0.1%

3.9%

4.3%

-2.2%

South Australia

2.6%

-0.9%

4.0%

1.3%

-0.7%

Western Australia

6.6%

-0.2%

3.6%

2.0%

2.7%

Tasmania

4.2%

-1.6%

4.9%

1.8%

-1.2%

Northern Territory

-1.6%

-0.7%

3.8%

1.6%

0.5%

Australian Capital Territory

1.7%

0.8%

4.6%

2.4%

-0.1%

Australia

2.0%

-0.5%

4.5%

2.0%

-0.7%

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

Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2014–15; ABS, Labour force, detailed, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, August 2015

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

74 359

76 025

77 356

79 977

84 970

Victoria

60 045

62 736

63 961

64 439

67 527

Queensland

49 076

50 188

52 089

54 672

57 008

South Australia

17 260

17 320

17 385

17 321

17 844

Western Australia

26 093

27 164

29 809

31 921

32 401

Tasmania

5 287

5 160

5 198

5 059

5 410

Northern Territory

2 672

2 701

2 822

2 889

3 048

Australian Capital Territory

4 508

4 585

4 644

4 855

4 938

Australia

239 299

245 878

253 265

261 132

273 144

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

5.7

2.2

1.8

3.4

6.2

Victoria

4.2

4.5

2.0

0.7

4.8

Queensland

1.5

2.3

3.8

5.0

4.3

South Australia

1.8

0.3

0.4

-0.4

3.0

Western Australia

2.6

4.1

9.7

7.1

1.5

Tasmania

2.6

-2.4

0.7

-2.7

6.9

Northern Territory

4.6

1.1

4.5

2.4

5.5

Australian Capital Territory

4.6

1.7

1.3

4.5

1.7

Australia

3.7

2.7

3.0

3.1

4.6

(a) Seasonally-adjusted data

Source: ABS, Retail trade, Australia, cat. no. 8501.0, ABS, Canberra, Jun 2015.

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Number (a)

New South Wales

183 623

182 772

183 887

182 954

179 774

Victoria

166 421

161 976

159 972

163 443

158 989

Queensland

111 046

103 642

107 310

106 092

103 004

South Australia

38 375

36 720

36 360

35 637

35 780

Western Australia

57 845

57 079

57 398

59 558

53 816

Tasmania

10 084

9 443

8 308

9 269

8 716

Northern Territory

4 259

4 204

4 284

4 161

4 297

Australian Capital Territory

10 426

10 420

10 435

10 836

9 911

Australia

582 079

566 256

567 954

571 950

554 287

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

6.1

-0.5

0.6

-0.5

-1.7

Victoria

8.2

-2.7

-1.2

2.2

-2.7

Queensland

11.1

-6.7

3.5

-1.1

-2.9

South Australia

6.6

-4.3

-1.0

-2.0

0.4

Western Australia

3.2

-1.3

0.6

3.8

-9.6

Tasmania

6.0

-6.4

-12.0

11.6

-6.0

Northern Territory

5.6

-1.3

1.9

-2.9

3.3

Australian Capital Territory

1.4

-0.1

0.1

3.8

-8.5

Australia

7.2

-2.7

0.3

0.7

-3.1

(a) Includes vehicles designed primarily for the carriage of people, such as cars, station wagons and people movers.
Also includes four wheel drive passenger vehicles not classified as sports utility vehicles.

Source: ABS, Sales of new motor vehicles, Australia, cat. no. 9314.0, ABS, Canberra, July 2015.

4.3 Dwelling approvals

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Number (a)

New South Wales

34 777

34 631

35 357

41 290

51 970

Victoria

57 701

60 516

50 483

48 730

54 819

Queensland

36 341

29 596

27 675

29 922

37 659

South Australia

12 872

11 836

8 626

8 800

11 133

Western Australia

25 653

20 998

19 252

24 887

30 373

Tasmania

3 355

3 124

2 126

1 797

2 135

Northern Territory

1 433

1 536

1 617

2 183

2 149

Australian Capital Territory

4 538

5 866

4 863

3 802

4 636

Australia

176 670

168 103

149 999

161 411

194 874

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

39.7

-0.4

2.1

16.8

25.9

Victoria

38.1

4.9

-16.6

-3.5

12.5

Queensland

22.9

-18.6

-6.5

8.1

25.9

South Australia

5.5

-8.0

-27.1

2.0

26.5

Western Australia

31.5

-18.1

-8.3

29.3

22.0

Tasmania

3.7

-6.9

-31.9

-15.5

18.8

Northern Territory

-2.0

7.2

5.3

35.0

-1.6

Australian Capital Territory

57.3

29.3

-17.1

-21.8

21.9

Australia

30.3

-4.8

-10.8

7.6

20.7

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

Source: ABS, Building approvals, Australia, cat. no. 8731.0, ABS, Canberra, July 2015.

4.4 Business investment

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

47 667

50 464

52 396

56 344

51 730

Victoria

40 945

41 536

42 232

37 260

40 992

Queensland

37 116

45 274

62 694

66 830

63 114

South Australia

10 106

10 994

12 231

12 182

11 888

Western Australia

45 045

50 118

73 291

76 460

68 066

Tasmania

2 427

2 619

2 954

2 458

2 280

Northern Territory

3 309

2 619

5 471

9 994

10 590

Australian Capital Territory

2 437

2 366

2 607

2 535

2 082

Australia

189 583

206 495

253 988

264 062

250 741

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.9

5.9

3.8

7.5

-8.2

Victoria

0.3

1.4

1.7

-11.8

10.0

Queensland

-15.2

22.0

38.5

6.6

-5.6

South Australia

0.2

8.8

11.3

-0.4

-2.4

Western Australia

-3.3

11.3

46.2

4.3

-11.0

Tasmania

-23.0

7.9

12.8

-16.8

-7.2

Northern Territory

-36.5

-20.9

108.9

82.7

6.0

Australian Capital Territory

2.0

-2.9

10.2

-2.8

-17.9

Australia

-4.6

8.9

23.0

4.0

-5.0

(a) Private business gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures, machinery and equipment,
livestock and intangible fixed assets. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2012–13.
See glossary for definition of chain volume measures.

Source: Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2013-14.

4.5 Bankruptcies

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Number (a)

New South Wales

9 762

8 115

7 627

6 799

6 098

Victoria

  249

  195

  172

  206

  184

Queensland

5 718

4 500

4 249

4 180

3 854

South Australia

7 012

6 167

6 251

6 052

5 356

Western Australia

1 941

1 589

1 523

1 493

1 188

Tasmania

  151

  114

  80

  102

  88

Northern Territory

1 886

1 700

1 567

1 469

1 324

Australian Capital Territory

  790

  713

  694

  575

  509

Australia

27 509

23 093

22 163

20 876

18 601

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-7.0

-16.9

-6.0

-10.9

-10.3

Victoria

0.8

-21.7

-11.8

19.8

-10.7

Queensland

-4.4

-21.3

-5.6

-1.6

-7.8

South Australia

12.3

-12.1

1.4

-3.2

-11.5

Western Australia

-0.2

-18.1

-4.2

-2.0

-20.4

Tasmania

46.6

-24.5

-29.8

27.5

-13.7

Northern Territory

13.6

-9.9

-7.8

-6.3

-9.9

Australian Capital Territory

-6.2

-9.7

-2.7

-17.1

-11.5

Australia

0.0

-16.1

-4.0

-5.8

-10.9

(a) Bankruptcies and Administration Orders (Part IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966). Number of new debtors,
creditors petitions, and part XI deceased estates bankruptcy administration which have occurred in the reporting period.

Source: Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA), Time series, AFSA website.

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

52 287

50 667

53 813

53 315

63 841

Victoria

43 008

43 829

43 697

45 557

51 766

Queensland

34 727

27 944

28 447

30 035

34 451

South Australia

10 276

9 079

8 978

9 158

10 337

Western Australia

22 150

18 702

20 929

25 249

28 269

Tasmania

2 341

2 006

1 963

1 927

2 252

Northern Territory

1 356

1 090

1 238

1 403

1 460

Australian Capital Territory

3 101

2 825

2 802

3 010

3 232

Australia

169 245

156 142

161 867

169 655

195 607

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.9

-3.1

6.2

-0.9

19.7

Victoria

11.4

1.9

-0.3

4.3

13.6

Queensland

-5.0

-19.5

1.8

5.6

14.7

South Australia

-6.7

-11.6

-1.1

2.0

12.9

Western Australia

4.6

-15.6

11.9

20.6

12.0

Tasmania

-10.2

-14.3

-2.2

-1.8

16.8

Northern Territory

-8.0

-19.6

13.6

13.3

4.1

Australian Capital Territory

-3.7

-8.9

-0.8

7.4

7.4

Australia

1.1

-7.7

3.7

4.8

15.3

(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of owner occupied dwellings,
these figures include refinancing across lending institution, but exclude alterations and additions.

Source: ABS, Housing finance, cat. no. 5609.0, ABS, Canberra, June 2015.

5.2 Home loan size

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

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

New South Wales

326.6

343.5

329.4

334.2

353.6

Victoria

285.0

303.7

300.6

300.4

315.3

Queensland

287.6

289.2

284.4

284.3

293.5

South Australia

238.4

251.3

244.7

247.6

254.4

Western Australia

300.2

291.5

276.7

297.4

317.6

Tasmania

211.2

214.9

218.8

214.3

216.8

Northern Territory

298.3

304.9

309.8

326.0

344.4

Australian Capital Territory

308.9

330.4

328.7

339.2

331.7

Australia

294.7

306.0

298.4

302.5

317.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

10.0

5.2

-4.1

1.4

5.8

Victoria

10.5

6.6

-1.0

-0.1

5.0

Queensland

4.7

0.6

-1.7

0.0

3.2

South Australia

6.0

5.4

-2.6

1.2

2.8

Western Australia

9.3

-2.9

-5.1

7.5

6.8

Tasmania

10.3

1.8

1.8

-2.0

1.2

Northern Territory

8.7

2.2

1.6

5.2

5.7

Australian Capital Territory

7.3

7.0

-0.5

3.2

-2.2

Australia

8.6

3.8

-2.5

1.4

4.9

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

Source: ABS, Housing finance, cat. no. 5609.0, ABS, Canberra, June 2015.

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

9 225

7 766

13 238

10 898

5 899

Victoria

7 932

11 885

15 287

19 927

21 262

Queensland

-13 347

-9 055

-5 865

2 513

5 184

South Australia

735

2 251

3 401

4 459

6 296

Western Australia

-1 076

236

2 050

4 742

6 973

Tasmania

- 748

- 415

- 409

- 220

- 208

Northern Territory

719

1 172

1 633

1 829

1 811

Australian Capital Territory

-2 962

-2 987

-2 733

-2 504

-2 714

Total

479

10 854

26 603

41 643

44 503

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.2

1.8

2.9

2.3

1.2

Victoria

2.7

3.8

4.7

5.9

6.1

Queensland

-5.3

-3.4

-2.1

0.9

1.7

South Australia

0.9

2.5

3.7

4.7

6.5

Western Australia

-0.6

0.1

0.8

2.0

2.6

Tasmania

-3.2

-1.7

-1.7

-0.9

-0.8

Northern Territory

4.4

6.7

8.6

9.2

8.3

Australian Capital Territory

-10.0

-9.4

-8.1

-7.1

-7.6

Total (b)

0.0

0.8

1.8

2.7

2.8

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

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

Sources: ABS, Government finance statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013-14; ABS,
Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat, no. 5220.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013-14.

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-2 604

-2 911

-2 010

-3 588

-1 227

Victoria

-2 437

-2 248

-2 091

-2 704

1 104

Queensland

-6 571

-7 115

-5 557

-7 736

-2 592

South Australia

-1 089

-1 403

-1 102

-1 001

-1 719

Western Australia

-1 062

- 276

-1 581

-1 853

-1 127

Tasmania

- 296

- 444

- 263

- 150

- 159

Northern Territory

- 41

- 549

- 508

- 313

- 98

Australian Capital Territory

- 202

- 311

- 336

- 755

- 574

Total (b)

-14 304

-15 257

-13 448

-18 098

-6 392

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.6

-0.7

-0.4

-0.8

-0.2

Victoria

-0.8

-0.7

-0.6

-0.8

0.3

Queensland

-2.6

-2.7

-1.9

-2.7

-0.9

South Australia

-1.3

-1.6

-1.2

-1.1

-1.8

Western Australia

-0.6

-0.1

-0.7

-0.8

-0.4

Tasmania

-1.3

-1.8

-1.1

-0.6

-0.6

Northern Territory

-0.3

-3.1

-2.7

-1.6

-0.4

Australian Capital Territory

-0.7

-1.0

-1.0

-2.1

-1.6

Total (c)

-1.1

-1.1

-0.9

-1.2

-0.4

(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, Australia, cat. no. 5512.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013-14.

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

19 280

20 549

20 731

22 054

24 362

Victoria

13 771

14 903

15 136

15 629

16 992

Queensland

9 385

9 987

10 616

10 960

11 846

South Australia

3 660

3 843

3 869

4 112

4 107

Western Australia

6 254

6 610

7 125

8 170

8 594

Tasmania

873

860

888

925

957

Northern Territory

415

397

403

491

566

Australian Capital Territory

1 128

1 244

1 183

1 237

1 296

Total (a)

54 764

58 395

59 950

63 577

68 720

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

2 699

2 847

2 837

2 977

3 241

Victoria

2 522

2 691

2 687

2 726

2 910

Queensland

2 131

2 231

2 324

2 356

2 509

South Australia

2 249

2 344

2 336

2 462

2 437

Western Australia

2 730

2 809

2 922

3 248

3 350

Tasmania

1 716

1 681

1 734

1 803

1 859

Northern Territory

1 806

1 716

1 708

2 024

2 314

Australian Capital Territory

3 118

3 381

3 153

3 247

3 362

Total (b)

2 486

2 614

2 638

2 750

2 927

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

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

Sources: ABS, Taxation revenues, Australia, cat. no. 5506.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013-14.

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

31 205

36 369

40 540

37 044

36 599

Victoria

18 427

19 648

21 597

21 710

23 964

Queensland

43 265

49 353

52 868

44 433

44 813

South Australia

8 133

11 193

11 410

10 711

12 354

Western Australia

83 307

112 171

120 534

115 588

130 426

Tasmania

3 003

3 186

3 170

3 026

2 753

Northern Territory

4 979

5 295

5 277

5 958

6 804

Australian Capital Territory

  5

  2

  12

  7

  1

Australia (b)

200 720

245 725

264 018

246 978

272 922

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  7.5

  8.2

  8.7

  7.8

  7.4

Victoria

  6.2

  6.3

  6.6

  6.4

  6.8

Queensland

  17.2

  18.4

  18.5

  15.4

  15.1

South Australia

  9.7

  12.5

  12.4

  11.4

  12.7

Western Australia

  45.7

  50.6

  49.6

  47.6

  49.3

Tasmania

  12.8

  13.1

  12.9

  12.3

  11.0

Northern Territory

  30.5

  30.3

  27.8

  29.9

  31.1

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

Australia (b)

  15.5

  17.5

  17.7

  16.2

  17.2

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

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

Sources: ABS, International trade in goods and services, cat. no. 5368.0, Jul 2015; ABS,
Australian national accounts: state accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013-14.

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 144.3

7 218.5

7 307.2

7 407.1

7 515.7

Victoria

5 461.1

5 537.8

5 632.5

5 733.5

5 839.5

Queensland

4 404.7

4 476.8

4 568.2

4 651.4

4 721.3

South Australia

1 627.3

1 639.6

1 656.0

1 670.3

1 685.4

Western Australia

2 290.8

2 353.4

2 438.0

2 515.4

2 565.4

Tasmania

508.8

511.5

512.1

513.1

514.7

Northern Territory

229.8

231.3

235.9

242.6

244.6

Australian Capital Territory

361.8

368.0

375.2

380.9

385.5

Australia

22 031.8

22 340.0

22 728.3

23 117.4

23 475.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

Victoria

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

Queensland

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

South Australia

1.1

0.8

1.0

0.9

0.9

Western Australia

2.3

2.7

3.6

3.2

2.0

Tasmania

0.9

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.3

Northern Territory

1.7

0.7

2.0

2.8

0.8

Australian Capital Territory

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.2

Australia

1.6

1.4

1.7

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, ABS, Canberra, December 2014.

8.2 Dependency ratio

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Dependency ratio (a)

New South Wales

49.9

50.3

51.0

51.7

52.0

Victoria

47.5

47.8

48.5

49.1

49.5

Queensland

48.6

49.0

49.7

50.4

51.0

South Australia

50.4

50.8

51.7

52.5

53.2

Western Australia

45.8

45.8

46.0

46.3

46.8

Tasmania

53.1

53.5

54.7

55.8

56.6

Northern Territory

39.4

39.5

39.8

39.7

40.2

Australian Capital Territory

39.9

40.4

41.5

42.6

43.8

Australia

48.4

48.8

49.4

50.0

50.5

(a) The ratio shows the number of children aged 0–14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, as a proportion of
persons aged 15–64 years.

Source: ABS, Australian demographic statistics, cat. no. 3101.0, ABS, Canberra, December 2014.

8.3 Births

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Births – number

New South Wales

98 231

101 266

99 054

98 508

100 462

Victoria

70 928

70 572

71 444

77 405

73 969

Queensland

66 149

64 523

63 253

63 837

63 354

South Australia

19 735

20 078

19 892

20 433

20 090

Western Australia

30 879

31 424

32 259

33 627

34 516

Tasmania

6 627

6 385

6 608

6 168

6 049

Northern Territory

3 820

3 899

3 954

4 104

4 053

Australian Capital Territory

4 860

5 152

5 121

5 461

5 545

Australia

301 253

303 318

301 617

309 582

308 065

Total fertility rate (a)

New South Wales

1.978

2.020

1.963

1.930

1.940

Victoria

1.826

1.785

1.778

1.888

1.765

Queensland

2.174

2.087

2.017

1.995

1.940

South Australia

1.892

1.897

1.868

1.898

1.848

Western Australia

1.951

1.936

1.918

1.909

1.870

Tasmania

2.172

2.079

2.155

2.036

2.013

Northern Territory

2.104

2.119

2.147

2.196

2.117

Australian Capital Territory

1.722

1.782

1.735

1.791

1.784

Australia

1.970

1.954

1.917

1.930

1.882

(a) The average number of children that females will bear during their lifetime.

Births statistics are based on calendar year of registration.

Source: ABS, Births, Australia, cat. no. 3301.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013.

8.4 Apparent school retention rates

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

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

New South Wales

74.5

76.7

75.5

75.8

77.5

Victoria

82.1

82.0

81.2

83.1

84.1

Queensland

81.0

81.8

82.2

84.0

85.9

South Australia

80.6

83.9

86.3

87.8

89.9

Western Australia

76.5

76.4

77.8

81.0

85.9

Tasmania

70.7

70.0

67.1

67.8

69.4

Northern Territory

61.4

62.9

62.1

62.9

68.1

Australian Capital Territory

91.8

90.0

89.3

90.4

92.4

Australia

78.5

79.5

79.3

80.7

82.5

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

New South Wales

72.5

74.6

75.0

76.7

78.1

Victoria

81.1

82.0

82.2

83.7

85.2

Queensland

82.5

83.0

83.7

85.2

87.1

South Australia

81.9

86.3

88.8

90.6

93.0

Western Australia

78.3

78.4

79.5

82.2

89.3

Tasmania

71.0

69.8

67.6

68.7

68.4

Northern Territory

53.0

55.3

55.6

55.8

59.6

Australian Capital Territory

90.8

89.4

89.8

91.6

94.6

Australia

78.0

79.3

79.9

81.6

83.6

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

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

Source: ABS, Schools, Australia, cat. no. 4221.0, ABS, Canberra, 2014.

8.5 General practice bulk billing

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  84.4

  85.0

  85.9

  86.8

  87.6

Victoria

  78.2

  79.1

  80.5

  82.0

  83.1

Queensland

  78.9

  79.8

  80.6

  81.6

  82.8

South Australia

  78.7

  78.9

  80.5

  81.3

  82.3

Western Australia

  72.5

  72.3

  72.4

  72.9

  75.3

Tasmania

  74.3

  74.7

  74.8

  76.1

  77.0

Northern Territory

  65.6

  68.2

  72.0

  77.4

  80.7

Australian Capital Territory

  47.1

  46.0

  49.5

  54.9

  57.0

Australia

  79.5

  80.2

  81.2

  82.2

  83.4

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

Source: Department of Health and Ageing, Medicare Statistics, September 2015

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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