RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2018–19              29 October 2018

State Statistical Bulletin 2017-18

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 with Australian averages.

•        Each table presents data for the last five years to 2017–18 (or the latest data available), while each chart plots data for the financial year 2017–18 (or the latest data available).

•        Data used is the latest available as at October 2018.

Introduction

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

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

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

Data Sources

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

Historical Data

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

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Number employed (a) - '000

New South Wales

3 604.3

3 654.4

3 790.6

3 830.2

3 950.3

Victoria

2 886.2

2 960.3

3 039.6

3 159.7

3 246.2

Queensland

2 320.4

2 327.3

2 366.3

2 368.8

2 467.2

South Australia

799.7

804.0

807.7

818.2

835.7

Western Australia

1 311.9

1 325.5

1 318.4

1 306.0

1 335.6

Tasmania

233.1

239.9

239.2

241.1

248.2

Northern Territory

133.1

132.8

134.8

138.8

137.3

Australian Capital Territory

212.4

212.0

215.2

221.1

228.6

Australia

11 501.1

11 656.1

11 911.8

12 083.9

12 449.1

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

1.4

3.7

1.0

3.1

Victoria

1.0

2.6

2.7

3.9

2.7

Queensland

1.4

0.3

1.7

0.1

4.2

South Australia

-1.2

0.5

0.5

1.3

2.1

Western Australia

0.0

1.0

-0.5

-0.9

2.3

Tasmania

-0.3

2.9

-0.3

0.8

2.9

Northern Territory

4.2

-0.2

1.5

3.0

-1.1

Australian Capital Territory

0.0

-0.2

1.5

2.7

3.4

Australia

0.6

1.3

2.2

1.4

3.0

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

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

1.2 Unemployment

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

217.5

229.3

216.2

199.7

200.7

Victoria

191.7

203.6

192.0

199.1

194.1

Queensland

148.9

161.6

155.4

156.2

158.7

South Australia

57.8

59.9

63.2

58.9

51.9

Western Australia

66.6

75.1

83.2

85.7

86.2

Tasmania

19.4

17.5

16.6

15.7

15.7

Northern Territory

6.1

5.7

5.8

4.9

6.0

Australian Capital Territory

8.6

10.3

10.3

8.8

9.4

Australia

716.5

763.1

742.6

729.3

722.7

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

5.6

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.9

Victoria

6.7

6.0

5.7

6.1

5.0

Queensland

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

South Australia

6.7

7.7

6.8

6.4

5.7

Western Australia

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.3

Tasmania

7.3

6.5

6.5

5.9

6.0

Northern Territory

3.8

4.5

3.7

3.4

4.1

Australian Capital Territory

4.3

4.6

3.8

4.0

3.7

Australia

6.0

6.1

5.7

5.6

5.4

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at June of financial year

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, August 2018

1.3 Labour force

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 821.8

3 883.7

4 006.7

4 029.9

4 151.0

Victoria

3 077.9

3 164.0

3 231.6

3 358.8

3 440.3

Queensland

2 469.3

2 488.9

2 521.7

2 525.0

2 625.9

South Australia

857.5

863.9

870.9

877.1

887.6

Western Australia

1 378.5

1 400.6

1 401.7

1 391.7

1 421.7

Tasmania

252.4

257.4

255.7

256.8

263.9

Northern Territory

139.1

138.5

140.6

143.8

143.3

Australian Capital Territory

221.0

222.3

225.5

229.9

238.0

Australia

12 217.5

12 419.2

12 654.4

12 813.1

13 171.8

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.1

63.8

64.1

63.7

65.0

Victoria

64.6

64.7

65.3

66.2

65.5

Queensland

66.1

65.4

64.8

65.3

65.9

South Australia

62.2

62.4

61.8

62.3

62.7

Western Australia

68.0

68.7

67.5

67.7

68.5

Tasmania

60.9

60.9

59.6

61.1

61.4

Northern Territory

73.5

76.5

74.8

75.3

76.6

Australian Capital Territory

71.0

70.4

70.4

70.7

70.7

Australia

64.7

64.9

64.9

65.1

65.6

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over, trend series, as at June.

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, August 2018

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE)

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 440.1

1 502.2

1 534.2

1 540.8

1 596.0

Victoria

1 384.6

1 396.6

1 439.7

1 503.9

1 534.8

Queensland

1 430.4

1 448.9

1 453.5

1 489.1

1 534.9

South Australia

1 339.0

1 347.3

1 395.5

1 446.8

1 445.1

Western Australia

1 630.6

1 682.2

1 703.7

1 709.0

1 741.6

Tasmania

1 257.8

1 277.9

1 326.7

1 349.0

1 367.8

Northern Territory

1 433.1

1 483.7

1 561.4

1 627.5

1 658.2

Australian Capital Territory

1 667.7

1 704.6

1 720.5

1 760.6

1 806.6

Australia

1 445.6

1 480.1

1 508.3

1 538.3

1 577.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6

4.3

2.1

0.4

3.6

Victoria

3.7

0.9

3.1

4.5

2.1

Queensland

2.4

1.3

0.3

2.4

3.1

South Australia

4.7

0.6

3.6

3.7

-0.1

Western Australia

0.8

3.2

1.3

0.3

1.9

Tasmania

0.9

1.6

3.8

1.7

1.4

Northern Territory

0.0

3.5

5.2

4.2

1.9

Australian Capital Territory

-0.4

2.2

0.9

2.3

2.6

Australia

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.5

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

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

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, May 2018

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 490.0

1 525.0

1 534.2

1 510.3

1 533.0

Victoria

1 435.7

1 428.1

1 449.0

1 485.5

1 482.4

Queensland

1 485.3

1 476.7

1 458.2

1 469.2

1 488.7

South Australia

1 392.7

1 379.9

1 416.9

1 447.1

1 413.2

Western Australia

1 686.4

1 708.8

1 714.3

1 708.6

1 725.3

Tasmania

1 320.6

1 327.0

1 359.2

1 357.1

1 347.3

Northern Territory

1 459.9

1 490.9

1 566.7

1 630.9

1 645.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 743.3

1 762.0

1 765.5

1 773.2

1 777.2

Australia

1 498.5

1 508.5

1 516.3

1 520.5

1 529.7

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.0

2.3

0.6

-1.6

1.5

Victoria

0.9

-0.5

1.5

2.5

-0.2

Queensland

-0.4

-0.6

-1.3

0.8

1.3

South Australia

2.0

-0.9

2.7

2.1

-2.3

Western Australia

-2.1

1.3

0.3

-0.3

1.0

Tasmania

-1.5

0.5

2.4

-0.2

-0.7

Northern Territory

-3.6

2.1

5.1

4.1

0.9

Australian Capital Territory

-2.5

1.1

0.2

0.4

0.2

Australia

-0.1

0.7

0.5

0.3

0.6

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2015–16 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

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

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, May 2018; ABS, Consumer Price Index, cat. no. 6401.0, Jun 2018

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 319.0

1 374.7

1 409.3

1 426.8

1 452.7

Victoria

1 284.0

1 275.4

1 294.4

1 332.5

1 368.5

Queensland

1 356.2

1 322.2

1 345.2

1 370.3

1 421.8

South Australia

1 279.0

1 243.8

1 250.5

1 288.9

1 269.3

Western Australia

1 629.2

1 685.0

1 634.7

1 637.7

1 649.4

Tasmania

1 115.6

1 157.6

1 163.9

1 188.5

1 248.7

Northern Territory

1 414.1

1 472.0

1 586.9

1 658.7

1 687.5

Australian Capital Territory

1 497.0

1 520.6

1 526.1

1 537.1

1 615.9

Australia

1 356.3

1 370.5

1 385.0

1 407.6

1 436.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.5

4.2

2.5

1.2

1.8

Victoria

2.9

-0.7

1.5

2.9

2.7

Queensland

0.4

-2.5

1.7

1.9

3.8

South Australia

6.6

-2.8

0.5

3.1

-1.5

Western Australia

-0.7

3.4

-3.0

0.2

0.7

Tasmania

1.4

3.8

0.5

2.1

5.1

Northern Territory

-3.9

4.1

7.8

4.5

1.7

Australian Capital Territory

-5.9

1.6

0.4

0.7

5.1

Australia

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.1

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees. Not adjusted for CPI.

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, May 2018

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

909.9

916.3

962.6

977.5

1 020.4

Victoria

835.1

851.4

878.5

910.0

950.8

Queensland

834.8

885.0

895.7

892.2

906.9

South Australia

839.8

854.7

825.0

866.9

886.7

Western Australia

925.2

954.6

954.2

980.4

971.5

Tasmania

763.2

781.3

774.0

818.0

829.8

Northern Territory

1 009.8

1 030.5

1 071.9

1 118.2

1 158.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 160.2

1 185.3

1 219.2

1 221.7

1 234.9

Australia

877.0

897.9

920.3

939.6

967.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.2

0.7

5.1

1.5

4.4

Victoria

1.9

2.0

3.2

3.6

4.5

Queensland

3.0

6.0

1.2

-0.4

1.7

South Australia

10.9

1.8

-3.5

5.1

2.3

Western Australia

6.5

3.2

0.0

2.7

-0.9

Tasmania

-0.3

2.4

-0.9

5.7

1.4

Northern Territory

1.2

2.0

4.0

4.3

3.6

Australian Capital Territory

-2.2

2.2

2.9

0.2

1.1

Australia

3.8

2.4

2.5

2.1

3.0

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

(b) Total average weekly earnings for all female employees. Not adjusted for CPI

Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0, May 2018

2.5 Wage price index

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

117.1

119.8

122.4

124.9

127.5

Victoria

117.1

120.3

123.1

125.6

128.5

Queensland

117.7

120.5

122.8

125.1

127.9

South Australia

117.4

120.4

123.1

125.8

128.4

Western Australia

119.8

122.4

124.7

126.5

128.3

Tasmania

117.2

120.0

122.7

125.4

128.3

Northern Territory

118.3

121.4

124.1

126.7

128.3

Australian Capital Territory

117.6

119.7

121.7

124.0

126.4

Australia

117.6

120.4

123.0

125.4

127.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.1

Victoria

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.3

Queensland

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.2

South Australia

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

Western Australia

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.4

Tasmania

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

Northern Territory

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.3

Australian Capital Territory

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

Australia

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

(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, Cat. no. 6345.0, June 2018

2.6 Consumer price index

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

105.2

107.3

108.9

111.1

113.4

Melbourne

105.0

106.5

108.2

110.2

112.7

Brisbane

104.9

106.8

108.5

110.4

112.3

Adelaide

104.7

106.3

107.2

108.9

111.3

Perth

105.3

107.2

108.2

108.9

109.9

Hobart

103.7

104.9

106.3

108.2

110.5

Darwin

106.9

108.4

108.5

108.7

109.7

Canberra

104.2

105.3

106.1

108.1

110.7

Weighted average eight
capital cities

105.0

106.8

108.3

110.2

112.3

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.6

1.9

1.5

2.0

2.0

Melbourne

2.8

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.3

Brisbane

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

Adelaide

2.6

1.6

0.9

1.5

2.3

Perth

3.0

1.8

1.0

0.6

0.9

Hobart

2.5

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.1

Darwin

3.7

1.4

0.1

0.1

1.0

Canberra

2.2

1.1

0.7

1.9

2.4

Weighted average eight
capital cities

2.7

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.9

(a) Annual average of quarterly data; base year for CPI is 2011-12

(b) Change in the annual averages of table above.

Source: ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. no. 6401.0, June 2018

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

498 183

507 960

522 164

542 281

557 861

Victoria

355 317

362 564

373 055

386 140

399 009

Queensland

285 936

292 155

295 602

303 352

308 709

South Australia

97 402

98 069

99 298

99 627

101 791

Western Australia

217 985

230 934

237 105

239 581

233 152

Tasmania

27 195

27 575

27 890

28 264

28 577

Northern Territory

23 049

23 576

24 003

24 461

25 427

Australian Capital Territory

33 437

33 857

34 561

35 898

37 566

Australia

1 537 561

1 576 897

1 613 972

1 659 604

1 692 092

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.0

2.0

2.8

3.9

2.9

Victoria

1.1

2.0

2.9

3.5

3.3

Queensland

2.8

2.2

1.2

2.6

1.8

South Australia

1.2

0.7

1.3

0.3

2.2

Western Australia

6.0

5.9

2.7

1.0

-2.7

Tasmania

-0.3

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1

Northern Territory

12.2

2.3

1.8

1.9

4.0

Australian Capital Territory

2.5

1.3

2.1

3.9

4.6

Australia

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.0

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2017-18 figures will be released in November 2018

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

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

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

New South Wales

67 703

68 069

68 950

70 597

71 541

Victoria

62 205

62 106

62 528

63 327

63 900

Queensland

62 008

62 308

62 191

63 024

63 212

South Australia

58 562

58 429

58 616

58 376

59 285

Western Australia

88 515

92 072

93 605

93 918

90 799

Tasmania

53 105

53 727

54 227

54 766

55 056

Northern Territory

96 264

96 994

98 682

100 083

103 763

Australian Capital Territory

87 995

87 551

88 030

89 840

92 436

Australia

67 028

67 623

68 187

69 121

69 402

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

0.5

1.3

2.4

1.3

Victoria

-1.0

-0.2

0.7

1.3

0.9

Queensland

0.8

0.5

-0.2

1.3

0.3

South Australia

0.2

-0.2

0.3

-0.4

1.6

Western Australia

2.7

4.0

1.7

0.3

-3.3

Tasmania

-0.4

1.2

0.9

1.0

0.5

Northern Territory

9.1

0.8

1.7

1.4

3.7

Australian Capital Territory

0.3

-0.5

0.5

2.1

2.9

Australia

0.8

0.9

0.8

1.4

0.4

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2017-18 figures will be released in November 2018

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

3.3 Labour productivity

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

359.6

357.8

369.3

361.7

378.8

Victoria

332.2

325.8

335.3

329.5

332.9

Queensland

318.4

311.1

320.4

321.9

334.1

South Australia

323.0

319.0

325.6

325.9

333.7

Western Australia

418.9

437.1

449.3

460.2

461.7

Tasmania

323.5

320.3

319.0

316.0

323.9

Northern Territory

429.1

415.3

426.7

422.1

444.0

Australian Capital Territory

423.5

425.0

435.4

436.2

460.1

Australia

350.1

348.1

358.3

355.4

365.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.3

-0.5

3.2

-2.1

4.7

Victoria

0.5

-1.9

2.9

-1.7

1.0

Queensland

4.0

-2.3

3.0

0.5

3.8

South Australia

1.6

-1.2

2.1

0.1

2.4

Western Australia

3.9

4.3

2.8

2.4

0.3

Tasmania

1.7

-1.0

-0.4

-0.9

2.5

Northern Territory

9.0

-3.2

2.7

-1.1

5.2

Australian Capital Territory

2.3

0.3

2.4

0.2

5.5

Australia

2.0

-0.6

2.9

-0.8

2.8

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

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2017-18 figures will be released in November 2018

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

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

84 934

91 261

96 088

99 281

102 074

Victoria

67 531

71 228

75 235

77 704

81 125

Queensland

57 013

58 573

60 162

61 883

62 498

South Australia

17 838

18 654

19 400

20 160

20 794

Western Australia

32 399

33 258

33 968

34 035

33 976

Tasmania

5 411

5 637

5 910

6 128

6 301

Northern Territory

3 047

3 071

3 120

3 125

3 155

Australian Capital Territory

4 940

5 130

5 410

5 676

5 803

Australia

273 112

286 812

299 293

307 993

315 725

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

6.3

7.4

5.3

3.3

2.8

Victoria

4.9

5.5

5.6

3.3

4.4

Queensland

4.4

2.7

2.7

2.9

1.0

South Australia

3.1

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.1

Western Australia

1.6

2.7

2.1

0.2

-0.2

Tasmania

7.1

4.2

4.8

3.7

2.8

Northern Territory

5.6

0.8

1.6

0.2

1.0

Australian Capital Territory

1.9

3.8

5.5

4.9

2.2

Australia

4.7

5.0

4.4

2.9

2.5

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, Cat. no.  8501.0, August 2018

4.2 Dwelling approvals

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Number (a)

New South Wales

54 095

63 419

73 458

72 988

71 857

Victoria

54 842

67 672

68 082

65 343

75 791

Queensland

39 271

46 704

51 106

43 149

42 876

South Australia

11 651

11 400

12 591

11 544

12 822

Western Australia

30 895

32 707

24 649

20 367

18 449

Tasmania

2 184

2 872

2 427

2 248

2 848

Northern Territory

2 138

1 814

1 703

  912

  773

Australian Capital Territory

4 636

4 261

4 710

5 524

5 645

Australia

199 712

230 849

238 726

222 075

231 061

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

26.3

17.2

15.8

-0.6

-1.5

Victoria

12.2

23.4

0.6

-4.0

16.0

Queensland

27.8

18.9

9.4

-15.6

-0.6

South Australia

28.5

-2.2

10.4

-8.3

11.1

Western Australia

20.5

5.9

-24.6

-17.4

-9.4

Tasmania

15.1

31.5

-15.5

-7.4

26.7

Northern Territory

-2.4

-15.2

-6.1

-46.4

-15.2

Australian Capital Territory

21.9

-8.1

10.5

17.3

2.2

Australia

21.0

15.6

3.4

-7.0

4.0

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

Source: ABS, Building Approvals, Cat. no. 8731.0, August 2018

4.3 Business investment

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

58 412

53 034

54 357

55 688

55 447

Victoria

35 746

39 346

42 154

42 576

43 423

Queensland

72 027

69 876

53 481

40 225

40 286

South Australia

12 419

12 322

12 657

11 318

8 863

Western Australia

80 473

72 824

65 802

53 267

38 018

Tasmania

2 440

2 352

2 493

2 352

2 438

Northern Territory

10 562

10 335

9 161

6 962

9 071

Australian Capital Territory

2 616

2 230

2 282

2 353

2 442

Australia

274 502

262 184

242 403

214 741

199 989

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

7.3

-9.2

2.5

2.4

-0.4

Victoria

-8.1

10.1

7.1

1.0

2.0

Queensland

5.8

-3.0

-23.5

-24.8

0.2

South Australia

0.5

-0.8

2.7

-10.6

-21.7

Western Australia

5.6

-9.5

-9.6

-19.0

-28.6

Tasmania

-17.1

-3.6

6.0

-5.7

3.7

Northern Territory

103.5

-2.1

-11.4

-24.0

30.3

Australian Capital Territory

4.0

-14.8

2.3

3.1

3.8

Australia

5.3

-4.5

-7.5

-11.4

-6.9

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

Note: State Accounts data is only available for financial years. 2017-18 figures will be released in November 2018

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

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

61 539

69 298

90 279

87 313

90 839

Victoria

49 018

53 737

67 300

67 811

76 169

Queensland

34 191

37 017

39 949

41 376

41 380

South Australia

10 886

11 326

12 698

13 024

12 684

Western Australia

28 530

28 266

26 206

23 470

21 294

Tasmania

2 360

2 409

2 531

2 877

3 087

Northern Territory

1 561

1 577

1 288

1 129

1 033

Australian Capital Territory

3 609

3 919

4 493

4 616

5 121

Australia

191 694

207 548

244 744

241 615

251 607

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

15.1

12.6

30.3

-3.3

4.0

Victoria

7.4

9.6

25.2

0.8

12.3

Queensland

13.4

8.3

7.9

3.6

0.0

South Australia

18.2

4.0

12.1

2.6

-2.6

Western Australia

12.8

-0.9

-7.3

-10.4

-9.3

Tasmania

22.0

2.1

5.1

13.6

7.3

Northern Territory

11.0

1.0

-18.3

-12.3

-8.5

Australian Capital Territory

18.8

8.6

14.7

2.7

11.0

Australia

12.7

8.3

17.9

-1.3

4.1

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

Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Cat. no. 5609.0, August 2018

5.2 Home loan size

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

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

New South Wales

350.2

378.2

430.5

435.0

450.2

Victoria

314.3

334.0

373.3

376.0

397.2

Queensland

286.1

298.5

312.8

320.7

332.3

South Australia

251.6

262.7

276.9

285.1

297.5

Western Australia

314.9

332.8

334.3

334.4

343.1

Tasmania

214.1

215.3

226.4

234.8

251.0

Northern Territory

335.2

331.7

320.7

314.4

311.7

Australian Capital Territory

322.5

331.1

356.8

367.8

374.8

Australia

313.2

332.7

365.4

369.2

385.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.9

8.0

13.8

1.0

3.5

Victoria

4.7

6.3

11.7

0.7

5.6

Queensland

1.5

4.3

4.8

2.5

3.6

South Australia

1.8

4.4

5.4

3.0

4.4

Western Australia

5.9

5.7

0.5

0.0

2.6

Tasmania

0.1

0.6

5.2

3.7

6.9

Northern Territory

2.8

-1.1

-3.3

-2.0

-0.8

Australian Capital Territory

-4.4

2.7

7.8

3.1

1.9

Australia

3.8

6.2

9.8

1.0

4.5

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

Source: ABS, Housing Finance, Cat. no. 5609.0, August 2018

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government net debt

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

General government sector net debt (a) – $ million

New South Wales

11 703

6 703

5 453

195

-9 060

Victoria

19 927

21 262

22 327

22 306

15 762

Queensland

2 513

5 184

5 752

634

- 301

South Australia

5 251

7 099

3 943

4 351

6 070

Western Australia

4 742

6 973

9 306

13 717

18 820

Tasmania

- 220

- 208

- 537

- 746

- 791

Northern Territory

1 805

1 786

1 109

744

1 161

Australian Capital Territory

-2 504

-2 714

-2 427

-1 789

-2 287

Total

43 217

46 086

44 926

39 412

29 373

General government sector net debt – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

2.4

1.3

1.1

0.0

-1.6

Victoria

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

3.9

Queensland

0.9

1.8

1.9

0.2

-0.1

South Australia

5.5

7.3

4.0

4.4

5.9

Western Australia

1.9

2.6

3.7

5.7

7.6

Tasmania

-0.8

-0.8

-1.9

-2.6

-2.7

Northern Territory

7.8

7.3

4.5

3.0

4.5

Australian Capital Territory

-7.7

-8.2

-7.1

-5.0

-6.0

Total (b)

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.4

1.7

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

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

Note: 2017-18 data will be available around April 2019.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, 2016-17;  Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat, no. 5220.0, 2016-17

6.2 State government fiscal balance

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-3 571

-1 346

612

339

354

Victoria

-2 704

1 104

- 423

55

-2 291

Queensland

-7 738

-2 585

- 659

- 478

1 448

South Australia

-1 001

-1 699

- 122

94

-2 334

Western Australia

-1 853

-1 127

-1 916

-3 441

-3 986

Tasmania

- 150

- 159

- 55

48

683

Northern Territory

- 367

- 101

- 121

- 22

- 469

Australian Capital Territory

- 755

- 575

- 912

- 628

- 209

Total (b)

-18 139

-6 490

-3 597

-4 044

-6 806

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.7

-0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

Victoria

-0.8

0.3

-0.1

0.0

-0.6

Queensland

-2.7

-0.9

-0.2

-0.2

0.4

South Australia

-1.1

-1.7

-0.1

0.1

-2.3

Western Australia

-0.8

-0.4

-0.8

-1.4

-1.6

Tasmania

-0.6

-0.6

-0.2

0.2

2.3

Northern Territory

-1.6

-0.4

-0.5

-0.1

-1.8

Australian Capital Territory

-2.3

-1.7

-2.7

-1.7

-0.5

Total (c)

-1.2

-0.4

-0.2

-0.2

-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.

Note: 2017-18 data will be available around April 2019.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, 2016-17

6.3 State government taxation revenue

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

22 166

24 104

26 461

29 811

31 391

Victoria

15 629

16 994

18 436

20 031

21 566

Queensland

10 960

11 846

12 575

12 547

12 919

South Australia

4 112

4 107

4 393

4 438

4 445

Western Australia

8 203

8 628

8 806

9 026

8 527

Tasmania

925

957

1 012

1 068

1 103

Northern Territory

491

566

715

608

610

Australian Capital Territory

1 237

1 296

1 377

1 568

1 695

Total (a)

63 722

68 498

73 774

79 097

82 255

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

2 994

3 210

3 474

3 855

3 990

Victoria

2 707

2 883

3 061

3 245

3 412

Queensland

2 356

2 510

2 632

2 590

2 621

South Australia

2 460

2 435

2 583

2 591

2 579

Western Australia

3 298

3 427

3 466

3 531

3 312

Tasmania

1 806

1 863

1 965

2 064

2 112

Northern Territory

2 031

2 330

2 922

2 475

2 463

Australian Capital Territory

3 228

3 333

3 479

3 890

4 114

Total (b)

2 755

2 918

3 098

3 270

3 344

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

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

Note: 2017-18 data will be released around April 2019.

Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, cat. no. 5506.0, 2016-17

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

37 044

36 599

37 032

36 193

44 078

Victoria

21 710

23 964

23 609

23 323

24 729

Queensland

44 433

44 813

46 488

47 867

66 485

South Australia

10 711

12 354

11 322

11 567

11 432

Western Australia

115 588

130 426

110 775

99 635

120 398

Tasmania

3 026

2 753

2 542

2 848

2 758

Northern Territory

5 958

6 804

6 177

4 701

4 898

Australian Capital Territory

  7

  1

  6

  14

  21

Australia (b)

246 978

272 922

254 552

243 423

290 880

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  7.6

  7.3

  7.2

  6.7

  7.6

Victoria

  6.3

  6.7

  6.4

  6.0

  6.1

Queensland

  15.8

  15.5

  15.7

  15.8

  20.3

South Australia

  11.2

  12.6

  11.4

  11.6

  11.1

Western Australia

  46.9

  48.5

  44.1

  41.6

  48.6

Tasmania

  11.4

  10.1

  9.2

  10.1

  9.4

Northern Territory

  25.8

  27.9

  25.3

  19.2

  18.9

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.1

Australia (b)

  16.1

  17.1

  15.7

  14.7

  16.6

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

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

Note: This table is based on national accounts data.

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

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 508.4

7 404.0

7 508.4

7 616.2

7 732.9

Victoria

5 894.9

5 772.7

5 894.9

6 022.3

6 173.2

Queensland

4 719.7

4 652.8

4 719.7

4 777.7

4 845.2

South Australia

1 686.9

1 671.5

1 686.9

1 700.7

1 712.8

Western Australia

2 517.6

2 486.9

2 517.6

2 540.7

2 556.0

Tasmania

513.6

512.2

513.6

515.1

517.5

Northern Territory

242.9

241.7

242.9

244.7

245.7

Australian Capital Territory

388.8

383.3

388.8

395.8

403.1

Australia

23 475.7

23 128.1

23 475.7

23 816.0

24 190.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

Victoria

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.4

Queensland

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

South Australia

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

Western Australia

2.5

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.7

Tasmania

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.9

Northern Territory

2.5

0.5

0.7

0.4

0.8

Australian Capital Territory

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.2

Australia

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.7

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

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

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

New South Wales

76.7

75.5

75.8

77.5

77.5

Victoria

82.0

81.2

83.1

84.1

84.8

Queensland

81.8

82.2

84.0

85.9

86.7

South Australia

83.9

86.3

87.8

89.9

92.2

Western Australia

76.4

77.8

81.0

85.9

81.0

Tasmania

70.0

67.1

67.8

69.4

72.1

Northern Territory

62.9

62.1

62.9

68.1

63.8

Australian Capital Territory

90.0

89.3

90.4

92.4

95.1

Australia

79.5

79.3

80.7

82.5

82.7

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

New South Wales

74.6

75.0

76.7

78.1

78.2

Victoria

82.0

82.2

83.7

85.2

86.4

Queensland

83.0

83.7

85.2

87.1

88.4

South Australia

86.3

88.8

90.6

93.0

95.7

Western Australia

78.4

79.5

82.2

89.3

82.8

Tasmania

69.8

67.6

68.7

68.4

71.7

Northern Territory

55.3

55.6

55.8

59.6

53.7

Australian Capital Territory

89.4

89.8

91.6

94.6

96.6

Australia

79.3

79.9

81.6

83.6

84.0

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

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

Source: ABS, Schools, cat. no. 4221.0, 2017

8.3 General practice bulk billing

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

General practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent

New South Wales

  87.6

  88.2

  88.6

  88.7

  88.9

Victoria

  83.1

  84.0

  84.8

  85.2

  85.4

Queensland

  82.8

  83.7

  84.5

  85.4

  85.9

South Australia

  82.3

  83.3

  84.0

  84.8

  84.9

Western Australia

  75.3

  77.8

  80.1

  82.4

  84.0

Tasmania

  77.0

  77.3

  76.7

  76.5

  76.4

Northern Territory

  80.7

  84.5

  87.4

  88.9

  89.7

Australian Capital Territory

  57.0

  57.9

  60.0

  61.8

  63.0

Australia

  83.4

  84.3

  85.1

  85.7

  86.1

(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, 2017-18

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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