RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2018–19              9 May 2019

State Statistical Bulletin 2018

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 past five calendar years to 2018, while each chart plots data for the calendar year 2018.

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

Chapter 1: Labour Market

1.1 Employment

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Number employed (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 617.7

3 714.9

3 811.4

3 875.1

4 010.1

Victoria

2 905.0

2 994.4

3 096.0

3 205.6

3 292.3

Queensland

2 322.4

2 343.5

2 358.3

2 417.2

2 484.7

South Australia

801.3

804.0

812.2

825.0

842.7

Western Australia

1 312.7

1 321.9

1 303.7

1 320.6

1 340.4

Tasmania

237.6

240.2

237.8

245.7

249.2

Northern Territory

131.5

134.8

135.7

138.1

136.6

Australian Capital Territory

211.9

212.5

218.0

224.7

228.3

Australia

11 540.2

11 766.3

11 973.1

12 251.9

12 584.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

2.7

2.6

1.7

3.5

Victoria

1.0

3.1

3.4

3.5

2.7

Queensland

0.9

0.9

0.6

2.5

2.8

South Australia

-0.5

0.3

1.0

1.6

2.1

Western Australia

0.4

0.7

-1.4

1.3

1.5

Tasmania

2.6

1.1

-1.0

3.3

1.4

Northern Territory

1.8

2.5

0.6

1.8

-1.1

Australian Capital Territory

-0.1

0.3

2.6

3.0

1.6

Australia

0.7

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.7

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, February 2019

1.2 Unemployment

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Number unemployed (a) – '000

New South Wales

220.0

226.7

205.7

196.6

198.1

Victoria

205.6

194.8

191.7

203.0

172.6

Queensland

158.9

156.6

153.3

156.8

163.4

South Australia

57.6

64.3

59.5

55.8

50.8

Western Australia

71.2

82.5

84.2

83.0

88.7

Tasmania

18.5

16.8

16.5

15.4

15.6

Northern Territory

5.4

5.9

5.3

5.6

6.1

Australian Capital Territory

9.5

10.6

8.9

9.4

8.8

Australia

746.6

758.3

725.1

725.6

704.1

Unemployment rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

6.1

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.3

Victoria

6.5

6.0

5.9

5.7

4.6

Queensland

6.6

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.0

South Australia

6.7

7.1

6.6

5.9

5.9

Western Australia

5.4

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.3

Tasmania

6.7

6.6

6.1

5.9

6.1

Northern Territory

3.7

4.1

3.4

4.4

4.9

Australian Capital Territory

4.7

4.9

3.6

4.0

3.5

Australia

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.0

(a) Annual average of monthly data.

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

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, February 2019

1.3 Labour force

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Labour force (a) – '000

New South Wales

3 837.7

3 941.6

4 017.1

4 071.7

4 208.2

Victoria

3 110.7

3 189.3

3 287.7

3 408.6

3 464.9

Queensland

2 481.3

2 500.1

2 511.6

2 573.9

2 648.1

South Australia

858.9

868.3

871.7

880.8

893.5

Western Australia

1 383.9

1 404.4

1 387.8

1 403.6

1 429.0

Tasmania

256.0

257.0

254.3

261.1

264.8

Northern Territory

136.9

140.8

141.0

143.7

142.7

Australian Capital Territory

221.3

223.1

226.9

234.0

237.1

Australia

12 286.8

12 524.5

12 698.1

12 977.5

13 288.3

Participation rate (b) – per cent

New South Wales

63.1

64.4

63.5

64.4

65.0

Victoria

65.0

64.8

65.7

66.0

65.9

Queensland

65.4

65.8

64.2

66.0

65.5

South Australia

61.6

62.0

62.2

62.4

62.6

Western Australia

68.6

68.2

67.2

68.3

68.3

Tasmania

61.4

60.7

59.8

61.2

60.4

Northern Territory

73.9

74.9

77.2

76.0

74.4

Australian Capital Territory

70.1

70.6

70.2

72.5

69.6

Australia

64.7

65.1

64.7

65.6

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 December

Source: ABS, Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0, February 2019

Chapter 2: Wages and Prices

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 475.7

1 519.7

1 538.4

1 565.9

1 614.1

Victoria

1 388.4

1 410.7

1 477.3

1 516.0

1 557.1

Queensland

1 447.9

1 443.8

1 471.2

1 512.0

1 558.0

South Australia

1 352.8

1 362.1

1 430.5

1 444.6

1 455.4

Western Australia

1 657.2

1 700.0

1 700.9

1 728.8

1 748.7

Tasmania

1 256.8

1 303.9

1 339.9

1 354.5

1 389.4

Northern Territory

1 435.6

1 533.3

1 604.1

1 632.2

1 655.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 682.8

1 711.3

1 736.2

1 788.6

1 811.7

Australia

1 465.6

1 491.8

1 524.7

1 556.4

1 595.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

4.3

3.0

1.2

1.8

3.1

Victoria

1.8

1.6

4.7

2.6

2.7

Queensland

1.8

-0.3

1.9

2.8

3.0

South Australia

4.0

0.7

5.0

1.0

0.8

Western Australia

1.5

2.6

0.1

1.6

1.2

Tasmania

-0.8

3.7

2.8

1.1

2.6

Northern Territory

-0.9

6.8

4.6

1.8

1.5

Australian Capital Territory

-0.2

1.7

1.5

3.0

1.3

Australia

2.6

1.8

2.2

2.1

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, November 2018

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 588.5

1 605.3

1 602.1

1 596.2

1 614.1

Victoria

1 493.6

1 497.1

1 544.8

1 550.0

1 557.1

Queensland

1 545.1

1 517.5

1 522.7

1 537.4

1 558.0

South Australia

1 437.2

1 430.9

1 488.5

1 474.8

1 455.4

Western Australia

1 721.0

1 742.5

1 734.6

1 748.1

1 748.7

Tasmania

1 348.5

1 384.1

1 404.1

1 388.9

1 389.4

Northern Territory

1 466.4

1 559.0

1 633.7

1 651.6

1 655.9

Australian Capital Territory

1 796.2

1 815.0

1 819.0

1 834.0

1 811.7

Australia

1 565.4

1 569.7

1 584.1

1 586.1

1 595.4

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.9

1.1

-0.2

-0.4

1.1

Victoria

-0.6

0.2

3.2

0.3

0.5

Queensland

-1.0

-1.8

0.3

1.0

1.3

South Australia

1.5

-0.4

4.0

-0.9

-1.3

Western Australia

-1.2

1.3

-0.5

0.8

0.0

Tasmania

-2.9

2.6

1.4

-1.1

0.0

Northern Territory

-3.7

6.3

4.8

1.1

0.3

Australian Capital Territory

-2.2

1.0

0.2

0.8

-1.2

Australia

0.1

0.3

0.9

0.1

0.6

(a) Annual average.

(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2018 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.

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

Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, cat. no. 6302.0, Nov 2018; ABS, Consumer Price Index, cat. no. 6401.0, Mar 2019

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

1 348.0

1 388.8

1 421.9

1 443.8

1 466.9

Victoria

1 277.1

1 278.1

1 314.2

1 344.5

1 393.9

Queensland

1 352.9

1 323.7

1 354.8

1 396.3

1 450.7

South Australia

1 280.4

1 241.0

1 267.9

1 285.9

1 265.8

Western Australia

1 662.0

1 657.8

1 636.5

1 645.9

1 641.9

Tasmania

1 132.1

1 163.2

1 163.3

1 227.5

1 258.9

Northern Territory

1 436.4

1 508.5

1 650.2

1 683.4

1 613.6

Australian Capital Territory

1 511.5

1 530.4

1 513.4

1 570.8

1 661.2

Australia

1 368.1

1 372.2

1 396.5

1 422.5

1 452.9

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.6

3.0

2.4

1.5

1.6

Victoria

-0.3

0.1

2.8

2.3

3.7

Queensland

-0.1

-2.2

2.3

3.1

3.9

South Australia

4.3

-3.1

2.2

1.4

-1.6

Western Australia

1.3

-0.3

-1.3

0.6

-0.2

Tasmania

1.5

2.8

0.0

5.5

2.6

Northern Territory

-1.0

5.0

9.4

2.0

-4.1

Australian Capital Territory

-2.2

1.3

-1.1

3.8

5.8

Australia

1.2

0.3

1.8

1.9

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, November 2018

2.4 Female total average weekly earnings

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

FTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week

New South Wales

905.0

940.1

970.7

996.3

1 041.9

Victoria

843.0

867.3

892.3

934.0

963.8

Queensland

854.9

897.5

894.0

894.9

940.5

South Australia

856.6

836.5

844.7

879.9

897.2

Western Australia

943.6

959.7

963.6

976.7

966.8

Tasmania

771.4

778.1

786.2

827.2

849.6

Northern Territory

1 006.6

1 048.5

1 097.9

1 143.5

1 160.4

Australian Capital Territory

1 160.5

1 206.1

1 217.5

1 225.8

1 259.7

Australia

884.6

911.3

929.1

953.2

986.3

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.6

3.9

3.3

2.6

4.6

Victoria

2.3

2.9

2.9

4.7

3.2

Queensland

5.0

5.0

-0.4

0.1

5.1

South Australia

8.0

-2.3

1.0

4.2

2.0

Western Australia

4.5

1.7

0.4

1.4

-1.0

Tasmania

0.8

0.9

1.0

5.2

2.7

Northern Territory

-0.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

1.5

Australian Capital Territory

-0.9

3.9

0.9

0.7

2.8

Australia

2.7

3.0

2.0

2.6

3.5

(a) Annual average of bi-annual data.

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

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

2.5 Wage price index

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Wage price index (a) (b)

New South Wales

119.6

122.1

124.7

127.2

130.3

Victoria

120.0

122.9

125.2

128.2

131.6

Queensland

120.3

122.6

125.0

127.7

130.6

South Australia

120.2

123.0

125.7

128.1

131.1

Western Australia

122.3

124.5

126.2

128.1

130.1

Tasmania

119.6

122.2

125.1

127.9

131.2

Northern Territory

121.1

124.0

126.6

128.0

130.8

Australian Capital Territory

119.5

121.4

123.7

126.1

128.6

Australia

120.2

122.7

125.1

127.7

130.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.4

Victoria

2.8

2.4

1.9

2.4

2.7

Queensland

2.6

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

South Australia

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.3

Western Australia

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.6

Tasmania

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.6

Northern Territory

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.1

2.2

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

Australia

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.1

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, cat. no. 6345.0, December 2018

2.6 Consumer price index

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Consumer price index (a)

Sydney

106.3

108.3

109.8

112.2

114.4

Melbourne

105.9

107.4

109.0

111.4

113.9

Brisbane

106.1

107.7

109.4

111.3

113.2

Adelaide

105.7

106.9

107.9

110.0

112.3

Perth

106.5

107.9

108.4

109.4

110.6

Hobart

104.5

105.6

107.0

109.3

112.1

Darwin

108.1

108.6

108.4

109.1

110.4

Canberra

105.0

105.7

107.0

109.3

112.1

Weighted average eight
capital cities

106.1

107.7

109.1

111.2

113.3

Annual change – per cent (b)

Sydney

2.4

1.9

1.4

2.2

1.9

Melbourne

2.4

1.4

1.5

2.3

2.2

Brisbane

2.7

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

Adelaide

2.5

1.1

1.0

1.9

2.1

Perth

2.8

1.3

0.5

0.9

1.1

Hobart

2.1

1.1

1.3

2.2

2.5

Darwin

2.9

0.5

-0.2

0.6

1.2

Canberra

2.0

0.6

1.2

2.2

2.5

Weighted average eight
capital cities

2.5

1.5

1.3

1.9

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, March 2019

Chapter 3: State Accounts

3.1 Real gross state product

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Gross state product, chain volume measures – $ million

New South Wales

525 199

539 689

561 098

578 518

593 275

Victoria

369 281

380 716

393 854

409 566

423 961

Queensland

310 904

314 121

322 002

328 449

339 504

South Australia

100 291

101 314

101 528

103 935

106 004

Western Australia

246 424

252 666

255 535

251 057

255 883

Tasmania

28 091

28 382

28 862

29 298

30 266

Northern Territory

23 939

24 581

25 083

25 767

26 200

Australian Capital Territory

34 432

35 204

36 598

37 923

39 442

Australia

1 638 132

1 676 400

1 724 123

1 764 512

1 814 535

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.9

2.8

4.0

3.1

2.6

Victoria

2.4

3.1

3.5

4.0

3.5

Queensland

2.2

1.0

2.5

2.0

3.4

South Australia

0.8

1.0

0.2

2.4

2.0

Western Australia

5.8

2.5

1.1

-1.8

1.9

Tasmania

1.1

1.0

1.7

1.5

3.3

Northern Territory

1.3

2.7

2.0

2.7

1.7

Australian Capital Territory

0.9

2.2

4.0

3.6

4.0

Australia

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.8

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2018-19 figures will be released in November 2019

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2017-18

3.2 Real gross state product per capita

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

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

New South Wales

70 450

71 367

73 142

74 186

74 955

Victoria

63 314

63 905

64 640

65 610

66 391

Queensland

66 355

66 169

67 015

67 256

68 379

South Australia

59 767

59 839

59 515

60 519

61 343

Western Australia

98 483

99 923

100 299

97 940

98 997

Tasmania

54 758

55 213

55 968

56 364

57 686

Northern Territory

98 796

101 258

102 760

104 677

106 191

Australian Capital Territory

89 129

89 810

91 753

93 140

94 831

Australia

70 322

70 921

71 893

72 381

73 267

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

0.5

1.3

2.5

1.4

1.0

Victoria

0.2

0.9

1.1

1.5

1.2

Queensland

0.6

-0.3

1.3

0.4

1.7

South Australia

-0.1

0.1

-0.5

1.7

1.4

Western Australia

4.0

1.5

0.4

-2.4

1.1

Tasmania

0.8

0.8

1.4

0.7

2.3

Northern Territory

-0.2

2.5

1.5

1.9

1.4

Australian Capital Territory

-0.8

0.8

2.2

1.5

1.8

Australia

0.9

0.9

1.4

0.7

1.2

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis. 2018-19 figures will be released in November 2019

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2017-18

3.3 Labour productivity

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Gross State Product per hour worked, $

New South Wales

370.6

382.5

374.9

392.8

391.0

Victoria

332.0

342.7

336.7

341.9

348.9

Queensland

331.3

340.9

342.2

355.5

354.7

South Australia

326.3

332.4

332.4

340.7

341.8

Western Australia

468.2

480.1

491.8

498.7

499.6

Tasmania

326.3

324.7

322.8

331.1

336.0

Northern Territory

422.9

438.2

433.1

447.4

462.7

Australian Capital Territory

432.0

444.3

445.8

464.0

463.9

Australia

362.1

372.8

369.8

381.0

382.5

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-0.5

3.2

-2.0

4.8

-0.5

Victoria

-1.6

3.2

-1.7

1.5

2.1

Queensland

-2.3

2.9

0.4

3.9

-0.2

South Australia

-1.0

1.9

0.0

2.5

0.3

Western Australia

4.3

2.6

2.4

1.4

0.2

Tasmania

-1.3

-0.5

-0.6

2.6

1.5

Northern Territory

-3.8

3.6

-1.2

3.3

3.4

Australian Capital Territory

0.3

2.8

0.3

4.1

0.0

Australia

-0.5

2.9

-0.8

3.0

0.4

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

Note: Gross state product is only published on a financial year basis.

Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2017-18; ABS, Labour Force, Detailed, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, March 2019

Chapter 4: Business Conditions

4.1 Value of retail sales

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Value – $ million

New South Wales

88 813

93 698

97 953

100 640

103 408

Victoria

69 613

73 320

76 508

79 270

83 392

Queensland

57 682

59 585

61 284

62 074

63 469

South Australia

18 187

19 017

19 813

20 511

21 035

Western Australia

32 797

33 687

34 052

34 010

33 966

Tasmania

5 550

5 760

6 042

6 205

6 457

Northern Territory

3 080

3 092

3 124

3 125

3 145

Australian Capital Territory

5 002

5 233

5 589

5 729

5 925

Australia

280 724

293 391

304 365

311 565

320 798

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

8.6

5.5

4.5

2.7

2.7

Victoria

6.2

5.3

4.3

3.6

5.2

Queensland

3.2

3.3

2.9

1.3

2.2

South Australia

3.6

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.6

Western Australia

1.8

2.7

1.1

-0.1

-0.1

Tasmania

7.0

3.8

4.9

2.7

4.1

Northern Territory

4.3

0.4

1.0

0.1

0.6

Australian Capital Territory

1.0

4.6

6.8

2.5

3.4

Australia

5.5

4.5

3.7

2.4

3.0

Source: ABS, Retail Trade Australia, cat. no.  8501.0, February 2019

4.2 Dwelling approvals

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Number (a)

New South Wales

55 584

71 532

74 678

72 494

64 827

Victoria

60 895

68 669

68 111

70 371

68 050

Queensland

40 173

50 856

47 779

42 367

40 145

South Australia

11 778

11 370

12 164

12 247

11 980

Western Australia

33 088

28 660

21 913

19 563

16 272

Tasmania

2 551

2 793

2 171

2 687

3 051

Northern Territory

2 000

1 666

1 278

  813

  728

Australian Capital Territory

3 938

4 189

6 157

4 348

7 160

Australia

210 007

239 735

234 251

224 890

212 213

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

13.0

28.7

4.4

-2.9

-10.6

Victoria

22.2

12.8

-0.8

3.3

-3.3

Queensland

11.8

26.6

-6.1

-11.3

-5.2

South Australia

10.6

-3.5

7.0

0.7

-2.2

Western Australia

15.3

-13.4

-23.5

-10.7

-16.8

Tasmania

34.4

9.5

-22.3

23.8

13.5

Northern Territory

-12.8

-16.7

-23.3

-36.4

-10.5

Australian Capital Territory

-18.0

6.4

47.0

-29.4

64.7

Australia

14.6

14.2

-2.3

-4.0

-5.6

(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, March 2019

4.3 Business investment

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million

New South Wales

52 756

54 157

55 502

55 634

61 715

Victoria

38 759

41 549

41 946

43 100

47 287

Queensland

70 327

53 866

40 452

40 753

45 055

South Australia

12 225

12 550

11 214

9 091

12 406

Western Australia

72 624

65 607

52 931

37 805

37 838

Tasmania

2 363

2 505

2 349

2 437

2 861

Northern Territory

10 385

9 209

7 001

9 139

7 688

Australian Capital Territory

2 220

2 276

2 344

2 571

2 715

Australia

261 129

241 559

213 738

200 530

217 566

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

-9.2

2.7

2.5

0.2

10.9

Victoria

10.1

7.2

1.0

2.8

9.7

Queensland

-3.0

-23.4

-24.9

0.7

10.6

South Australia

-0.8

2.7

-10.6

-18.9

36.5

Western Australia

-9.5

-9.7

-19.3

-28.6

0.1

Tasmania

-3.6

6.0

-6.2

3.7

17.4

Northern Territory

-2.1

-11.3

-24.0

30.5

-15.9

Australian Capital Territory

-14.8

2.5

3.0

9.7

5.6

Australia

-4.5

-7.5

-11.5

-6.2

8.5

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

Note: National account data is only available for financial years.

Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, cat. no. 5220.0, 2017-18

Chapter 5: Housing

5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Value (a) – $ million

New South Wales

43 286

53 188

54 608

61 344

58 335

Victoria

36 037

42 279

44 432

51 071

50 796

Queensland

27 280

28 556

29 751

31 117

29 968

South Australia

7 916

8 198

8 569

8 829

8 979

Western Australia

21 300

18 828

16 673

16 202

14 548

Tasmania

1 876

1 870

2 029

2 252

2 479

Northern Territory

1 224

  976

  870

  854

  786

Australian Capital Territory

2 777

3 103

3 252

3 736

3 912

Australia

141 696

156 996

160 185

175 405

169 804

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

7.4

22.9

2.7

12.3

-4.9

Victoria

7.6

17.3

5.1

14.9

-0.5

Queensland

10.3

4.7

4.2

4.6

-3.7

South Australia

6.9

3.6

4.5

3.0

1.7

Western Australia

3.6

-11.6

-11.4

-2.8

-10.2

Tasmania

10.4

-0.3

8.5

11.0

10.1

Northern Territory

14.6

-20.3

-10.9

-1.8

-7.9

Australian Capital Territory

7.7

11.7

4.8

14.9

4.7

Australia

7.5

10.8

2.0

9.5

-3.2

(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 to Households and Businesses, Cat. No. 5601.0, February 2019

Chapter 6: Public Sector Finances

6.1 State government fiscal balance

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

General government sector fiscal balance (a) – $ million

New South Wales

-1 346

612

71

- 503

-2 517

Victoria

1 104

- 423

55

-2 026

-6 164

Queensland

-2 585

- 659

- 478

1 332

- 90

South Australia

-1 699

- 122

94

-2 334

- 907

Western Australia

-1 129

-1 914

-3 442

-3 941

-1 882

Tasmania

- 159

- 62

- 68

524

- 245

Northern Territory

- 101

- 121

- 22

- 469

- 703

Australian Capital Territory

- 575

- 912

- 627

- 209

- 231

Total (b)

-6 493

-3 602

-4 430

-7 634

-12 739

General government sector fiscal balance – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

-0.3

0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.4

Victoria

0.3

-0.1

0.0

-0.5

-1.4

Queensland

-0.9

-0.2

-0.2

0.4

0.0

South Australia

-1.7

-0.1

0.1

-2.2

-0.8

Western Australia

-0.4

-0.8

-1.4

-1.6

-0.7

Tasmania

-0.6

-0.2

-0.2

1.8

-0.8

Northern Territory

-0.4

-0.5

-0.1

-1.8

-2.7

Australian Capital Territory

-1.7

-2.7

-1.7

-0.6

-0.6

Total (c)

-0.4

-0.2

-0.3

-0.4

-0.7

(a) The financing requirement of government. A positive sign, or fiscal surplus, indicates a net lending position; a negative sign, or fiscal deficit, indicates a net borrowing position.

(b) The sum of all state and territory jurisdictions may not agree with the total, due to transfers between jurisdictions.

(c) Total or aggregate fiscal balance for all jurisdictions is expressed as a percentage of gross state product.

Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics, cat. no. 5512.0, 2017-18

6.2 State and local government taxation revenue

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

General government sector taxation revenue – $ million

New South Wales

27 816

30 350

33 426

35 150

35 661

Victoria

21 156

22 904

24 776

26 533

28 277

Queensland

15 135

16 043

16 168

16 708

17 195

South Australia

5 412

5 765

5 871

5 935

6 137

Western Australia

10 446

10 784

11 150

10 757

10 848

Tasmania

1 295

1 353

1 429

1 477

1 548

Northern Territory

671

828

729

737

770

Australian Capital Territory

1 296

1 377

1 568

1 695

1 718

Total (a)

83 227

89 404

95 116

98 992

102 154

General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $

New South Wales

3 705

3 985

4 323

4 467

4 464

Victoria

3 589

3 803

4 013

4 197

4 377

Queensland

3 207

3 358

3 337

3 391

3 431

South Australia

3 208

3 390

3 428

3 443

3 534

Western Australia

4 149

4 245

4 362

4 179

4 180

Tasmania

2 521

2 627

2 761

2 827

2 931

Northern Territory

2 763

3 384

2 967

2 978

3 113

Australian Capital Territory

3 333

3 479

3 890

4 114

4 081

Total (b)

3 545

3 754

3 932

4 024

4 087

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

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

Source: ABS, Taxation Revenue, cat. no. 5506.0, 2017-18

Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Merchandise exports (a) – $ million

New South Wales

36 599

37 032

36 193

44 078

47 597

Victoria

23 964

23 609

23 323

24 729

26 824

Queensland

44 813

46 488

47 867

66 485

74 263

South Australia

12 354

11 322

11 567

11 432

12 042

Western Australia

130 426

110 775

99 635

120 398

129 698

Tasmania

2 753

2 542

2 848

2 758

3 675

Northern Territory

6 804

6 177

4 701

4 898

5 721

Australian Capital Territory

  1

  6

  14

  21

  23

Australia (b)

272 922

254 552

243 423

290 880

314 479

Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product

New South Wales

  7.3

  7.1

  6.7

  7.6

  7.9

Victoria

  6.7

  6.3

  6.0

  6.0

  6.2

Queensland

  15.5

  15.7

  15.8

  20.2

  21.3

South Australia

  12.6

  11.4

  11.6

  11.0

  11.2

Western Australia

  48.3

  44.0

  41.5

  48.0

  50.0

Tasmania

  10.1

  9.2

  10.1

  9.4

  11.9

Northern Territory

  27.8

  25.2

  19.3

  19.0

  21.7

Australian Capital Territory

  0.0

  0.0

  0.0

  0.1

  0.1

Australia (b)

  17.1

  15.7

  14.6

  16.5

  17.0

(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, 2017-18

Chapter 8: Social Statistics

8.1 Population

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Population (a) – '000

New South Wales

7 454.9

7 562.2

7 671.4

7 801.8

7 922.4

Victoria

5 832.6

5 957.5

6 093.0

6 244.9

6 386.6

Queensland

4 685.4

4 747.3

4 804.9

4 883.8

4 962.6

South Australia

1 678.1

1 693.1

1 705.9

1 717.4

1 728.3

Western Australia

2 502.2

2 528.6

2 547.7

2 563.7

2 582.9

Tasmania

513.0

514.0

515.7

519.8

525.1

Northern Territory

242.3

242.8

244.1

246.2

246.8

Australian Capital Territory

386.3

392.0

398.9

407.5

416.3

Australia

23 297.8

23 640.3

23 984.6

24 389.7

24 775.6

Annual change – per cent

New South Wales

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.5

Victoria

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.3

Queensland

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.6

South Australia

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

Western Australia

1.8

1.1

0.8

0.6

0.7

Tasmania

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.8

1.0

Northern Territory

1.5

0.2

0.6

0.9

0.3

Australian Capital Territory

1.7

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.2

Australia

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

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

Note: December 2018 data is due for release in June 2019.

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

8.2 Apparent school retention rates

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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

New South Wales

77.5

77.5

77.2

77.5

76.3

Victoria

84.1

84.8

85.0

85.3

84.7

Queensland

85.9

86.7

87.3

87.8

87.8

South Australia

89.9

92.2

94.5

91.7

90.8

Western Australia

85.9

81.0

80.5

83.1

85.0

Tasmania

69.4

72.1

70.8

71.5

73.2

Northern Territory

68.1

63.8

64.2

70.2

65.1

Australian Capital Territory

92.4

95.1

92.2

92.1

90.0

Australia

82.5

82.7

82.9

83.3

82.8

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

New South Wales

78.1

78.2

78.4

78.9

77.8

Victoria

85.2

86.4

87.9

88.5

88.7

Queensland

87.1

88.4

88.6

89.1

89.2

South Australia

93.0

95.7

97.5

94.7

94.6

Western Australia

89.3

82.8

80.3

82.3

83.3

Tasmania

68.4

71.7

70.4

71.5

74.0

Northern Territory

59.6

53.7

56.7

58.6

52.5

Australian Capital Territory

94.6

96.6

94.0

94.8

92.8

Australia

83.6

84.0

84.3

84.8

84.5

(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, 2018

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.

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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