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Wage price index
3.4%
Annual change June quarter 2025 (Seasonally adjusted)
Consumer price index
2.1%
Annual change June quarter 2025
Population
27,536,874
March 2025
Unemployment rate
4.5%
September 2025 (Seasonally adjusted)

Economics and statistics calendar

Recent economics and statistics releases

Poverty in Australia 2025 Overview,

The Overview provides an update on the level of income poverty in Australia, based on data from the Melbourne Institute’s Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.

The 20th Annual HILDA Statistical Report,

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households.

Closing the Gap. Annual Data Compilation Report,

Factual insights into progress against the national targets within the Agreement, while highlighting important areas for further development, across the 19 socio-economic targets.

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