Posted 29/09/2023 by Joanne Simon-Davies
This month focuses on the following topics: cybercrime in Australia, the Australian economy during the June quarter and the 2023 Intergenerational Report.
Forthcoming releases
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
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Statistical reports |
Release date |
| ABS |
Building Approvals, July 2023 |
3 Oct |
| ABS |
Lending Indicators, July 2023 |
3 Oct |
| ANZ |
ANZ Job Advertisement, September 2023 |
3 Oct |
| JSA (a) |
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, August 2023 |
4 Oct |
| ABS |
Monthly Household Spending Indicator, August 2023 |
5 Oct |
| ABS |
International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2023 |
5 Oct |
| ABS |
National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–2022 |
5 Oct |
| ABS |
Retail Trade, August 2023 |
6 Oct |
| ABS |
Building Approvals, August 2023 |
10 Oct |
| ABS |
Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, August 2023 |
11 Oct |
| ABS |
Weekly Payroll Jobs, Week ending 16 September 2023 |
12 Oct |
| ABS |
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, August 2023 |
13 Oct |
| ABS |
Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, 2020–2021 |
16 Oct |
| NVCER |
Apprentices and Trainees, March Quarter 2023 |
16 Oct |
| ABS |
Building Activity, June 2023 |
18 Oct |
| ABS |
Births, 2022 |
18 Oct |
| ABS |
Labour Force, September 2023 |
19 Oct |
| ABS |
Water Account, 2021–22 |
19 Oct |
| ABS |
Labour Force Status of Families, June 2023 |
24 Oct |
| ABS |
Consumer Price Index, September Quarter 2023 |
25 Oct |
| ABS |
Monthly Consumer Price Index Indicator, September 2023 |
25 Oct |
| AIHW |
GP Attendance Rates |
25 Oct |
| AIHW |
Health Expenditure, 2021–22 |
25 Oct |
| ABS |
International Trade Price Indexes, September 2023 |
26 Oct |
| ABS |
Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, September 2023 |
26 Oct |
| AIHW |
Veterans Isolation and Social Connectedness (new) |
26 Oct |
| ABS |
Australian System of National Accounts, 2022–23 |
27 Oct |
| ABS |
Producer Price Indexes, September 2023 |
27 Oct |
| ABS |
Retail Trade, September 2023 |
30 Oct |
| ABS |
Australia's Population by Country of Birth, 2022 |
31 Oct |
| ABS |
Australian Transport Economic Account: Experimental Transport Satellite Account, 2010–11 to 2020–21 |
31 Oct |
(a) Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
After the latest key economic statistics? Visit the Parliamentary Library’s Key Economic and Social Indicators Dashboard (KESI).
Recent reports
This is the first report in the ‘Cybercrime in Australia’ series, which describes the extent of cybercrime victimisation, help-seeking and harms. Of all respondent’s experiences in the 12 months before the survey:
- 27% were victims of online abuse and harassment
- 22% were victims of malware
- 20% were victims of identity crime and misuse
- 8% were victims of fraud and scams
- 47% experienced at least one cybercrime and nearly half of these reported experiencing more than one type.
Given the amount of cybercrime victimisation that goes unreported, it is likely that official statistics significantly underestimate the size of the problem.
Cybercrime victimisation is not evenly distributed, with certain sections of the community more likely to be a victim, and certain online activities associated with a higher likelihood of victimisation., as cited in the report (p 4):
- Younger respondents were more likely to report having been cybercrime victims than their older counterparts
- Men were more likely than women to be the victim of fraud, scams, online abuse or harassment
- First Nations respondents were significantly more likely than non-Indigenous respondents to become a victim
- Respondents who identified as LGB+ were significantly more likely than heterosexual respondents experience online abuse, harassment or malware
- Respondents who mainly spoke a language other than English at home were more likely to experience malware, identity crime and misuse, and scams and fraud
- Respondents with a restrictive health condition were more likely than other respondents to be a cybercrime victim
- Respondents currently in a relationship were less likely to be a victim of online abuse and harassment
- Respondents with children living at home were more likely to be a victim of identity crime and misuse.
The 11 ‘things that happened’ listed by the ABS include:
- The economy grew 0.4% (3.4% in annual terms), a seventh successive quarter of economic growth. However, per capita GDP fell 0.3% due to post-pandemic migration.
- Australians bought 5.8% more cars than the last quarter, and 12.9% more than last year.
- Australians spent 2.4% more time at work than last quarter, which was the fastest quarterly increase in hours worked on record (excluding the COVID-19 pandemic). However, labour productivity fell 3.2% in annual terms.
The 2023 Intergenerational Report is the sixth iteration, with the objective of helping ‘inform and improve public policy settings’. Accordingly, it projects an economic and budgetary outlook across the next 40 years out to 2062–63. The report cites 5 major forces affecting the coming decades:
- population ageing
- technological and digital transformation
- climate change and the net zero transformation
- rising demand for care and support services
- geopolitical risk and fragmentation.
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population? Each month the Parliamentary Library publishes a Flag Post article listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list includes important upcoming ABS releases and reports from other research organisations and government departments.