In this month’s release: Inequality in Australia and consumption of selected foods.
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 |
International Investment Position: Supplementary Statistics, 2023 |
1 May |
ABS |
Selected Living Cost Indexes, March 2024 |
1 May |
JSA |
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, April 2024 |
1 May |
ABS |
International Trade in Goods, March 2024 |
2 May |
ABS |
Labour Force, March 2024 |
2 May |
ABS |
Building Approvals, March 2024 |
2 May |
ABS |
Lending Indicators, March 2024 |
3 May |
ABS |
Monthly Household Spending Indicators, March 2024 |
3 May |
ABS |
Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, 2022 |
3 May |
ABS |
Apparent Consumption of Selected Foodstuffs, 2022–23 |
3 May |
AIHW |
National Social Housing Survey 2023 |
3 May |
ABS |
Counts of Australian Businesses, July 2019–June 2023 |
7 May |
ABS |
Retail Trade, March 2024 |
7 May |
AIHW |
Child Protection 2021–22: Pathways from Out-of-Home Care |
7 May |
ABS |
Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, December 2023 |
8 May |
AIHW |
Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes During 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 Pandemic |
8 May |
ABS |
Weekly Payroll Jobs, Week ending 13 April 2024 |
9 May |
ABS |
Legal Assistance Services, 2022–23 |
9 May |
ABS |
Federal Defendants, 2022–23 |
9 May |
ABS |
Building Approvals, March 2024 |
9 May |
ABS |
National Health Survey, 2022 |
9 May |
ABS |
Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, March 2024 |
10 May |
ABS |
Medications, 2022 (New) |
10 May |
ABS |
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, March 2024 |
14 May |
AIHW |
Health Determinants Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People in Australia |
14 May |
ABS |
Wage Price Index, March 2024 |
15 May |
ABS |
Livestock Products, March 2024 |
16 May |
ABS |
Labour Force, April 2024 |
16 May |
AIHW |
MyHospitals: Admitted Patient Care, 2022–23 |
16 May |
ABS |
Monthly Employee Earnings Indicator, October 2023 to March 2024 |
21 May |
ABS |
Retirement and Retirement Intentions, 2022–23 |
22 May |
AIHW |
Suicide & Self-Harm Monitoring – Income Support Rcipients, Pople in Contact with the Criminal Justice System and Ambulance Attendance |
22 May |
ABS |
Labour Force, April 2024 |
23 May |
AIHW |
Palliative Care Services in Australia |
23 May |
AIHW |
Health Service Use for People with Life–Limiting Conditions (New) |
23 May |
AIHW |
Specialist Homelessness Services |
24 May |
ABS |
Retail Trade, April 2024 |
28 May |
AIHW |
Congenital Anomalies in Australia |
28 May |
ABS |
Monthly Consumer Price Index Indicator, April 2024 |
29 May |
ABS |
Construction Work Done, Preliminary, March 2024 |
29 May |
AIHW |
The Health and Wellbeing of First Nations People in Australia's Prisons 2022 |
29 May |
ABS |
Labour Force, Detailed, April 2024 |
30 May |
ABS |
Building Approvals, April 2024 |
30 May |
ABS |
Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, March 2024 |
30 May |
AIHW |
Medicare Benefits Scheme Funded Services: Monthly Data |
30 May |
AIHW |
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics |
30 May |
ABS |
Australian Industry, 2022–23 |
31 May |
ABS |
Data by Region, 2011–23 |
31 May |
AIHW |
Injuries affecting Men in Australia: A Closer Look (New) |
31 May |
(a) Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
Recent reports
This new report analyses changes in inequality over time, focusing on wealth inequality by gender and age and those most impacted by income inequality.
- Since 2003, nearly half (45%) the increase in household wealth went to the highest 10% (those with at least $2.6 million). Additionally, half of this increase went to older people (over 64 years).
- The highest 10% of households ranked by wealth possess 44% of all wealth in Australia, averaging $5.2m per household.
- In 2023, there were 159 billionaires in Australia with an average wealth of $3.2 billion.
- Older people, dependent children, single people, sole parents, families with a female reference person, and adult migrants born outside major English-speaking countries were more likely to be at the lower end of the household income scale.
This publication measures the amount of food and non-alcoholic beverages purchased from the retail sector (major supermarkets and smaller outlets).
During 2022–23:
- 14.8 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages were sold, 1.9% less than in 2021–22.
- The majority of the reduction came from declines in vegetables, fruit, and milk products—with Vegetables having the largest drop of 14 grams per person per day, followed by Fruit (down 12 grams) and Milk products (down 11 grams).
- In contrast, sales of potato chips increased by 16%, chocolate by 10% and cereals and convenience meals by 9%.
- Per capita apparent consumption of saturated fat was 35.8 grams per day, 3.5% lower than in 2021–22 (37.1 grams per day).
- Per capita apparent consumption of sodium (salt) was 55% higher than the adult Suggested Dietary Target of 2,000 milligrams per day
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population? Each month the Parliamentary Library publishes a Flagpost 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.