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Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services
Executive summary
⢠Tables and charts are presented for a broad range of social and economic indicators across all Australian states and territories, and where appropriate, compared directly to either Australian or state totals.
⢠Each table contains data for the last five years, while each chart plots data for the financial year 2009-10.
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Brief analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 1
Historical data .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Labour market .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Employment .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Unemployment ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Labour force .................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Long-term unemployed ................................................................................................................ 6
1.5 Youth unemployment ................................................................................................................... 7
1.6 Industrial disputes......................................................................................................................... 8
Wages and prices ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings ....................................................................................... 9
2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings .............................................................................. 10
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2.3 Male total average weekly earnings ........................................................................................... 11
2.4 Real male total average weekly earnings ................................................................................... 12
2.5 Wage price index ........................................................................................................................ 13
2.6 Consumer price index ................................................................................................................. 14
State accounts ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 Gross state product..................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Gross state product per capita ................................................................................................... 16
3.3 Labour productivity ..................................................................................................................... 17
Business conditions ................................................................................................................................ 18
4.1 Value of retail sales ..................................................................................................................... 18
4.2 Motor vehicle sales ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.3 Dwelling approvals ...................................................................................................................... 20
4.4 Business investment ................................................................................................................... 21
4.5 Bankruptcies ............................................................................................................................... 22
Housing .................................................................................................................................................. 23
5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing ......................................................................................... 23
5.2 Home loan size ............................................................................................................................ 24
5.3 Home loan repayments .............................................................................................................. 25
5.4 House sales price ........................................................................................................................ 26
5.5 House rents ................................................................................................................................. 27
Public sector finances ............................................................................................................................ 28
6.1 State government net debt......................................................................................................... 28
6.2 State government fiscal balance ................................................................................................. 29
6.3 State government taxation revenue ........................................................................................... 30
Exports ................................................................................................................................................... 31
7.1 International merchandise exports ............................................................................................ 31
Social ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
8.1 Population ................................................................................................................................... 32
8.2 Dependency ratio........................................................................................................................ 33
8.3 Births ........................................................................................................................................... 34
8.4 Apparent school retention rates ................................................................................................. 35
8.5 General practice bulk billing ....................................................................................................... 36
8.6 Private health insurance ............................................................................................................. 37
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 38
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Introduction
The year ending the 30th of June 2010 was the second year after the onset of global economic decline in activity, precipitated by a financial crisis which began in the United States and spread to most other parts of the world. This came to be known as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Although the global economic downturn has eased in many countries, it continues to cause problems for the United States and several European countries.
Australia has a relatively small, open economy and as such is reasonably susceptible to external macroeconomic shocks. However, with the global external pressures, the Australian economy has appeared to be fairly robust and has performed relatively well in 2009-10 compared to other economies. Quarterly real gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia grew in all quarters in 2008-09 and 2009-10 except the December quarter of 2008 which showed a decline of 0.9 per cent. Despite this seemingly good performance overall, there still remains considerable divergence between the states and territories.
The disparity in performance across Australia has focused attention on the economic and social conditions in the individual states and territories. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to present a range of indicators for the states and territories in such a way that comparisons can be made. This has meant that some indicators that reflect the size of an economy (e.g. retail turnover) have been presented so that emphasis is on the annual growth rate of the indicator. Other indicators have been presented as a ratio—e.g. long-term unemployed to total unemployed or general government debt to gross state product—so that comparisons can be made.
This publication is the fifth of this type produced by the Parliamentary Library and it is hoped that this publication will be updated and published annually. Also, it is a companion publication to the Monthly statistical bulletin which contains only Australia-wide data.
As there are social and economic terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader, a glossary has been provided at the end of this publication.
Brief analysis
The standout jurisdictions of 2009-10 were Western Australia (WA) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This was different to last year when the Northern Territory (NT) was also a standout jurisdiction. The NT has had some good results in 2009-10 but has had some less impressive results,
particularly in the areas of business investment, total bankruptcies and liveability1.
The NT and the ACT had the lowest unemployment rates in 2009-10, recording annual average rates of 3.4 and 3.5 per cent respectively, well below the national rate of 5.5 per cent. Despite these good
1. The term liveability refers to high and increasing median house prices and high household weekly rents. However, this can also be viewed as a positive for investors.
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results, the ACT rates were up 0.6 percentage points on the previous year. In contrast, the NT rate was down by 0.3 percentage points on the previous year. WA’s rate was up 1.2 percentage points on the previous year but was still below the national rate by 0.5 percentage points.
Economic growth in WA was 4.3 per cent in 2009-10, which was well above the national growth of 2.3 per cent. Also, the gross state products (GSP) per capita of the ACT and WA were well above the national value.
In real terms, average weekly earnings in WA and the ACT were $1340 and $1421 respectively, which were above the national level of $1231. Also of note was Tasmania, which had a large increase of 4.8 per cent in real average weekly earnings. However, despite this large rise in average weekly earnings, Tasmania still has the lowest average weekly earnings of $1063.
Business investment in the NT decreased by 38.5 per cent over the last year and total bankruptcies increased by 46.6 per cent, which is significantly different to the national values of 4.7 and 0.0 per cent respectively. The only states to have growth in business investment over the last year were New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and South Australia (SA).
The weakest performing jurisdiction in 2009-10 was Tasmania with an unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent (an increase of 1.0 percentage point on previous year) combined with a decrease in employment by 1.6 per cent. Commensurate with the labour force results, Tasmania had sluggish economic growth in 2009-10 of 0.4 per cent. When general government net debt is expressed as a percentage of GSP, Tasmania’s net debt increased since 2008-09 by 1.1 percentage points which, with SA, were the equal highest increases in net debt across all jurisdictions. However, despite this increase in net debt, Tasmania still has a negative net debt.
Tasmania is not the only jurisdiction where the state government net debt position has deteriorated. It has also deteriorated in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA and WA (although WA, like Tasmania, is still in surplus), while the NT and the ACT have improved their net debt positions.
Labour productivity growth has increased in all jurisdictions since 2008-09 except Victoria, NT and ACT. WA had the highest labour productivity growth of 6.3 per cent.
Historical data
Long-term data series for every table that appears in this paper are available electronically and can be found at http://libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/state_mesi/index.htm.
The long-term series for the companion publication Monthly statistical bulletin can be found at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/MSB/index.htm
Note: The above links can only be accessed by senators, members and parliamentary staff.
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Labour market
1.1 Employment
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Number employed (a) - '000 New South Wales 3 251.0 3 320.5 3 419.0 3 440.9 3 480.8
Victoria 2 505.7 2 586.8 2 669.5 2 691.8 2 766.6
Queensland 2 031.4 2 128.3 2 192.2 2 252.2 2 273.4
South Australia 750.6 765.4 782.1 795.1 802.6
Western Australia 1 063.7 1 095.6 1 141.0 1 185.8 1 188.7
Tasmania 223.3 225.1 231.6 238.4 234.5
Northern Territory 100.5 105.5 112.0 116.9 119.9
Australian Capital Territory 186.1 194.0 195.5 197.7 200.1
Australia 10 112.2 10 421.1 10 743.1 10 918.7 11 066.7
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 2.0 2.1 3.0 0.6 1.2
Victoria 2.3 3.2 3.2 0.8 2.8
Queensland 4.0 4.8 3.0 2.7 0.9
South Australia 2.5 2.0 2.2 1.7 0.9
Western Australia 5.5 3.0 4.1 3.9 0.2
Tasmania 3.4 0.8 2.9 2.9 -1.6
Northern Territory 3.2 5.0 6.1 4.4 2.5
Australian Capital Territory 2.2 4.2 0.8 1.1 1.2
Australia 2.9 3.1 3.1 1.6 1.4
(a) Annual average. Source: ABS, Labour Force , Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
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1.2 Unemployment
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Number unemployed (a) - '000 New South Wales 178.4 174.2 165.0 207.5 209.9
Victoria 138.6 130.5 126.0 145.1 161.0
Queensland 102.2 88.6 83.9 103.9 137.2
South Australia 38.4 40.5 39.6 45.5 45.1
Western Australia 44.1 36.5 38.9 46.7 62.2
Tasmania 15.6 13.4 11.8 11.4 13.9
Northern Territory 5.9 4.2 5.2 4.4 4.2
Australian Capital Territory 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.9 7.3
Australia 529.4 493.8 475.5 570.5 640.9
Unemployment rate (a) (b) - per cent New South Wales 5.2 5.0 4.6 5.7 5.7
Victoria 5.2 4.8 4.5 5.1 5.5
Queensland 4.8 4.0 3.7 4.4 5.7
South Australia 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.3
Western Australia 4.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 5.0
Tasmania 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.6 5.6
Northern Territory 5.5 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.4
Australian Capital Territory 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.9 3.5
Australia 5.0 4.5 4.2 5.0 5.5
(a) Annual average.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force. Source: ABS, Labour Force , Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
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1.3 Labour force
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Labour force (a) - '000 New South Wales 3 429.4 3 494.6 3 584.0 3 648.4 3 690.7
Victoria 2 644.3 2 717.3 2 795.5 2 836.9 2 927.6
Queensland 2 133.6 2 216.9 2 276.2 2 356.0 2 410.6
South Australia 789.1 805.9 821.7 840.7 847.7
Western Australia 1 107.7 1 132.1 1 179.9 1 232.5 1 250.9
Tasmania 238.9 238.5 243.4 249.7 248.4
Northern Territory 106.4 109.7 117.1 121.4 124.1
Australian Capital Territory 192.4 199.9 200.7 203.7 207.4
Australia 10 641.7 10 914.8 11 218.6 11 489.2 11 707.6
Participation rate (a) (b) - per cent New South Wales 63.0 63.4 63.9 63.8 63.3
Victoria 64.3 64.8 65.3 64.7 65.2
Queensland 66.4 67.3 67.3 67.7 67.5
South Australia 62.1 62.6 63.0 63.6 63.2
Western Australia 68.0 67.8 68.6 69.3 68.3
Tasmania 61.0 60.4 61.1 61.9 60.9
Northern Territory 69.9 70.3 73.1 73.7 73.3
Australian Capital Territory 72.5 74.0 73.0 72.8 72.8
Australia 64.6 65.0 65.5 65.6 65.3
(a) Annual average.
(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over. Source: ABS, Labour Force , Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
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1.4 Long-term unemployed
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Long-term unemployed (a) (b) - '000 New South Wales 30.6 28.7 23.7 29.6 34.9
Victoria 21.3 16.6 12.9 15.1 23.1
Queensland 12.1 10.0 7.6 7.6 15.5
South Australia 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 7.2
Western Australia 4.5 3.1 2.2 2.4 5.6
Tasmania 3.4 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.4
Northern Territory 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Australian Capital Territory 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6
Australia 79.4 67.6 55.2 62.9 89.7
Long-term unemployed (a) (b) - percentage of total unemployed New South Wales 17.2 14.3 12.2 16.2 19.9
Victoria 14.6 10.6 9.1 11.0 16.1
Queensland 8.3 6.7 5.5 6.3 15.3
South Australia 11.7 10.9 12.3 12.7 16.7
Western Australia 7.1 4.7 3.6 4.1 11.3
Tasmania 17.7 15.0 11.7 10.6 17.0
Northern Territory 9.2 4.3 5.4 6.9 5.6
Australian Capital Territory 8.7 5.4 4.6 4.5 8.3
Australia 12.8 10.3 9.0 11.0 16.6
(a) Annual average.
(b) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more. Source: ABS, Labour Force , Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
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1.5 Youth unemployment
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Unemployed youth (a) (b) - '000 New South Wales 20.2 20.8 20.9 23.0 23.0
Victoria 12.2 11.5 11.2 12.2 14.4
Queensland 14.3 11.8 10.4 14.8 18.0
South Australia 5.0 5.8 4.8 5.0 4.6
Western Australia 6.5 4.5 5.3 5.0 6.9
Tasmania 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5
Northern Territory 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7
Australian Capital Territory 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.8
Australia 60.9 57.5 55.5 62.7 69.7
Youth unemployment rate (a) (c) - per cent New South Wales 22.5 23.7 21.0 26.1 25.4
Victoria 21.5 20.0 18.6 22.6 28.9
Queensland 19.6 15.6 13.5 18.2 24.6
South Australia 21.9 27.4 22.3 23.0 24.0
Western Australia 15.1 10.8 11.7 11.6 17.8
Tasmania 19.5 24.0 22.5 21.4 20.3
Northern Territory 14.1 9.9 19.4 16.1 15.9
Australian Capital Territory 14.9 14.8 11.1 12.3 21.2
Australia 20.3 19.1 17.4 20.6 24.3
(a) Annual average. (b) 15-19 year olds looking for full-time work.
(c) 15-19 year olds looking for full-time work as a proportion of the full-time labour force of the same age. Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
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1.6 Industrial disputes
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Working days lost - '000 New South Wales 68.9 28.6 61.6 37.4 39.9
Victoria 63.2 47.7 70.9 32.0 29.8
Queensland 16.8 3.0 7.7 40.2 19.5
South Australia 6.3 4.1 10.0 6.9 3.5
Western Australia 26.5 2.0 10.4 9.9 32.2
Tasmania 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6
Northern Territory 3.8 0.1 3.5 0.4 0.0
Australian Capital Territory 2.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Australia 188.6 88.4 165.0 126.2 126.6
Working days lost per '000 employees New South Wales 24.3 9.8 20.3 12.6 13.2
Victoria 28.6 21.3 30.2 13.5 12.5
Queensland 9.8 1.5 4.1 20.6 10.0
South Australia 9.7 6.3 14.8 9.9 4.9
Western Australia 29.8 2.2 10.4 9.6 30.9
Tasmania 4.2 1.6 3.6 5.8 8.0
Northern Territory 43.8 0.8 34.8 4.1 0.0
Australian Capital Territory 14.1 15.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
Australia 21.6 9.9 17.4 13.3 13.2
Source: ABS, Industrial Disputes, Australia , Cat. no. 6321.0.55.001
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Wages and prices
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
AWOTE (a) (b) - $ per week New South Wales 1 071.4 1 098.0 1 138.6 1 182.7 1 250.2
Victoria 1 005.9 1 034.1 1 085.6 1 143.0 1 197.9
Queensland 959.8 1 002.0 1 062.2 1 139.7 1 213.4
South Australia 953.6 988.4 1 031.8 1 099.2 1 129.8
Western Australia 1 018.0 1 089.8 1 171.7 1 255.1 1 339.5
Tasmania 864.0 908.4 949.4 987.7 1 063.0
Northern Territory 1 012.0 1 028.8 1 086.7 1 138.3 1 187.4
Australian Capital Territory 1 172.9 1 239.3 1 274.4 1 339.9 1 420.5
Australia 1 017.5 1 054.1 1 106.1 1 166.5 1 231.3
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 5.6 2.5 3.7 3.9 5.7
Victoria 2.9 2.8 5.0 5.3 4.8
Queensland 4.3 4.4 6.0 7.3 6.5
South Australia 5.4 3.6 4.4 6.5 2.8
Western Australia 5.5 7.1 7.5 7.1 6.7
Tasmania 3.5 5.1 4.5 4.0 7.6
Northern Territory 4.0 1.7 5.6 4.8 4.3
Australian Capital Territory 5.8 5.7 2.8 5.1 6.0
Australia 4.6 3.6 4.9 5.5 5.6
(a) Annual average.
(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 (see glossary for more detail). Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings , Cat. no.6302.0
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2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Real AWOTE (a) (b) - $ per week New South Wales 1 195.3 1 192.7 1 201.2 1 210.3 1 250.2
Victoria 1 121.2 1 123.3 1 138.8 1 166.6 1 197.9
Queensland 1 099.8 1 111.4 1 131.5 1 170.2 1 213.4
South Australia 1 065.4 1 076.4 1 087.9 1 123.1 1 129.8
Western Australia 1 158.1 1 192.8 1 237.9 1 287.0 1 339.5
Tasmania 963.3 987.9 1 002.4 1 013.9 1 063.0
Northern Territory 1 165.0 1 134.5 1 158.1 1 173.6 1 187.4
Australian Capital Territory 1 321.1 1 356.2 1 346.2 1 368.6 1 420.5
Australia 1 142.7 1 150.2 1 167.3 1 193.6 1 231.3
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 2.5 -0.2 0.7 0.8 3.3
Victoria -0.2 0.2 1.4 2.4 2.7
Queensland 1.1 1.1 1.8 3.4 3.7
South Australia 2.2 1.0 1.1 3.2 0.6
Western Australia 1.2 3.0 3.8 4.0 4.1
Tasmania 0.3 2.6 1.5 1.2 4.8
Northern Territory 0.6 -2.6 2.1 1.3 1.2
Australian Capital Territory 2.1 2.7 -0.7 1.7 3.8
Australia 1.4 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.2
(a) Annual average.
Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings , Cat. no. 6302.0, ABS, Consumer Price Index , Cat. no. 6401.0
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2009-10 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 (see glossary for more detail).
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2.3 Male total average weekly earnings
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
MTAWE (a) (b) - $ per week New South Wales 1 016.1 1 062.0 1 102.4 1 115.9 1 162.5
Victoria 947.5 970.0 1 009.5 1 039.8 1 116.0
Queensland 943.4 1 010.9 1 028.9 1 115.8 1 192.5
South Australia 846.2 898.4 946.0 994.9 1 035.5
Western Australia 1 008.6 1 085.8 1 194.8 1 279.7 1 340.4
Tasmania 801.0 828.0 877.2 885.3 937.2
Northern Territory 973.6 975.7 1 047.0 1 102.1 1 161.8
Australian Capital Territory 1 090.4 1 162.0 1 171.5 1 240.7 1 326.3
Australia 968.1 1 014.4 1 059.8 1 103.6 1 166.5
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 6.2 4.5 3.8 1.2 4.2
Victoria 2.1 2.4 4.1 3.0 7.3
Queensland 6.7 7.2 1.8 8.4 6.9
South Australia 6.8 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.1
Western Australia 6.2 7.7 10.0 7.1 4.7
Tasmania 1.1 3.4 5.9 0.9 5.9
Northern Territory 10.5 0.2 7.3 5.3 5.4
Australian Capital Territory 5.5 6.6 0.8 5.9 6.9
Australia 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.1 5.7
(a) Annual average.
(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings , Cat. no. 6302.0
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2.4 Real male total average weekly earnings
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Real MTAWE (a) (b) - $ per week New South Wales 1 133.7 1 153.6 1 163.1 1 142.0 1 162.5
Victoria 1 056.1 1 053.7 1 058.9 1 061.4 1 116.0
Queensland 1 081.0 1 121.2 1 096.0 1 145.6 1 192.5
South Australia 945.4 978.3 997.4 1 016.6 1 035.5
Western Australia 1 147.5 1 188.4 1 262.3 1 312.2 1 340.4
Tasmania 893.0 900.5 926.2 908.8 937.2
Northern Territory 1 120.8 1 076.0 1 115.8 1 136.3 1 161.8
Australian Capital Territory 1 228.2 1 271.6 1 237.5 1 267.4 1 326.3
Australia 1 087.1 1 106.9 1 118.4 1 129.3 1 166.5
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 3.1 1.8 0.8 -1.8 1.8
Victoria -0.9 -0.2 0.5 0.2 5.1
Queensland 3.4 3.7 -2.2 4.5 4.1
South Australia 3.5 3.5 2.0 1.9 1.9
Western Australia 1.9 3.6 6.2 4.0 2.2
Tasmania -2.0 0.8 2.9 -1.9 3.1
Northern Territory 6.9 -4.0 3.7 1.8 2.2
Australian Capital Territory 1.8 3.5 -2.7 2.4 4.6
Australia 2.0 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.3
(a) Annual average.
Sources: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings , Cat. no. 6302.0, ABS, Consumer Price Index , Cat. no. 6401.0
(b) Total average weekly earnings for all male employees expressed in average 2009-10 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 (see glossary for more detail).
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2.5 Wage price index
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Wage price index (a) (b) New South Wales 89.4 92.8 96.4 100.0 103.2
Victoria 89.4 92.6 96.2 100.0 102.8
Queensland 88.1 92.1 96.0 100.0 103.3
South Australia 88.4 91.9 96.2 100.0 102.8
Western Australia 85.8 89.9 95.1 100.0 103.4
Tasmania 88.5 92.4 95.9 100.0 103.8
Northern Territory 88.7 92.1 95.7 100.0 103.4
Australian Capital Territory 88.8 92.4 96.3 100.0 103.5
Australia 88.7 92.3 96.2 100.0 103.1
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.2
Victoria 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.0 2.8
Queensland 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.3
South Australia 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.0 2.8
Western Australia 4.4 4.8 5.8 5.2 3.4
Tasmania 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.3 3.8
Northern Territory 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.5 3.4
Australian Capital Territory 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.5
Australia 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.1
(a) Annual average.
Source: ABS, Labour Price Index , Cat. no. 6345.0 (b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2008-09 = 100.0.
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2.6 Consumer price index
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Consumer price index (a) Sydney 152.1 156.2 160.9 165.8 169.7
Melbourne 150.2 154.2 159.6 164.1 167.5
Brisbane 153.2 158.3 164.8 171.0 175.5
Adelaide 155.2 159.2 164.4 169.7 173.4
Perth 150.1 156.1 161.7 166.6 170.8
Hobart 151.8 155.7 160.3 164.9 169.3
Darwin 146.5 152.9 158.3 163.6 168.7
Canberra 151.9 156.4 162.0 167.5 171.1
Weighted average eight capital cities 151.7 156.1 161.4 166.4 170.3
Annual change - per cent Sydney 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.3
Melbourne 3.1 2.6 3.6 2.8 2.1
Brisbane 3.1 3.3 4.1 3.7 2.7
Adelaide 3.2 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.2
Perth 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.5
Hobart 3.2 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.7
Darwin 3.4 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.1
Canberra 3.6 2.9 3.6 3.4 2.1
Weighted average eight capital cities 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.1 2.3
(a) Annual average. Source: ABS, Consumer Price Index , Cat. no. 6401.0
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3.1 Gross state product
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Gross state product, chain volume measures (a) - $ million New South Wales 367 671 377 941 390 645 394 980 401 716
Victoria 265 644 275 084 284 978 287 619 293 313
Queensland 227 565 239 828 249 968 250 573 254 550
South Australia 70 329 71 793 75 837 77 407 78 558
Western Australia 158 954 165 912 172 851 180 008 187 834
Tasmania 20 108 20 615 21 519 22 247 22 341
Northern Territory 14 540 15 179 15 846 16 658 16 880
Australian Capital Territory 23 397 24 617 25 411 25 748 25 988
Australia 1 150 644 1 191 655 1 237 320 1 255 241 1 283 799
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 2.1 2.8 3.4 1.1 1.7
Victoria 2.5 3.6 3.6 0.9 2.0
Queensland 4.2 5.4 4.2 0.2 1.6
South Australia 2.7 2.1 5.6 2.1 1.5
Western Australia 5.6 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3
Tasmania 2.7 2.5 4.4 3.4 0.4
Northern Territory 6.7 4.4 4.4 5.1 1.3
Australian Capital Territory 3.7 5.2 3.2 1.3 0.9
Australia 3.1 3.6 3.8 1.4 2.3
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09. Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat. no. 5220.0
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3.2 Gross state product per capita
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) - $ New South Wales 54 177 55 105 56 168 55 834 55 868
Victoria 52 236 53 201 54 088 53 402 53 316
Queensland 56 275 57 934 58 857 57 360 56 881
South Australia 45 101 45 540 47 584 47 979 48 053
Western Australia 78 023 79 584 80 732 81 317 82 653
Tasmania 41 164 41 920 43 428 44 414 44 208
Northern Territory 69 766 71 484 72 863 74 731 74 052
Australian Capital Territory 70 391 73 031 74 233 73 814 73 140
Australia 56 015 57 095 58 197 57 770 57 925
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 1.3 1.7 1.9 -0.6 0.1
Victoria 1.1 1.8 1.7 -1.3 -0.2
Queensland 1.6 2.9 1.6 -2.5 -0.8
South Australia 1.8 1.0 4.5 0.8 0.2
Western Australia 3.7 2.0 1.4 0.7 1.6
Tasmania 1.9 1.8 3.6 2.3 -0.5
Northern Territory 4.4 2.5 1.9 2.6 -0.9
Australian Capital Territory 2.4 3.8 1.6 -0.6 -0.9
Australia 1.6 1.9 1.9 -0.7 0.3
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09. Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat. no. 5220.0
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3.3 Labour productivity
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Labour productivity index (a) New South Wales 100.4 102.5 100.0 101.8 103.5
Victoria 99.0 101.3 100.0 102.2 101.2
Queensland 99.8 100.9 100.0 98.6 100.1
South Australia 97.6 99.8 100.0 102.4 105.0
Western Australia 100.2 103.4 100.0 101.8 108.2
Tasmania 100.6 102.8 100.0 103.4 108.1
Northern Territory 105.3 103.2 100.0 103.5 102.2
Australian Capital Territory 97.8 98.4 100.0 101.4 100.9
Australia 99.9 101.7 100.0 101.4 103.2
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 2.2 2.1 -2.4 1.8 1.6
Victoria 1.3 2.3 -1.3 2.2 -1.0
Queensland 2.2 1.1 -0.9 -1.4 1.5
South Australia 1.4 2.2 0.2 2.4 2.6
Western Australia 0.8 3.2 -3.3 1.8 6.3
Tasmania 2.0 2.2 -2.7 3.4 4.6
Northern Territory 4.9 -1.9 -3.1 3.5 -1.2
Australian Capital Territory 3.6 0.5 1.7 1.4 -0.5
Australia 1.8 1.9 -1.7 1.4 1.8
(a) Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (i.e. market and non-market sectors), converted to an index. Reference year for the index is 2007-08.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat. no. 5220.0
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Business conditions
4.1 Value of retail sales
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Value - $ million New South Wales 61 125 64 577 68 504 70 305 74 214
Victoria 48 601 51 710 54 430 57 627 60 069
Queensland 39 004 41 956 45 731 48 359 49 064
South Australia 13 462 14 468 15 718 16 959 17 271
Western Australia 20 931 23 235 24 571 25 445 26 096
Tasmania 4 345 4 542 4 786 5 154 5 286
Northern Territory 1 822 2 038 2 257 2 555 2 673
Australian Capital Territory 3 735 3 996 4 165 4 311 4 502
Australia 193 024 206 522 220 161 230 713 239 174
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 3.0 5.6 6.1 2.6 5.6
Victoria 2.9 6.4 5.3 5.9 4.2
Queensland 4.7 7.6 9.0 5.7 1.5
South Australia 2.6 7.5 8.6 7.9 1.8
Western Australia 6.8 11.0 5.8 3.6 2.6
Tasmania 7.7 4.5 5.4 7.7 2.6
Northern Territory 2.7 11.9 10.7 13.2 4.6
Australian Capital Territory 5.4 7.0 4.2 3.5 4.4
Australia 3.8 7.0 6.6 4.8 3.7
Source: ABS, Retail trade Australia , Cat. no. 8501.0
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4.2 Motor vehicle sales
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Number (a) New South Wales 189 595 199 454 200 714 173 020 183 778
Victoria 162 311 167 111 174 706 153 551 166 561
Queensland 120 658 126 091 123 846 99 833 111 236
South Australia 40 648 38 912 39 295 35 994 38 434
Western Australia 60 397 66 612 66 936 56 148 58 255
Tasmania 11 342 11 063 10 819 9 618 10 234
Northern Territory 4 424 4 706 4 630 4 073 4 280
Australian Capital Territory 10 295 11 233 11 343 10 276 10 424
Australia 599 669 625 182 632 287 542 512 583 201
Annual change - per cent New South Wales -2.7 5.2 0.6 -13.8 6.2
Victoria -1.9 3.0 4.5 -12.1 8.5
Queensland 0.4 4.5 -1.8 -19.4 11.4
South Australia -1.2 -4.3 1.0 -8.4 6.8
Western Australia 7.8 10.3 0.5 -16.1 3.8
Tasmania -3.4 -2.5 -2.2 -11.1 6.4
Northern Territory -1.6 6.4 -1.6 -12.0 5.1
Australian Capital Territory -0.8 9.1 1.0 -9.4 1.4
Australia -0.8 4.3 1.1 -14.2 7.5
(a) Includes vehicles designed primarily for the carriage of people, such as cars, station wagons and people movers. Also includes four wheel drive passenger vehicles not classified as sports utility vehicles.
Source: ABS, Sales of new motor vehicles , Cat. no. 9314.0.
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4.3 Dwelling approvals
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Number (a) New South Wales 34 009 31 584 31 575 23 672 33 679
Victoria 36 543 38 048 42 942 41 759 57 318
Queensland 37 804 41 804 45 080 28 731 33 694
South Australia 11 603 10 898 13 474 11 944 12 560
Western Australia 26 310 25 131 23 754 19 186 25 697
Tasmania 2 610 2 934 2 947 3 164 3 246
Northern Territory 1 363 1 464 1 172 985 1 331
Australian Capital Territory 1 867 2 246 2 339 2 888 4 539
Australia 152 119 154 120 163 254 132 338 172 011
Annual change - per cent New South Wales -14.7 -7.1 0.0 -25.0 42.3
Victoria -14.1 4.1 12.9 -2.8 37.3
Queensland -4.9 10.6 7.8 -36.3 17.3
South Australia 4.6 -6.1 23.6 -11.4 5.2
Western Australia 8.4 -4.5 -5.5 -19.2 33.9
Tasmania -6.3 12.4 0.4 7.4 2.6
Northern Territory -1.8 7.4 -19.9 -16.0 35.1
Australian Capital Territory -18.1 20.3 4.1 23.5 57.2
Australia -7.2 1.3 5.9 -18.9 30.0
(a) Houses and other dwellings (e.g. flats) intended for long-term residential use.
Source: ABS, Building approvals , Cat. no. 8731.0
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4.4 Business investment
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Chain volume measures (a) - $ million New South Wales 44 123 43 638 51 379 49 333 50 191
Victoria 40 027 41 088 45 917 44 372 44 608
Queensland 31 483 36 120 42 389 44 167 37 155
South Australia 10 026 10 497 10 481 10 461 10 476
Western Australia 27 953 34 400 41 877 45 775 44 728
Tasmania 2 502 2 021 2 782 3 061 2 244
Northern Territory 3 535 3 526 3 850 4 887 3 138
Australian Capital Territory 2 346 2 791 2 664 2 637 2 581
Australia 162 427 174 194 201 414 204 693 195 122
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 6.7 -1.1 17.7 -4.0 1.7
Victoria 12.8 2.7 11.8 -3.4 0.5
Queensland 21.2 14.7 17.4 4.2 -15.9
South Australia 0.7 4.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Western Australia 39.0 23.1 21.7 9.3 -2.3
Tasmania 12.0 -19.2 37.7 10.0 -26.7
Northern Territory 20.7 -0.3 9.2 26.9 -35.8
Australian Capital Territory 23.3 19.0 -4.6 -1.0 -2.1
Australia 15.4 7.2 15.6 1.6 -4.7
(a) Private business gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, livestock and intangible fixed assets. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09.
Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat. no. 5220.0
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4.5 Bankruptcies
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Number (a) New South Wales 7 492 9 249 9 939 10 497 9 761
Victoria 5 023 5 724 5 733 5 984 5 716
Queensland 5 373 5 741 5 685 6 243 7 010
South Australia 2 048 2 150 2 087 1 944 1 944
Western Australia 1 415 1 391 1 423 1 660 1 893
Tasmania 573 648 752 842 784
Northern Territory 117 118 129 103 151
Australian Capital Territory 258 228 213 247 248
Australia 22 100 24 903 25 701 27 520 27 507
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 19.9 23.5 7.5 5.6 -7.0
Victoria 11.9 14.0 0.2 4.4 -4.5
Queensland 14.5 6.8 -1.0 9.8 12.3
South Australia -1.6 5.0 -2.9 -6.9 0.0
Western Australia -8.4 -1.7 2.3 16.7 14.0
Tasmania 1.6 13.1 16.0 12.0 -6.9
Northern Territory 36.0 0.9 9.3 -20.2 46.6
Australian Capital Territory -67.5 -11.6 -6.6 16.0 0.4
Australia 7.8 12.7 3.2 7.1 0.0
(a) Bankruptcies and Administration Orders (Part IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ). Source: Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia, http://www.itsa.gov.au, accessed on, 14 April 2011.
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Housing
5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Value (a) - $ million New South Wales 53 129 55 580 55 523 57 069 57 699
Victoria 34 197 37 895 39 994 39 445 44 721
Queensland 33 983 39 782 39 032 37 298 36 168
South Australia 9 878 11 220 11 581 12 279 11 532
Western Australia 20 693 23 449 22 204 21 846 22 856
Tasmania 2 152 2 438 2 583 2 583 2 348
Northern Territory 1 535 1 283 1 172 1 443 1 431
Australian Capital Territory 1 848 2 393 2 478 3 059 3 248
Australia 157 415 174 039 174 566 175 022 180 003
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 11.6 4.6 -0.1 2.8 1.1
Victoria 12.2 10.8 5.5 -1.4 13.4
Queensland 19.2 17.1 -1.9 -4.4 -3.0
South Australia 16.6 13.6 3.2 6.0 -6.1
Western Australia 35.4 13.3 -5.3 -1.6 4.6
Tasmania 15.3 13.3 6.0 0.0 -9.1
Northern Territory 32.9 -16.4 -8.6 23.1 -0.8
Australian Capital Territory 11.0 29.5 3.6 23.4 6.2
Australia 16.6 10.6 0.3 0.3 2.8
(a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of owner occupied dwellings.
Source: ABS, Housing Finance , Cat. no. 5609.0
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5.2 Home loan size
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Average size of new home loan (a) - $ New South Wales 252 900 247 883 258 633 275 208 301 867
Victoria 211 000 219 808 231 317 247 867 274 167
Queensland 212 917 224 983 241 842 263 108 275 700
South Australia 167 983 178 750 191 333 210 358 219 583
Western Australia 193 158 224 008 239 575 265 975 289 658
Tasmania 155 458 167 342 169 067 182 308 194 025
Northern Territory 187 150 200 942 211 217 262 517 282 225
Australian Capital Territory 222 933 234 833 243 717 256 467 269 708
Australia 216 242 225 408 238 058 257 225 278 650
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 0.1 -2.0 4.3 6.4 9.7
Victoria 2.6 4.2 5.2 7.2 10.6
Queensland 4.0 5.7 7.5 8.8 4.8
South Australia 8.6 6.4 7.0 9.9 4.4
Western Australia 13.2 16.0 6.9 11.0 8.9
Tasmania 7.6 7.6 1.0 7.8 6.4
Northern Territory 7.2 7.4 5.1 24.3 7.5
Australian Capital Territory -0.3 5.3 3.8 5.2 5.2
Australia 3.6 4.2 5.6 8.1 8.3
(a) Excludes alterations and additions and refinancing.
Source: ABS, Housing Finance , Cat. no. 5609.0
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5.3 Home loan repayments
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Average monthly repayment on new loans - $ New South Wales 1 914 1 914 2 166 1 922 2 039
Victoria 1 775 1 775 2 032 1 813 1 918
Queensland 1 798 1 798 2 071 1 882 1 905
South Australia 1 404 1 404 1 666 1 524 1 537
Western Australia 1 851 1 851 2 146 1 963 2 038
Tasmania 1 333 1 333 1 474 1 356 1 375
Northern Territory 1 578 1 578 1 772 1 906 1 927
Australian Capital Territory 1 831 1 831 2 097 1 912 1 939
Australia 1 788 1 788 2 051 1 847 1 926
Loan repayments (a) - percentage of family income New South Wales 36.3 36.8 40.0 34.3 33.3
Victoria 31.0 33.7 36.6 31.2 31.3
Queensland 33.5 35.9 39.6 33.3 31.5
South Australia 28.8 31.5 36.4 31.7 31.1
Western Australia 28.4 33.0 34.3 28.5 27.5
Tasmania 31.1 32.9 34.5 30.6 28.2
Northern Territory 18.9 21.8 23.6 24.1 23.0
Australian Capital Territory 19.1 19.6 21.8 18.7 17.7
Australia 32.4 34.8 38.0 32.2 31.7
(a) Annual average of proportion of family income devoted to meeting loan repayments. Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Deposit Power, Home Loan Affordability Report
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5.4 House sales price
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Median price of established houses sold - $'000 Sydney 520.5 525.7 550.7 535.4 601.1
Melbourne 363.6 392.4 443.1 425.6 503.5
Brisbane 320.0 345.2 407.6 406.5 448.0
Adelaide 279.8 312.8 370.0 360.0 394.8
Perth 351.5 454.3 462.9 434.0 486.9
Hobart 275.6 296.0 326.8 323.4 366.1
Darwin 328.3 385.0 414.0 445.8 535.3
Canberra 366.2 412.4 463.8 444.7 494.1
Weighted average eight capital cities 395.9 417.7 459.1 446.2 513.5
Annual change - per cent Sydney -3.2 1.0 4.8 -2.8 12.3
Melbourne 1.9 7.9 12.9 -3.9 18.3
Brisbane 4.4 7.9 18.1 -0.3 10.2
Adelaide 3.3 11.8 18.3 -2.7 9.7
Perth 26.9 29.2 1.9 -6.2 12.2
Hobart 4.8 7.4 10.4 -1.0 13.2
Darwin 22.2 17.3 7.5 7.7 20.1
Canberra 3.3 12.6 12.5 -4.1 11.1
Weighted average eight capital cities 2.3 5.5 9.9 -2.8 15.1
Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Market Facts
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5.5 House rents
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Median rent for three bedroom houses let - $ per week Sydney 263 276 314 350 373
Melbourne 228 245 270 303 323
Brisbane 253 275 311 336 344
Adelaide 233 245 264 285 299
Perth 240 278 329 363 374
Hobart 246 263 284 306 320
Darwin 295 339 473 531 552
Canberra 310 336 371 401 423
Weighted average eight capital cities 247 266 300 332 350
Annual change - per cent Sydney 2.9 5.2 13.6 11.4 6.6
Melbourne 0.0 7.7 10.2 12.3 6.3
Brisbane 7.4 8.9 13.2 8.0 2.2
Adelaide 8.8 5.4 7.7 8.1 4.8
Perth 22.4 15.6 18.5 10.3 3.1
Hobart 10.1 6.6 8.1 7.8 4.7
Darwin 7.8 14.8 39.5 12.4 4.0
Canberra 4.2 8.3 10.6 8.1 5.3
Weighted average eight capital cities 5.4 7.7 12.7 10.6 5.2
(a) Data for Melbourne in both the June and September 2008 quarters was not available. Therefore, values have been imputed, by taking an average of the remaining quarters within a given financial year. Source: Real Estate Institute of Australia, Market Facts .
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Public sector finances
6.1 State government net debt
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
General government sector net debt (a) - $ million New South Wales -4 584 2 855 4 432 8 022 9 225
Victoria 1 195 2 003 2 182 5 331 7 932
Queensland -23 243 -26 686 -22 598 -19 285 -13 347
South Australia - 707 - 639 984 - 192 678
Western Australia -2 737 -2 716 -3 409 -2 618 -1 076
Tasmania - 259 - 412 -1 031 - 982 - 748
Northern Territory 1 145 1 075 887 837 719
Australian Capital Territory -2 228 -2 696 -2 957 -2 804 -2 962
Total (b) -31 418 -27 217 -21 510 -11 691 422
General government sector net debt - percentage of gross state product New South Wales -1.2 0.8 1.1 2.0 2.3
Victoria 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.7
Queensland -10.2 -11.1 -9.0 -7.7 -5.2
South Australia -1.0 -0.9 1.3 -0.2 0.9
Western Australia -1.7 -1.6 -2.0 -1.5 -0.6
Tasmania -1.3 -2.0 -4.8 -4.4 -3.3
Northern Territory 7.9 7.1 5.6 5.0 4.3
Australian Capital Territory -9.5 -11.0 -11.6 -10.9 -11.4
Total (c) -2.7 -2.3 -1.7 -0.9 0.0
(c) Total or aggregate net debt for all jurisdictions is expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
(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) The sum of all individual state and territory jurisdictions may not agree with the total due to assets and liabililites held between jurisdictions.
Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics , Cat. no. 5512.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat, no, 5220.0
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6.2 State government fiscal balance
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
General government sector fiscal balance (a) - $ million New South Wales - 521 - 970 -1 547 -2 808 -2 607
Victoria - 416 677 546 -1 532 -2 423
Queensland 2 480 - 206 -5 217 -4 393 -6 571
South Australia - 106 37 222 - 872 -1 094
Western Australia 1 846 1 534 1 330 - 799 -1 063
Tasmania - 19 38 88 - 99 - 292
Northern Territory - 62 74 199 - 23 - 42
Australian Capital Territory - 107 6 144 - 153 - 202
Total (b) 3 096 1 189 -4 237 -10 690 -14 298
General government sector fiscal balance - percentage of gross state product New South Wales -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -0.6
Victoria -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.8
Queensland 1.1 -0.1 -2.1 -1.8 -2.6
South Australia -0.2 0.1 0.3 -1.1 -1.4
Western Australia 1.2 0.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.6
Tasmania -0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.4 -1.3
Northern Territory -0.4 0.5 1.3 -0.1 -0.2
Australian Capital Territory -0.5 0.0 0.6 -0.6 -0.8
Total (c) 0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.9 -1.1
Sources: ABS, Government Finance Statistics , Cat. no. 5512.0 and State Budget Papers.
(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 domestic product.
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6.3 State government taxation revenue
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
General government sector taxation revenue - $ million New South Wales 15 910 17 705 18 557 17 864 18 754
Victoria 10 885 11 702 12 863 12 627 13 642
Queensland 7 396 8 484 9 546 8 877 9 474
South Australia 2 979 3 217 3 570 3 537 3 641
Western Australia 5 195 5 718 6 339 5 706 6 316
Tasmania 709 748 830 804 880
Northern Territory 377 368 395 405 486
Australian Capital Territory 794 929 1 031 1 015 1 114
Total (a) 44 245 48 871 53 131 50 835 54 307
General government sector taxation revenue per capita - $ New South Wales 2 334 2 564 2 645 2 506 2 593
Victoria 2 123 2 241 2 415 2 318 2 460
Queensland 1 808 2 022 2 216 2 006 2 099
South Australia 1 900 2 029 2 226 2 177 2 214
Western Australia 2 523 2 706 2 912 2 542 2 754
Tasmania 1 447 1 517 1 667 1 597 1 734
Northern Territory 1 790 1 713 1 791 1 790 2 116
Australian Capital Territory 2 376 2 724 2 977 2 881 3 107
Total (b) 2 138 2 319 2 471 2 316 2 432
(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 which is not equivalent to the taxation revenue per capita for Australia. Sources: ABS, Taxation Revenues , Cat. no. 5506.0 and State Budget Papers.
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Exports
7.1 International merchandise exports
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Merchandise exports (a) - $ million New South Wales 26 842 28 062 30 091 38 776 31 205
Victoria 18 928 20 051 20 536 20 375 18 427
Queensland 35 385 35 438 35 319 56 553 43 265
South Australia 9 025 9 017 10 337 9 528 8 133
Western Australia 47 939 60 510 68 843 86 880 83 307
Tasmania 2 893 3 715 3 636 3 511 3 003
Northern Territory 2 645 4 014 4 545 6 292 4 979
Australian Capital Territory 8 7 4 12 5
Australia (b) 152 491 168 100 180 857 230 828 200 720
Merchandise exports - percentage of gross state product New South Wales 7.3 7.4 7.7 9.8 7.8
Victoria 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.3
Queensland 15.5 14.8 14.1 22.6 17.0
South Australia 12.8 12.6 13.6 12.3 10.4
Western Australia 30.2 36.5 39.8 48.3 44.4
Tasmania 14.4 18.0 16.9 15.8 13.4
Northern Territory 18.2 26.4 28.7 37.8 29.5
Australian Capital Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Australia (b) 13.3 14.1 14.6 18.4 15.6
(a) State in which the final stage of manufacture or production occurs.
(b) Includes re-exports and state figures not available for publication. Australian total, therefore, may not equal sum of states and territories.
Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services , Cat. no. 5368.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts , Cat. no. 5220.0
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Social
8.1 Population
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Population (a) - '000 New South Wales 6 816.1 6 904.9 7 014.9 7 127.2 7 232.6
Victoria 5 126.5 5 221.3 5 327.0 5 446.6 5 545.9
Queensland 4 090.9 4 196.0 4 308.6 4 424.8 4 513.9
South Australia 1 567.9 1 585.8 1 604.0 1 624.5 1 644.6
Western Australia 2 059.4 2 113.0 2 177.0 2 244.4 2 293.5
Tasmania 490.0 493.2 497.9 503.3 507.6
Northern Territory 210.6 214.8 220.5 226.2 229.7
Australian Capital Territory 334.1 341.1 346.3 352.3 358.6
Australia 20 697.9 21 072.5 21 498.5 21 951.7 22 328.8
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5
Victoria 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.8
Queensland 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.0
South Australia 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2
Western Australia 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.2
Tasmania 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9
Northern Territory 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.6 1.5
Australian Capital Territory 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.8
Australia 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.7
(a) Population numbers are as at June of each year.
Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics , Cat. no. 3101.0
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8.2 Dependency ratio
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Dependency ratio (a) New South Wales 49.4 49.1 48.8 48.6 48.8
Victoria 47.9 47.7 47.4 47.1 47.1
Queensland 48.1 47.9 47.8 47.8 48.2
South Australia 50.2 50.1 50.0 50.0 50.3
Western Australia 46.3 46.2 46.0 45.8 45.9
Tasmania 52.1 52.4 52.7 53.1 53.4
Northern Territory 41.0 40.9 40.4 40.2 40.2
Australian Capital Territory 39.5 39.6 39.7 40.0 40.4
Australia 48.3 48.1 47.9 47.8 47.9
(a) The ratio shows the number of children aged 0-14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, per 100 persons aged 15-64 years.
Source: ABS, Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories , Cat. no. 3201.0
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8.3 Births
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (b)
Births - number New South Wales 86 589 87 336 89 495 94 684 92 783
Victoria 63 287 65 236 70 313 71 175 70 920
Queensland 51 661 52 665 61 249 63 132 66 097
South Australia 17 800 18 260 19 662 20 229 19 734
Western Australia 26 253 27 776 29 164 31 850 30 878
Tasmania 6 308 6 475 6 662 6 775 6 459
Northern Territory 3 659 3 696 3 894 3 942 3 819
Australian Capital Territory 4 206 4 479 4 753 4 804 4 858
Australia 259 791 265 949 285 213 296 621 295 571
Total fertility rate (a) New South Wales 1.793 1.802 1.828 1.902 1.826
Victoria 1.710 1.748 1.862 1.849 1.796
Queensland 1.832 1.833 2.079 2.084 2.115
South Australia 1.758 1.792 1.913 1.949 1.869
Western Australia 1.862 1.943 1.989 2.101 1.959
Tasmania 2.072 2.127 2.197 2.236 2.176
Northern Territory 2.183 2.185 2.255 2.213 2.092
Australian Capital Territory 1.600 1.688 1.755 1.750 1.737
Australia 1.791 1.817 1.920 1.956 1.901
(b) Parliamentary Library estimates Births statistics are based on calendar year of registration. Source: ABS, Births , Cat. no. 3301.0
(a) The average number of children that females will bear during their lifetime.
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8.4 Apparent school retention rates
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Apparent retention rates from Year 10 to Year 12 (a) New South Wales 73.2 73.0 72.4 72.3 73.5
Victoria 82.2 82.1 81.8 80.9 81.2
Queensland 79.3 78.6 78.6 77.6 78.8
South Australia 72.1 72.7 73.3 74.3 77.5
Western Australia 72.2 71.4 69.5 72.3 73.5
Tasmania 67.8 65.0 65.3 64.9 64.1
Northern Territory 69.5 68.0 65.5 66.5 62.3
Australian Capital Territory 88.1 88.9 85.9 86.4 88.8
Australia 76.5 76.2 75.6 75.6 76.7
Apparent retention rates from Year 7/8 to Year 12 (b) New South Wales 71.1 70.5 69.7 69.6 71.3
Victoria 80.6 79.9 80.1 79.4 80.2
Queensland 79.9 78.8 78.5 78.1 79.6
South Australia 70.7 71.5 72.7 74.4 78.5
Western Australia 72.5 71.8 70.3 73.8 75.0
Tasmania 67.1 64.8 65.4 64.8 63.8
Northern Territory 59.1 58.4 61.7 60.1 54.8
Australian Capital Territory 87.5 88.7 85.2 85.2 86.9
Australia 75.3 74.7 74.3 74.6 76.0
Source: ABS, Schools , Cat. no. 4221.0
(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.
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8.5 General practice bulk billing
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
General practice bulk billing rate (a) - per cent New South Wales 79.8 81.4 82.5 82.0 78.6
Victoria 75.1 75.0 75.9 78.6 79.8
Queensland 83.0 83.4 83.8 83.8 85.3
South Australia 75.6 77.4 76.9 80.9 83.3
Western Australia 64.1 67.5 71.0 70.2 69.2
Tasmania 53.2 54.0 51.4 56.7 52.1
Northern Territory 61.8 71.0 62.3 65.3 66.6
Australian Capital Territory 27.6 32.9 36.0 50.6 52.6
Australia 77.7 79.1 79.9 80.4 80.2
(a) Proportion of general practitioner attendances (excluding practice nurse) that are bulk billed.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Statistics-1, accessed on 14 April 2011.
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8.6 Private health insurance
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Private health insurance hospital coverage rate (a) - per cent New South Wales (b) 44.4 44.9 45.6 45.5 45.3
Victoria 41.6 42.3 43.0 42.8 43.0
Queensland 39.8 40.6 42.0 42.2 42.4
South Australia 43.4 43.9 44.5 44.6 44.7
Western Australia 46.6 47.6 49.4 49.9 50.7
Tasmania 41.7 42.5 42.9 43.1 43.3
Northern Territory 30.3 32.3 33.5 34.3 35.1
Australian Capital Territory (c) (c) (c) (c) 55.2
Australia 42.7 43.4 44.4 44.4 44.6
(b) Includes the Australian Capital Territory up to 2008-09.
(c) Included with New South Wales.
Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council, http://www.phiac.gov.au/statistics/trends/index.htm, accessed on 14 April 2011.
(a) Proportion of the population that has private health insurance hospital coverage.
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Glossary
Adult Employees. Adult employees are those employees 21 years of age or over and those employees who, although under 21 years of age, are paid at the full adult rate for their occupation.
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).
Average weekly earnings. Average gross (before tax) earnings of employees. Care should be taken when comparing average weekly earnings between states over time. This is due to compositional effects introduced by variations over time in the proportions of full-time, part-time, casual and junior employees; variations in the occupational distribution within and across industries; variations in the distribution of employment between industries; and variations in the proportion of male and female employees.
Average weekly ordinary time earnings. Weekly earnings attributed to award, standard or agreed hours of work for full-time adult employess.
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 populations. Shows the number of children aged 0-14 years and persons aged 65 years and over per 100 persons aged 15- 64 years.
Employees. Employees refer to all wage and salary earners who received pay for any part of the reference period.
Employed persons. Persons aged 15 years 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.
Full-time employees. Full-time employees are permanent, temporary and casual employees who normally work the agreed or award hours for a full-time employee in their occupation and received pay for any part of the reference period. If agreed or award hours do not apply, employees are regarded as full-time if they ordinarily work 35 hours or more per week.
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.
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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 that 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 state population.
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 in all sectors (i.e. 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.
Private health insurance hospital coverage rate. The percentage of the total population that has private health insurance hospital coverage.
Real average weekly earnings. Average weekly earnings adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Re-exports. To export imported goods or services.
Total fertility rate. The average number of children that 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.
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Unemployed persons. Persons aged 15 years 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 (i.e. wages and salaries) unaffected by changes in the quality or quantity of work performed.
Youth unemployment. Number of 15-19 year olds looking for full-time work.
Youth unemployment rate. Number of 15-19 year olds looking for full-time work expressed as a percentage of the full-time labour force of the same age group.
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