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17 December 2007, no. 14, 2007-08, ISSN 1834-9854
State economic and social indicators
Tony Kryger Statistics and Mapping Section
Executive summary
⢠This paper presents a number of tables and charts that allow comparisons to be made
between individual Australian states and territories in terms of their performance across a wide range of social and economic indicators.
⢠Each table has data for the last five years, while each chart presents data for the latest year
that data are available.
Contents
Introduction 1
Historical data 1
Labour market
1.1 Employment 2
1.2 Unemployment 3
1.3 Labour force 4
1.4 Long-term unemployed 5
1.5 Youth unemployment 6
1.6 Job vacancies 7
1.7 Industrial disputes 8
Wages and prices
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings 9
2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings 10
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
3.1 Gross state product 15
3.2 Gross state product per capita 16
3.3 Labour productivity 17
Business conditions
4.1 Turnover of retail establishments 18
4.2 Motor vehicle sales 19
4.3 Dwelling approvals 20
4.4 Business investment 21
4.5 Bankruptcies 22
Housing
5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing 23
5.2 Home loan size 24
5.3 Home loan repayments 25
5.4 House sale prices 26
5.5 House rents 27
Financial management
6.1 General government sector net debt 28
6.2 General government sector fiscal balance 29
Exports
7.1 Merchandise exports 30
Social
8.1 Population 31
8.2 Dependency ratio 32
8.3 Births 33
8.4 Apparent school retention rates 34
8.5 General practice bulk billing 35
8.6 Private health insurance 36
Glossary 37
State economic and social indicators
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Introduction
While the Australian economy has been performing strongly over recent years, there have been quite varied performances across the states and territories. In particular, those jurisdictions with strong exposure to the mining boom—Western Australia, Queensland and
the Northern Territory—have generally experienced higher rates of economic growth, lower unemployment rates, stronger wages growth and higher levels of business investment than that experienced in the rest of the country. This has been a fairly persistent trend over time, widening the gap in the performance of different parts of the country.
The disparity in performances across Australia has resulted in increased attention being paid to 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 merely reflect the size of a state economy (e.g. retail turnover) have been presented so the emphasis is on the annual growth rate of the indicator. Other indicators have been presented as a ratio, e.g. employment to population or debt to gross state product, so that comparisons can be made.
This publication is the first in a proposed series to be updated annually. It is a companion publication to Monthly Economic and Social Indicators that contains only Australia-wide data.
As there are many economic and social terms that may be unfamiliar to some readers, a glossary has been provided at the end of this publication.
Historical data
Long-term data series for every table that appears in this paper are available electronically and can be found at //libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/state_mesi/index.htm.
The long-term series for the companion publication Monthly Economic and Social Indicators can be found at //libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/mesi_edata/index.htm.
Note: The above links can only be accessed by members, senators and parliamentary staff.
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1.1 Employment
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Number employed (a) - '000
New South Wales 3 126.9 3 164.6 3 207.5 3 261.4 3 319.3
Victoria 2 338.5 2 377.0 2 449.8 2 490.8 2 558.5
Queensland 1 784.6 1 843.4 1 939.7 2 006.9 2 099.3
South Australia 706.1 719.1 729.1 743.5 755.8
Western Australia 957.8 970.4 1 010.6 1 059.7 1 086.0
Tasmania 201.2 210.2 215.9 222.8 224.5
Northern Territory 99.0 96.2 95.0 97.9 103.0
Australian Capital Territory 175.4 175.4 178.7 181.4 188.1
Australia 9 389.4 9 556.3 9 826.4 10 064.3 10 334.6
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8
Victoria 2.0 1.6 3.1 1.7 2.7
Queensland 3.8 3.3 5.2 3.5 4.6
South Australia 3.0 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.7
Western Australia 2.5 1.3 4.1 4.9 2.5
Tasmania 1.5 4.5 2.7 3.2 0.8
Northern Territory 1.1 -2.9 -1.3 3.0 5.3
Australian Capital Territory 2.4 0.0 1.9 1.5 3.7
Australia 2.5 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.7
(a) Annual average. Source: Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.001)
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
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1.2 Unemployment
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Number unemployed (a) - '000
New South Wales 194.3 183.3 176.5 179.0 173.9
Victoria 142.1 137.0 143.9 137.6 128.5
Queensland 137.6 119.3 100.7 101.0 87.2
South Australia 47.7 46.7 43.1 38.0 39.9
Western Australia 60.2 58.8 49.8 44.0 36.2
Tasmania 19.0 15.3 14.2 15.6 13.5
Northern Territory 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.1
Australian Capital Territory 7.8 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.7
Australia 614.4 572.7 540.5 527.2 489.0
Unemployment rate (a) (b) - per cent
New South Wales 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.0
Victoria 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.8
Queensland 7.2 6.1 4.9 4.8 4.0
South Australia 6.3 6.1 5.6 4.9 5.0
Western Australia 5.9 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.2
Tasmania 8.6 6.8 6.2 6.5 5.7
Northern Territory 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.5 3.8
Australian Capital Territory 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0
Australia 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.5
(a) Annual average.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force. Source: Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.001)
Unemployment rate (%) - 2006-07
2
3
4
5
6
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1.3 Labour force
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Labour force (a) - '000
New South Wales 3 321.1 3 347.9 3 384.1 3 440.4 3 493.2
Victoria 2 480.6 2 513.9 2 593.8 2 628.4 2 686.9
Queensland 1 922.2 1 962.7 2 040.4 2 108.0 2 186.6
South Australia 753.8 765.9 772.2 781.5 795.7
Western Australia 1 018.0 1 029.2 1 060.4 1 103.8 1 122.3
Tasmania 220.2 225.5 230.2 238.4 238.0
Northern Territory 104.7 101.4 100.7 103.5 107.1
Australian Capital Territory 183.2 182.5 185.2 187.5 193.9
Australia 10 003.8 10 129.0 10 366.9 10 591.5 10 823.5
Participation rate (a) (b) - per cent
New South Wales 62.5 62.3 62.4 62.8 63.1
Victoria 63.2 63.1 64.1 64.2 64.6
Queensland 65.0 64.6 65.5 66.3 67.1
South Australia 61.2 61.6 61.6 61.9 62.4
Western Australia 66.2 65.6 66.3 67.8 67.6
Tasmania 58.3 58.9 59.3 60.9 60.3
Northern Territory 73.3 70.8 69.4 69.7 70.2
Australian Capital Territory 72.3 71.3 71.9 72.1 73.6
Australia 63.6 63.4 63.9 64.4 64.8
(a) Annual average.
(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over. Source: Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.001)
Participation rate (%) - 2006-07
50
55
60
65
70
75
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1.4 Long-term unemployed
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Long-term unemployed (a) (b) - '000
New South Wales 48.4 40.7 38.3 37.0 35.0
Victoria 28.1 28.5 30.0 26.4 20.4
Queensland 26.0 23.2 16.2 14.9 12.1
South Australia 12.5 11.0 8.6 7.4 6.8
Western Australia 11.2 10.5 7.1 5.3 4.0
Tasmania 6.5 5.1 4.2 3.9 3.4
Northern Territory 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.5
Australian Capital Territory 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.6
Australia 134.4 120.3 105.5 96.5 82.8
Long-term unemployed (a) (b) - percentage of total unemployed
New South Wales 24.9 22.2 21.7 20.7 20.1
Victoria 19.8 20.8 20.8 19.2 15.9
Queensland 18.9 19.5 16.0 14.7 13.8
South Australia 26.1 23.6 19.9 19.5 17.1
Western Australia 18.6 17.8 14.2 12.1 11.2
Tasmania 34.4 33.4 29.2 25.0 25.4
Northern Territory 7.5 10.0 4.1 9.8 11.2
Australian Capital Territory 16.2 11.0 14.7 14.6 10.2
Australia 21.9 21.0 19.5 18.3 16.9
(a) Annual average (b) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more. Source: Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.001)
Percentage of total unemployed - 2006-07
5
10
15
20
25
30
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1.5 Youth unemployment
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Unemployed youth (a) (b) - '000
New South Wales 19.3 19.9 19.9 20.2 20.7
Victoria 11.8 10.7 13.4 12.1 11.2
Queensland 15.9 13.8 12.5 14.3 11.8
South Australia 5.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 5.7
Western Australia 7.2 7.9 6.3 6.5 4.5
Tasmania 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.6 2.0
Northern Territory 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3
Australian Capital Territory 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7
Australia 63.4 61.9 61.3 60.8 56.9
Youth unemployment rate (a) (c) - per cent
New South Wales 21.3 21.0 21.7 22.4 23.6
Victoria 20.8 19.8 22.5 21.4 20.0
Queensland 24.1 19.9 17.3 19.6 15.6
South Australia 23.7 25.3 24.9 21.9 27.3
Western Australia 21.7 20.4 15.5 15.1 10.8
Tasmania 28.2 20.4 26.6 19.3 23.6
Northern Territory 21.7 20.8 22.1 14.1 9.1
Australian Capital Territory 19.7 24.6 16.9 15.1 14.6
Australia 22.3 20.8 20.3 20.2 19.1
(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 youth labour force. Source: Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.001)
Youth unemployment rate (%) - 2006-07
5
10
15
20
25
30
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1.6 Job vacancies
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Vacancies (a) - '000
New South Wales 36.7 38.4 43.8 43.2 47.6
Victoria 25.5 29.0 33.1 31.9 31.8
Queensland 20.6 23.0 31.7 31.7 38.2
South Australia 6.5 5.5 7.7 9.2 9.6
Western Australia 8.8 9.3 13.8 18.6 24.6
Tasmania 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4
Northern Territory 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.3 2.6
Australian Capital Territory 2.4 2.4 3.7 4.0 4.8
Australia 104.1 110.7 138.0 143.1 161.6
Vacancy rate (a) (b) - per cent
New South Wales 1.33 1.37 1.55 1.50 1.60
Victoria 1.22 1.37 1.51 1.43 1.39
Queensland 1.36 1.45 1.89 1.80 2.06
South Australia 1.06 0.88 1.21 1.40 1.44
Western Australia 1.08 1.12 1.60 2.02 2.54
Tasmania 1.21 0.92 1.06 1.17 1.22
Northern Territory 1.74 1.94 2.64 2.53 2.66
Australian Capital Territory 1.44 1.45 2.19 2.33 2.70
Australia 1.27 1.32 1.60 1.61 1.75
(a) Annual average.
Sources: Job Vacancies, ABS (6354.0); Labour Force, ABS (6291.0.55.003) (b) The number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the number of employee jobs plus the number of job vacancies.
Vacancy rate (%) - 2006-07
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
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1.7 Industrial disputes
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Working days lost - '000
New South Wales 55.9 244.8 59.7 68.9 28.6
Victoria 94.0 157.9 78.4 63.2 47.7
Queensland 50.9 31.9 31.7 16.8 3.0
South Australia 8.7 14.4 4.0 6.3 4.1
Western Australia 29.6 100.4 64.0 26.5 2.0
Tasmania 1.6 1.1 2.4 0.7 0.3
Northern Territory 2.6 1.3 3.0 3.8 0.1
Australian Capital Territory 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.7
Australia 244.8 552.3 243.1 188.6 88.4
Working days lost per '000 employees
New South Wales 20.6 88.6 21.8 24.3 9.8
Victoria 45.7 76.2 36.3 28.6 21.3
Queensland 34.0 20.3 19.2 9.8 1.5
South Australia 14.4 23.7 6.3 9.7 6.3
Western Australia 37.0 122.9 75.3 29.8 2.2
Tasmania 9.1 6.0 12.3 4.2 1.6
Northern Territory 28.9 13.9 34.6 43.8 0.8
Australian Capital Territory 9.2 4.4 0.8 14.1 15.5
Australia 30.2 66.9 28.8 21.6 9.9
Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia, ABS (6321.0.55.001).
Days lost per '000 employees - 2006-07
0
5
10
15
20
25
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2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
AWOTE (a) (b) - $ per week
New South Wales 942.9 983.3 1 021.0 1 080.2 1 107.6
Victoria 902.3 945.7 990.5 1 020.1 1 048.6
Queensland 824.9 878.3 923.5 963.8 1 002.3
South Australia 833.8 869.0 913.3 964.5 1 000.5
Western Australia 893.7 943.0 999.2 1 059.7 1 141.2
Tasmania 822.7 838.3 882.6 923.8 974.6
Northern Territory 874.0 930.5 995.2 1 033.6 1 040.8
Australian Capital Territory 1 025.5 1 064.9 1 129.8 1 194.2 1 265.8
Australia 897.6 941.3 984.7 1 032.0 1 068.9
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 4.6 4.3 3.8 5.8 2.5
Victoria 6.8 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.8
Queensland 4.0 6.5 5.1 4.4 4.0
South Australia 4.6 4.2 5.1 5.6 3.7
Western Australia 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.1 7.7
Tasmania 5.6 1.9 5.3 4.7 5.5
Northern Territory 5.0 6.5 7.0 3.9 0.7
Australian Capital Territory 8.0 3.8 6.1 5.7 6.0
Australia 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.8 3.6
(a) Annual average.
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees. Source: Average Weekly Earnings, ABS (6302.0)
Dollars per week - 2006-07
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
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2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Real AWOTE (a) (b) - $ per week
New South Wales 1 044.1 1 065.9 1 080.1 1 109.5 1 107.6
Victoria 996.0 1 020.7 1 047.9 1 046.7 1 048.6
Queensland 927.9 959.8 984.1 995.7 1 002.3
South Australia 930.3 941.2 966.6 989.5 1 000.5
Western Australia 1 019.8 1 054.1 1 082.8 1 101.5 1 141.2
Tasmania 920.7 915.0 933.7 947.0 974.6
Northern Territory 977.4 1 025.7 1 073.6 1 078.9 1 040.8
Australian Capital Territory 1 148.1 1 161.4 1 204.7 1 229.1 1 265.8
Australia 999.6 1 024.2 1 045.9 1 062.1 1 068.9
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 1.7 2.1 1.3 2.7 -0.2
Victoria 3.5 2.5 2.7 -0.1 0.2
Queensland 0.8 3.4 2.5 1.2 0.7
South Australia 0.6 1.2 2.7 2.4 1.1
Western Australia 1.7 3.4 2.7 1.7 3.6
Tasmania 2.3 -0.6 2.0 1.4 2.9
Northern Territory 2.7 4.9 4.7 0.5 -3.5
Australian Capital Territory 4.6 1.2 3.7 2.0 3.0
Australia 2.0 2.5 2.1 1.6 0.6
(a) Annual average.
Source: Average Weekly Earnings, ABS (6302.0); Consumer Price Index , ABS (6401.0)
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2006-07 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
-4
-2
0
2
4
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2.3 Male total average weekly earnings
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
MTAWE (a) (b) - $ per week
New South Wales 904.0 934.3 948.7 1 006.0 1 052.1
Victoria 869.4 915.8 958.8 979.5 1 004.0
Queensland 777.1 825.8 860.9 918.9 978.9
South Australia 790.1 772.8 800.9 858.6 915.0
Western Australia 845.2 912.8 972.3 1 033.4 1 113.6
Tasmania 761.8 765.4 827.7 844.2 877.2
Northern Territory 819.8 826.0 891.6 987.2 977.2
Australian Capital Territory 957.7 994.7 1 068.3 1 121.8 1 207.6
Australia 854.2 891.6 924.2 973.9 1 020.6
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 4.6 3.4 1.5 6.0 4.6
Victoria 8.1 5.3 4.7 2.2 2.5
Queensland 1.8 6.3 4.2 6.7 6.5
South Australia 2.0 -2.2 3.6 7.2 6.6
Western Australia 2.9 8.0 6.5 6.3 7.8
Tasmania 7.5 0.5 8.1 2.0 3.9
Northern Territory 4.8 0.8 7.9 10.7 -1.0
Australian Capital Territory 10.8 3.9 7.4 5.0 7.6
Australia 4.7 4.4 3.7 5.4 4.8
(a) Annual average.
(b) Male total average weekly earnings. Source: Average Weekly Earnings, ABS (6302.0)
Dollars per week - 2006-07
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
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2.4 Real male total average weekly earnings
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Real MTAWE (a) (b) - $ per week
New South Wales 1 001.1 1 012.8 1 003.6 1 033.3 1 052.1
Victoria 959.6 988.4 1 014.4 1 005.1 1 004.0
Queensland 874.2 902.5 917.4 949.3 978.9
South Australia 881.6 837.1 847.6 880.8 915.0
Western Australia 964.5 1 020.4 1 053.7 1 074.2 1 113.6
Tasmania 852.6 835.5 875.6 865.4 877.2
Northern Territory 916.8 910.6 961.9 1 030.5 977.2
Australian Capital Territory 1 072.2 1 084.9 1 139.2 1 154.6 1 207.6
Australia 951.2 970.1 981.5 1 002.3 1 020.6
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 1.7 1.2 -0.9 3.0 1.8
Victoria 4.8 3.0 2.6 -0.9 -0.1
Queensland -1.3 3.2 1.6 3.5 3.1
South Australia -2.0 -5.1 1.3 3.9 3.9
Western Australia 0.2 5.8 3.3 1.9 3.7
Tasmania 4.1 -2.0 4.8 -1.2 1.4
Northern Territory 2.4 -0.7 5.6 7.1 -5.2
Australian Capital Territory 7.3 1.2 5.0 1.4 4.6
Australia 1.6 2.0 1.2 2.1 1.8
(a) Annual average.
Source: Average Weekly Earnings, ABS (6302.0); Consumer Price Index , ABS (6401.0)
(b) Male total average weekly earnings expressed in average 2006-07 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
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2.5 Wage price index
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Wage price index (a) (b)
New South Wales 96.3 100.0 103.6 107.8 111.9
Victoria 96.9 100.0 103.9 107.9 111.8
Queensland 96.5 100.0 103.8 108.4 113.3
South Australia 96.3 100.0 103.5 107.4 111.6
Western Australia 96.9 100.0 104.3 109.0 114.1
Tasmania 96.8 100.0 104.1 108.4 113.1
Northern Territory 96.8 100.0 103.7 108.2 112.4
Australian Capital Territory 95.9 100.0 104.3 108.6 113.1
Australia 96.5 100.0 103.8 108.1 112.4
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 3.5 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.8
Victoria 3.6 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.6
Queensland 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.5
South Australia 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.9
Western Australia 3.6 3.2 4.3 4.5 4.7
Tasmania 3.3 3.3 4.1 4.1 4.3
Northern Territory 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.9
Australian Capital Territory 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1
Australia 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.0
(a) Annual average.
Source: Labour Price Index , ABS (6345.0) (b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2003-04=100.0.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
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2.6 Consumer price index
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Consumer price index (a)
Sydney 141.1 144.1 147.7 152.1 156.2
Melbourne 139.7 142.8 145.7 150.2 154.2
Brisbane 140.7 144.8 148.5 153.2 158.3
Adelaide 142.7 147.0 150.4 155.2 159.2
Perth 136.8 139.6 144.0 150.1 156.1
Hobart 139.1 142.6 147.1 151.8 155.7
Darwin 136.8 138.7 141.8 146.5 152.9
Canberra 139.7 143.4 146.7 151.9 156.4
Weighted average eight capital cities 140.2 143.5 147.0 151.7 156.1
Annual change - per cent
Sydney 2.8 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.7
Melbourne 3.2 2.3 2.0 3.1 2.6
Brisbane 3.2 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.3
Adelaide 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.2 2.6
Perth 2.7 2.1 3.2 4.3 3.9
Hobart 3.2 2.5 3.2 3.2 2.5
Darwin 2.3 1.4 2.2 3.4 4.4
Canberra 3.3 2.6 2.3 3.6 2.9
Weighted average eight capital cities 3.1 2.4 2.4 3.2 2.9
(a) Annual average. Source: Consumer Price Index, ABS (6401.0)
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
0
1
2
3
4
5
Syd. Mel. Bri. Ade. Per. Hob. Dar. Can. Weighted
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3.1 Gross state product
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Gross state product, chain volume measures (a) - $ million
New South Wales 297 623 303 765 309 117 315 709 321 325
Victoria 215 598 225 093 230 516 236 203 242 595
Queensland 154 870 164 722 172 294 178 581 187 339
South Australia 60 315 62 912 63 640 65 177 65 676
Western Australia 103 719 110 310 114 754 120 255 127 775
Tasmania 16 951 17 746 18 322 18 842 19 239
Northern Territory 11 184 11 408 12 032 12 693 13 405
Australian Capital Territory 18 540 18 873 19 334 19 994 20 985
Australia 878 305 913 666 939 692 967 454 998 274
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 3.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.8
Victoria 2.7 4.4 2.4 2.5 2.7
Queensland 4.8 6.4 4.6 3.6 4.9
South Australia 1.4 4.3 1.2 2.4 0.8
Western Australia 4.2 6.4 4.0 4.8 6.3
Tasmania 2.6 4.7 3.2 2.8 2.1
Northern Territory 0.6 2.0 5.5 5.5 5.6
Australian Capital Territory 3.5 1.8 2.4 3.4 5.0
Australia 3.2 4.0 2.8 3.0 3.2
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2005-06. Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, ABS (5220.0)
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4
6
8
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3.2 Gross state product per capita
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) - $
New South Wales 297 623 303 765 45 877 46 431 46 816
Victoria 215 598 225 093 46 078 46 549 47 096
Queensland 154 870 164 722 43 711 44 251 45 496
South Australia 60 315 62 912 41 310 41 930 41 820
Western Australia 103 719 110 310 57 493 59 087 61 490
Tasmania 16 951 17 746 37 833 38 595 39 160
Northern Territory 11 184 11 408 59 443 61 267 63 548
Australian Capital Territory 18 540 18 873 59 316 60 530 62 793
Australia 878 305 913 666 46 447 47 136 47 954
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.8
Victoria 1.6 3.2 1.1 1.0 1.2
Queensland 2.3 3.8 2.2 1.2 2.8
South Australia 0.9 3.7 0.5 1.5 -0.3
Western Australia 3.0 4.8 2.4 2.8 4.1
Tasmania 2.1 3.4 2.4 2.0 1.5
Northern Territory 0.5 1.5 3.8 3.1 3.7
Australian Capital Territory 2.8 1.4 1.7 2.0 3.7
Australia 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.5 1.7
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2005-06. Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, ABS (5220.0)
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30000
45000
60000
75000
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3.3 Labour productivity
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Labour productivity index (a)
New South Wales 96.7 97.2 98.7 100.0 100.5
Victoria 96.1 98.8 99.1 100.0 100.8
Queensland 97.5 100.1 99.3 100.0 99.9
South Australia 96.0 99.4 99.3 100.0 99.2
Western Australia 95.3 98.9 98.5 100.0 103.8
Tasmania 96.8 97.2 100.1 100.0 101.0
Northern Territory 85.4 92.4 97.6 100.0 97.7
Australian Capital Territory 94.1 96.3 96.3 100.0 98.9
Australia 96.2 98.3 98.8 100.0 100.7
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 1.3 0.6 1.6 1.3 0.5
Victoria 0.5 2.8 0.2 0.9 0.8
Queensland 1.8 2.7 -0.8 0.8 -0.1
South Australia -2.3 3.5 -0.1 0.7 -0.8
Western Australia 0.2 3.7 -0.3 1.5 3.8
Tasmania -1.4 0.5 3.0 -0.1 1.0
Northern Territory -3.2 8.2 5.7 2.4 -2.3
Australian Capital Territory -0.2 2.3 0.0 3.9 -1.1
Australia 0.6 2.1 0.6 1.2 0.7
Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, ABS (5220.0)
(a) Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (i.e. market and non-market sectors). Reference year for the index is 2005-06
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
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-2
-1
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4.1 Turnover of retail establishments
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Value - $ million
New South Wales 61 429 65 482 67 439 69 538 72 953
Victoria 43 925 47 931 49 980 51 783 54 810
Queensland 34 151 38 658 40 276 42 880 45 793
South Australia 13 096 13 752 14 141 14 489 15 414
Western Australia 17 504 19 063 20 361 21 744 24 345
Tasmania 3 647 4 129 4 343 4 659 4 828
Northern Territory 1 732 1 838 1 949 2 044 2 272
Australian Capital Territory 3 685 3 802 3 849 4 084 4 423
Australia 179 169 194 655 202 339 211 219 224 839
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 6.2 6.6 3.0 3.1 4.9
Victoria 6.0 9.1 4.3 3.6 5.8
Queensland 8.8 13.2 4.2 6.5 6.8
South Australia 8.0 5.0 2.8 2.5 6.4
Western Australia 5.4 8.9 6.8 6.8 12.0
Tasmania 5.9 13.2 5.2 7.3 3.6
Northern Territory 3.3 6.1 6.0 4.8 11.2
Australian Capital Territory 4.8 3.2 1.2 6.1 8.3
Australia 6.6 8.6 3.9 4.4 6.4
Source: Retail Trade, ABS (8501.0)
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2
4
6
8
10
12
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4.2 Motor vehicle sales
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Number (a)
New South Wales 192 132 196 950 194 388 189 326 199 142
Victoria 160 635 165 035 165 410 162 206 166 634
Queensland 98 451 112 928 120 450 120 679 126 114
South Australia 38 371 41 473 41 174 40 599 38 853
Western Australia 47 276 51 824 55 957 60 426 66 397
Tasmania 9 017 11 300 11 786 11 433 11 054
Northern Territory 3 901 4 414 4 522 4 408 4 697
Australian Capital Territory 10 420 10 490 10 340 10 283 11 233
Australia 560 203 594 414 604 027 599 360 624 124
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 0.7 2.5 -1.3 -2.6 5.2
Victoria 3.7 2.7 0.2 -1.9 2.7
Queensland 12.3 14.7 6.7 0.2 4.5
South Australia 9.4 8.1 -0.7 -1.4 -4.3
Western Australia 3.2 9.6 8.0 8.0 9.9
Tasmania -4.8 25.3 4.3 -3.0 -3.3
Northern Territory 5.3 13.2 2.4 -2.5 6.6
Australian Capital Territory 1.6 0.7 -1.4 -0.6 9.2
Australia 4.2 6.1 1.6 -0.8 4.1
Source: Sales of New Motor Vehicles, ABS (9314.0.)
(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.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
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-3
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3
6
9
12
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4.3 Dwelling approvals
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Number (a)
New South Wales 50 155 49 498 39 942 33 156 31 241
Victoria 48 212 46 415 42 547 36 529 37 928
Queensland 41 659 45 233 39 314 37 998 41 412
South Australia 10 878 11 927 11 089 11 405 10 789
Western Australia 21 808 23 834 24 232 25 852 25 097
Tasmania 2 146 3 168 2 778 2 634 2 930
Northern Territory 950 1 172 1 388 1 363 1 464
Australian Capital Territory 3 170 3 136 2 279 1 867 2 247
Australia 178 978 184 383 163 569 150 804 153 108
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales -0.9 -1.3 -19.3 -17.0 -5.8
Victoria -2.7 -3.7 -8.3 -14.1 3.8
Queensland 14.6 8.6 -13.1 -3.3 9.0
South Australia -0.5 9.6 -7.0 2.8 -5.4
Western Australia 7.0 9.3 1.7 6.7 -2.9
Tasmania 5.6 47.6 -12.3 -5.2 11.2
Northern Territory 0.0 23.4 18.4 -1.8 7.4
Australian Capital Territory 42.0 -1.1 -27.3 -18.1 20.4
Australia 3.4 3.0 -11.3 -7.8 1.5
Source: Building Approvals, ABS (8731.0) (a) Houses and other dwellings (e.g. flats) intended for long-term residential use.
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10
15
20
25
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4.4 Business investment
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Chain volume measures (a) - $ million
New South Wales 27 857 31 575 37 026 39 992 39 225
Victoria 25 846 27 549 31 286 35 163 36 285
Queensland 18 072 20 802 23 489 28 298 32 862
South Australia 7 383 8 295 8 926 9 134 9 223
Western Australia 13 871 16 733 17 371 24 280 29 674
Tasmania 1 413 1 615 2 063 2 345 1 948
Northern Territory 2 378 2 609 2 621 3 065 2 955
Australian Capital Territory 1 548 1 500 1 698 2 110 2 374
Australia 98 471 110 703 124 610 144 388 154 544
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 13.0 13.3 17.3 8.0 -1.9
Victoria 19.3 6.6 13.6 12.4 3.2
Queensland 22.8 15.1 12.9 20.5 16.1
South Australia 25.9 12.4 7.6 2.3 1.0
Western Australia 23.4 20.6 3.8 39.8 22.2
Tasmania 1.5 14.3 27.7 13.7 -16.9
Northern Territory 7.9 9.7 0.5 16.9 -3.6
Australian Capital Territory 30.3 -3.1 13.2 24.3 12.5
Australia 18.5 12.4 12.6 15.9 7.0
Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, ABS (5220.0)
(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 2005-06.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
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30
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4.5 Bankruptcies
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Number (a)
New South Wales 6 281 5 972 6 248 7 492 9 249
Victoria 4 438 4 239 4 490 5 023 5 724
Queensland 5 796 4 814 4 693 5 373 5 741
South Australia 2 179 2 125 2 081 2 048 2 150
Western Australia 2 187 1 954 1 545 1 415 1 391
Tasmania 988 699 564 573 648
Northern Territory 107 92 86 117 118
Australian Capital Territory 663 602 794 258 228
Australia 22 639 20 497 20 501 22 299 25 249
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales -3.1 -4.9 4.6 19.9 23.5
Victoria -5.1 -4.5 5.9 11.9 14.0
Queensland -10.9 -16.9 -2.5 14.5 6.8
South Australia -11.6 -2.5 -2.1 -1.6 5.0
Western Australia -4.2 -10.7 -20.9 -8.4 -1.7
Tasmania 3.1 -29.3 -19.3 1.6 13.1
Northern Territory -7.8 -14.0 -6.5 36.0 0.9
Australian Capital Territory 6.3 -9.2 31.9 -67.5 -11.6
Australia -6.1 -9.5 0.0 8.8 13.2
Source: Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia, http://www.itsa.gov.au (a) Bankruptcies and Administration Orders (Part IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ).
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
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10
20
30
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5.1 Lending for owner occupied housing
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Value (a) - $ million
New South Wales 42 352 48 431 47 597 53 129 55 580
Victoria 24 451 27 809 30 479 34 197 37 895
Queensland 20 736 26 648 28 499 33 983 39 782
South Australia 6 547 7 682 8 469 9 878 11 220
Western Australia 10 709 12 766 15 283 20 693 23 449
Tasmania 1 273 1 676 1 866 2 152 2 438
Northern Territory 514 808 1 155 1 535 1 283
Australian Capital Territory 1 786 1 813 1 664 1 848 2 393
Australia 108 370 127 632 135 013 157 415 174 039
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 7.2 14.4 -1.7 11.6 4.6
Victoria 10.9 13.7 9.6 12.2 10.8
Queensland 23.1 28.5 6.9 19.2 17.1
South Australia 15.4 17.3 10.3 16.6 13.6
Western Australia 10.3 19.2 19.7 35.4 13.3
Tasmania 18.1 31.7 11.3 15.3 13.3
Northern Territory 8.9 57.2 42.9 32.9 -16.4
Australian Capital Territory 24.0 1.5 -8.2 11.0 29.5
Australia 12.0 17.8 5.8 16.6 10.6
Source: Housing Finance, ABS (5609.0) (a) Lending commitments by all types of lenders for the construction and purchase of owner occupied dwellings.
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
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10
20
30
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5.2 Home loan size
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Average size of new home loan (a) - $
New South Wales 208 459 236 028 252 790 253 063 248 156
Victoria 171 074 192 861 205 698 210 900 219 910
Queensland 156 368 184 403 204 815 212 856 225 235
South Australia 123 542 140 361 154 840 168 114 178 735
Western Australia 141 395 152 272 170 836 193 704 224 182
Tasmania 95 699 119 432 144 618 155 550 167 726
Northern Territory 125 289 158 532 174 620 187 492 200 689
Australian Capital Territory 179 653 208 934 223 202 223 053 235 370
Australia 178 164 202 807 216 894 225 521 236 942
Annual change - per cent New South Wales 11.1 13.2 7.1 0.1 -1.9
Victoria 10.7 12.7 6.7 2.5 4.3
Queensland 15.4 17.9 11.1 3.9 5.8
South Australia 11.9 13.6 10.3 8.6 6.3
Western Australia 8.6 7.7 12.2 13.4 15.7
Tasmania 12.3 24.8 21.1 7.6 7.8
Northern Territory 16.2 26.5 10.1 7.4 7.0
Australian Capital Territory 14.9 16.3 6.8 -0.1 5.5
Australia 11.4 13.8 6.9 4.0 5.1
Source: Housing Finance, ABS (5609.0) (a) Excludes alterations and additions and refinancing.
Dollars - 2006-07
100 000
140 000
180 000
220 000
260 000
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5.3 Home loan repayments
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Average monthly repayment on new loans - $
New South Wales 1 433 1 686 1 817 1 846 1 914
Victoria 1 207 1 407 1 531 1 605 1 775
Queensland 1 071 1 333 1 514 1 609 1 798
South Australia 876 1 021 1 137 1 234 1 404
Western Australia 996 1 109 1 243 1 447 1 851
Tasmania 656 859 1 072 1 185 1 333
Northern Territory 884 1 162 1 267 1 366 1 578
Australian Capital Territory 1 240 1 528 1 670 1 657 1 831
Australia 1 182 1 393 1 519 1 609 1 788
Loan repayments (a) - percentage of family income
New South Wales 31.6 35.7 37.3 36.2 37.0
Victoria 26.2 29.1 30.0 30.9 33.6
Queensland 25.6 30.0 32.7 33.4 36.0
South Australia 23.0 25.9 27.6 28.8 31.5
Western Australia 22.7 24.1 25.6 28.3 33.9
Tasmania 18.9 24.3 29.0 31.0 33.1
Northern Territory 14.6 18.0 18.3 18.8 21.7
Australian Capital Territory 16.7 19.8 20.4 19.1 19.8
Australia 26.9 30.3 31.7 32.3 34.9
(a) Average home loan repayment on new loans as a proportion of median family income. Source: Home Loan Affordability Report, Real Estate Institute of Australia and Deposit Power
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5.4 House sales prices
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Median price of established houses sold - $'000
Sydney 494.5 559.0 537.8 520.5 522.3
Melbourne 343.0 376.0 356.8 363.6 393.8
Brisbane 217.6 295.3 306.6 320.0 345.2
Adelaide 197.9 245.5 270.8 279.8 299.5
Perth 199.0 246.8 277.0 351.5 451.9
Hobart 156.9 227.5 263.0 275.6 296.0
Darwin 208.8 237.4 268.6 328.3 385.0
Canberra 263.5 366.3 354.5 366.2 412.8
Weighted average eight capital cities 336.3 390.9 387.0 396.1 424.4
Annual change - per cent
Sydney 19.3 13.0 -3.8 -3.2 0.3
Melbourne 7.8 9.6 -5.1 1.9 8.3
Brisbane 22.3 35.7 3.8 4.4 7.9
Adelaide 22.0 24.1 10.3 3.3 7.0
Perth 12.8 24.0 12.2 26.9 28.6
Hobart 22.6 45.0 15.6 4.8 7.4
Darwin 8.4 13.7 13.1 22.2 17.3
Canberra 19.8 39.0 -3.2 3.3 12.7
Weighted average eight capital cities 15.7 16.2 -1.0 2.4 7.1
Source: Market Facts, Real Estate Institute of Australia
Dollars thousand - 2006-07
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100
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300
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5.5 House rents
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Median rent for three bedroom houses let - $ per week
Sydney 245 250 255 263 276
Melbourne n.a. 222 228 228 245
Brisbane 216 233 235 253 275
Adelaide 188 198 214 233 245
Perth 178 182 196 240 278
Hobart 181 200 224 246 263
Darwin 241 251 274 295 339
Canberra 266 290 298 310 336
Weighted average eight capital cities n.a. 228 235 238 267
Annual change - per cent
Sydney 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.9 5.2
Melbourne n.a. n.a. 2.6 0.0 7.7
Brisbane 5.5 7.5 1.1 7.4 8.9
Adelaide 2.0 5.3 8.2 8.8 5.4
Perth 5.8 2.5 7.7 22.4 15.6
Hobart 9.0 10.3 11.9 10.1 6.6
Darwin 1.9 4.4 9.0 7.8 14.8
Canberra 10.4 8.9 2.6 4.2 8.3
Weighted average eight capital cities n.a. n.a. 3.1 1.4 12.0
n.a. - not available Source: Market Facts , Real Estate Institute of Australia
Dollars - 2006-07
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100
200
300
400
Syd Mel Bri Ade Per Hob Dar Can Weighted
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6.1 General government sector net debt
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
General government sector net debt (a) - $ million
New South Wales 1 587 -209 -1 698 -4 149 n.y.a.
Victoria 1 297 1 399 1 480 1 783 n.y.a.
Queensland -11 843 -14 851 -19 446 -23 243 n.y.a.
South Australia 666 224 144 -119 n.y.a.
Western Australia 396 -291 -997 -2 737 n.y.a.
Tasmania 485 114 -28 -259 n.y.a.
Northern Territory 1 344 1 279 1 196 1 145 n.y.a.
Australian Capital Territory -1 575 -1 869 -1 993 -2 228 n.y.a.
Total (b) -7 645 -14 204 -21 342 -29 807 n.y.a.
General government sector net debt - percentage of gross state product (c)
New South Wales 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -1.3 n.y.a.
Victoria 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 n.y.a.
Queensland -9.0 -10.2 -12.2 -13.0 n.y.a.
South Australia 1.2 0.4 0.2 -0.2 n.y.a.
Western Australia 0.5 -0.3 -1.0 -2.3 n.y.a.
Tasmania 3.3 0.7 -0.2 -1.4 n.y.a.
Northern Territory 14.0 12.6 10.5 9.0 n.y.a.
Australian Capital Territory -9.6 -10.5 -10.6 -11.1 n.y.a.
Total -1.0 -1.7 -2.4 -3.1 n.y.a.
n.y.a. - not yet available.
(c) Total or aggregate net debt for all jurisdictions is expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, ABS (5512.0)
(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.
Percentage of gross state product - 2005-06
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
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6.2 General government sector fiscal balance
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
General government sector fiscal balance (a) - $ million
New South Wales 639 6 -202 -484 n.y.a.
Victoria 590 -117 319 -414 n.y.a.
Queensland -144 2 835 2 866 2 480 n.y.a.
South Australia 413 425 51 87 n.y.a.
Western Australia 130 570 898 1 846 n.y.a.
Tasmania 212 379 212 83 n.y.a.
Northern Territory -116 -67 -57 -62 n.y.a.
Australian Capital Territory 142 -27 -163 -167 n.y.a.
Total (b) 1 862 4 005 3 930 3 372 n.y.a.
General government sector fiscal balance - percentage of gross state product (c)
New South Wales 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 n.y.a.
Victoria 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 n.y.a.
Queensland -0.1 2.0 1.8 1.4 n.y.a.
South Australia 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 n.y.a.
Western Australia 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.5 n.y.a.
Tasmania 1.4 2.3 1.2 0.4 n.y.a.
Northern Territory -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 -0.5 n.y.a.
Australian Capital Territory 0.9 -0.2 -0.9 -0.8 n.y.a.
Total 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 n.y.a.
n.y.a. - not yet available.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, ABS (5512.0)
(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.
Percentage of gross state product - 2005-06
-1
0
1
2
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7.1 Merchandise exports
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Merchandise exports (a) - $ million
New South Wales 20 235 19 090 23 003 26 842 28 074
Victoria 18 906 18 011 18 512 18 928 20 048
Queensland 21 381 20 128 26 368 35 385 35 438
South Australia 8 366 7 609 7 641 9 025 9 016
Western Australia 32 439 32 302 38 847 47 939 60 538
Tasmania 2 455 2 316 2 640 2 893 3 715
Northern Territory 2 607 1 882 2 222 2 645 4 015
Australian Capital Territory 3 0 0 8 7
Australia (b) 115 480 109 049 126 824 152 491 168 140
Merchandise exports - percentage of gross state product
New South Wales 7.6 6.7 7.7 8.5 8.4
Victoria 9.4 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.1
Queensland 16.3 13.9 16.5 19.8 18.1
South Australia 15.1 12.8 12.4 13.8 13.0
Western Australia 37.1 34.8 37.8 39.9 42.8
Tasmania 16.6 14.0 15.0 15.4 17.6
Northern Territory 27.1 18.5 19.5 20.8 27.7
Australian Capital Territory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Australia (b) 14.8 13.0 14.1 15.8 16.1
Source: International Trade in Goods and Services, ABS (5368.0)
(a) State in which the final stage of manufacture or production occurs.
(b) Includes re-exports and, therefore, Australian total may not equal sum of states and territories.
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8.1 Population
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Population (a) - '000
New South Wales 6 674.4 6 710.5 6 758.3 6 817.2 6 889.1
Victoria 4 924.5 4 983.1 5 050.5 5 128.3 5 205.2
Queensland 3 809.6 3 901.8 3 996.6 4 091.5 4 182.1
South Australia 1 531.3 1 540.4 1 552.5 1 568.2 1 584.5
Western Australia 1 952.4 1 982.0 2 016.4 2 059.0 2 105.8
Tasmania 477.7 482.8 486.4 489.9 493.3
Northern Territory 200.1 202.2 206.5 210.7 215.0
Australian Capital Territory 325.7 327.6 330.3 334.2 339.9
Australia 19 898.1 20 132.8 20 399.8 20 701.5 21 017.2
Annual change - per cent
New South Wales 0.67 0.54 0.71 0.87 1.05
Victoria 1.25 1.19 1.35 1.54 1.50
Queensland 2.55 2.42 2.43 2.38 2.21
South Australia 0.67 0.60 0.79 1.01 1.04
Western Australia 1.39 1.52 1.74 2.12 2.27
Tasmania 1.03 1.07 0.74 0.73 0.70
Northern Territory 0.33 1.02 2.15 2.02 2.04
Australian Capital Territory 0.94 0.57 0.82 1.20 1.69
Australia 1.25 1.18 1.33 1.48 1.53
(a) Population numbers are as at June of each year.
Source: Australian Demographic Statistics, ABS (3101.0)
Annual change (%) - 2006-07
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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8.2 Dependency ratio
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Dependency ratio (a)
New South Wales 49.8 49.6 49.5 49.3 49.2
Victoria 48.6 48.4 48.1 47.8 47.7
Queensland 48.6 48.4 48.2 48.1 48.0
South Australia 50.8 50.6 50.4 50.1 50.0
Western Australia 46.8 46.6 46.4 46.3 46.3
Tasmania 52.6 52.3 52.2 52.1 52.3
Northern Territory 41.8 41.7 41.2 41.0 40.8
Australian Capital Territory 40.2 39.9 39.6 39.3 39.5
Australia 48.9 48.7 48.4 48.2 48.2
(a) Ratio of the economically inactive to economically active population. 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: Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories , ABS (3201.0)
Ratio - 2006-07
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35
40
45
50
55
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8.3 Births
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Births - number
New South Wales 86 583 86 344 85 894 86 589 87 336
Victoria 61 478 61 058 62 417 63 287 65 236
Queensland 47 771 48 342 49 940 51 661 52 665
South Australia 17 665 17 443 17 140 17 800 18 260
Western Australia 23 601 24 273 25 295 26 253 27 776
Tasmania 6 003 5 752 5 809 6 308 6 475
Northern Territory 3 724 3 790 3 551 3 659 3 696
Australian Capital Territory 4 112 4 128 4 174 4 206 4 479
Australia 250 988 251 161 254 246 259 791 265 949
Total fertility rate (a)
New South Wales 1.798 1.789 1.782 1.792 1.800
Victoria 1.680 1.661 1.691 1.708 1.745
Queensland 1.781 1.769 1.798 1.829 1.831
South Australia 1.722 1.706 1.682 1.756 1.788
Western Australia 1.699 1.742 1.808 1.861 1.941
Tasmania 1.971 1.885 1.905 2.068 2.123
Northern Territory 2.257 2.317 2.157 2.183 2.187
Australian Capital Territory 1.579 1.579 1.599 1.597 1.684
Australia 1.755 1.747 1.761 1.789 1.814
(a) The average number of children that females will bear during their lifetime.
Source: Births, ABS (3301.0)
Total fertilty rate - 2006
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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8.4 Apparent school retention rates
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Apparent retention rates from Year 10 to Year 12 (a)
New South Wales 72.4 72.7 73.2 73.2 73.0
Victoria 82.9 82.9 83.0 82.2 82.1
Queensland 81.1 81.5 80.8 79.3 78.3
South Australia 70.6 70.7 71.6 72.1 72.7
Western Australia 73.9 70.6 72.4 72.2 71.4
Tasmania 75.0 76.2 76.3 67.8 65.0
Northern Territory 66.2 68.7 75.2 69.5 68.0
Australian Capital Territory 89.8 90.3 88.4 88.1 88.9
Australia 77.0 76.9 77.2 76.5 76.1
Apparent retention rates from Year 7/8 to Year 12 (b)
New South Wales 69.9 70.5 71.1 71.1 70.5
Victoria 80.9 81.4 81.1 80.6 79.9
Queensland 81.3 81.5 81.2 79.9 78.5
South Australia 66.7 67.1 68.0 70.7 71.5
Western Australia 73.7 71.2 72.6 72.5 71.8
Tasmania 72.6 74.9 76.4 67.1 64.8
Northern Territory 53.0 56.3 59.0 59.1 58.4
Australian Capital Territory 88.1 89.7 88.5 87.5 88.7
Australia 75.1 75.4 75.7 75.3 74.7
Source: Schools , ABS (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.
Apparent retention rates from Year 7/8 to Year 12 (%) - 2006
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8.5 General practice bulk billing
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
General practice bulk billing rate (a) - per cent
New South Wales 77.2 76.5 79.7 81.6 83.2
Victoria 67.5 65.4 70.4 73.3 75.1
Queensland 65.5 64.2 70.3 73.1 75.0
South Australia 62.4 62.9 71.3 74.3 76.5
Western Australia 66.6 64.4 69.0 70.8 72.0
Tasmania 54.9 52.3 65.5 68.7 71.2
Northern Territory 62.2 61.1 61.5 61.4 62.3
Australian Capital Territory 39.2 36.5 39.8 43.1 50.7
Australia 69.5 68.2 73.2 75.6 77.4
(a) Proportion of general practitioner attendances (excluding practice nurse) that are bulk billed.
Sources: Department of Health and Ageing, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Statistics-1
Bulk billing rate (%) - 2006-07
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50
60
70
80
90
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8.6 Private health insurance
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Private health insurance hospital coverage rate (a) (b) - per cent
New South Wales 44.7 44.3 44.3 44.4 45.0
Victoria 43.0 42.4 42.0 41.6 42.4
Queensland 40.7 40.1 39.9 39.8 40.9
South Australia 44.5 44.0 43.7 43.4 43.9
Western Australia 46.2 45.8 45.9 46.6 47.9
Tasmania 43.1 42.2 42.0 41.7 42.5
Northern Territory 32.3 31.6 31.0 30.3 32.4
Australian Capital Territory Australia 43.5 42.9 42.8 42.7 43.5
(a) Proportion of the population that has private health insurance hospital coverage.
(b) Data shown are as at June of each year.
- Included in New South Wales -
Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council, http://www.phiac.gov.au/statistics/trends/index.htm.
Coverage rate (%) - 2006-07
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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).
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.
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 population. Shows the number of children aged 0-14 years and persons aged 65 years and over, per 100 persons aged 15-64 years.
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 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 Australian population.
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.
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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 (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.
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.
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 (i.e. wages, salaries and overtime) 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 in the same age group.
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