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This month focuses on the following topics: sources of income, cost of living and child maltreatment.
Forthcoming releases
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
Statistical reports
Release date
ABS Retail Trade, April 2023 1 June
ABS Assets and Liabilities of
Australian Securitisers , March 2023
1 June
ABS Managed Funds, March
2023
1 June
ABS Private New Capital
Expenditure and Expected Expenditure , March 2023
1 June
ABS Lending Indicators, April
2023
2 June
ABS Mineral and Petroleum
Exploration , March 2023
5 June
ABS Business Indicators, March
2023
5 June
ANZ ANZ Job Advertisement, May
2023
6 June
AIHW Child Protection, 2021-22 6 June
ABS Government Finance
Statistics , March 2023
6 June
ABS Balance of Payments and
International Investment Position , March 2023
6 June
ABS Monthly Household
Spending Indicator , April 2023
6 June
ABS Building Approvals, April
2023
6 June
ABS Australian National Accounts:
National Income, Expenditure and Product , March 2023
7 June
JSA (a) Nowcast of Employment by
Region and Occupation , May 2023
7 June
AIHW Housing Affordability:
Australia's Welfare Topic Summary Update
8 June
ABS Industrial Disputes, March
2023
8 June
ABS Weekly Payroll Jobs and
Wages in Australia , May 2023
8 June
ABS International Trade in Goods
and Services , April 2023
8 June
ABS Corrective Services, March
Quarter 2023
8 June
ABS Labour Account, March 2023 9 June
ABS Monthly Business Turnover
Indicator , April 2023
9 June
ABS Total Value of Dwellings,
March Quarter 2023
13 June
ABS International Trade:
Supplementary Information , 2022
14 June
ABS Overseas Arrivals and
Departures , April 2023
14 June
ABS Methodology Used in Final
Rebased Population Estimates , 2021-22
15 June
ABS National, State and Territory
Population , December 2022
15 June
ABS Labour Force, May 2023 15 June
ABS 2021 Census Update of the
Net Interstate Migration Model , 2020-21
15 June
ABS Tourism Satellite Accounts:
Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics , March 2023
16 June
ABS Monthly Employee Earnings
Indicator , April 2023 (new release)
21 June
ABS Data by Region, 2011-22 21 June
AIHW Housing Assistance in
Australia , 2023
22 June
ABS Film, Television and Digital
Games , 2021-22
22 June
ABS Characteristics of Australian
Business , 2021-22
22 June
ABS Labour Force (Detailed), May
2023
22 June
ABS Microdata: Longitudinal
Labour Force , 1982-2023
27 June
ABS Improving Regional Labour
Force Estimates , June 2023
27 June
AIHW Health of Australia's Males
and Females (new release)
27 June
ABS Provisional Mortality
Statistics , January-March 2023
28 June
ABS Engineering Construction
Activity , March 2023
28 June
ABS Monthly Consumer Price
Index Indicator , May 2023
28 June
AIHW Congenital Anomalies, 2017 29 June
AIHW Stillbirths and Neonatal
Deaths in Australia , 2019-2020
29 June
ABS Retail Trade, May 2023 29 June
ABS Australian National Accounts:
Finance and Wealth , March 2023
29 June
ABS Recorded Crime - Victims,
2022
29 June
ABS Job Vacancies, 2022 29 June
ABS Participation, Job Search
and Mobility , February 2023
30 June
ABS Potential Workers, February
2023
30 June
ABS Underemployed Workers,
May 2023
30 June
ABS Job Mobility, February 2023 30 June
ABS Microdata: Participation, Job
Search and Mobility , 2015-23
30 June
(a) Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA)
Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
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Recent reports
Article: New Census insights on income in Australia using administrative data (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
The ABS Census of Population and Housing captures a person's income using a tick-box question with 16 income ranges to choose from. The question is intended to cover all forms of income the person may receive, including salary, government benefits, superannuation, and interest. To enhance the income information available in the Census, the ABS has added new income variables to the Census dataset using linked administrative data from the Australian Tax Office (including personal Income Tax Returns and Payment Summaries for the 2020-21 financial year) and pension and allowance data from the Department of Social Services.
There are 3 new income variables, each of which are available for the person, family, and household levels:
Total income (weekly income to $10,000 or more) Main source of income (including wages and salary; government benefits and allowances; and investment income) Main type of government benefit payment (including the Age Pension; Newstart Allowance and Jobseeker; Family Tax Benefits; and Disability Support Pension).
Table 1 Main source of personal income (%), persons 15 years and over, Australia, 2021
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, New Census insights on income in Australia using administrative data, (Canberra: ABS, 2023)
Additional articles: Understanding income in administrative data, the Census and ABS surveys (ABS); 2021 Census Dictionary: Main source of personal income (ABS)
Cost of Living Insights Report, May 2023 (CommBank iQ)
Based on the report:
In the first calendar quarter of 2023, Australians spent 39% more on travel and accommodation than they did during the same period in 2022. Eating out and food delivery is also up, by 8.5%, which is still an overall increase even after accounting for the national average inflation of 7.0% over the same period. Some customers are drawing down on savings buffers they accumulated during COVID-19. Others are choosing to be frugal in some areas so they can continue to prioritise experiences. While older Australians are increasing their expenditure, younger customers are cutting back. Notably, Australians aged 18 to 24 have sustained their spending in real terms. With many in this age group still living with their parents, they have a lower exposure to rent and mortgage interest rate pressures. The next age group is a different story. As Australians aged 25 to 29 move out and establish their lives with rent and home ownership, they make the largest reductions in expenditure compared with other age groups.
Other reports: Household Spending Intentions (CommBank, April 2023), Selected Living Cost Indexes (ABS, March 2023)
Australian Child Maltreatment Study, 2023 (National Health and Medical Research Council)
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) is the first study conducted to assess the national prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia, and its associated impacts on health. In summary:
In total 62.2% of the Australian population, 16 years and over had experienced at least one type of child maltreatment. Exposure to domestic violence was the most common form of maltreatment, followed by physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. The least common type of maltreatment was neglect. Among those aged 16 and over:
32.0% experienced physical abuse 28.5% experienced sexual abuse 30.9% experienced emotional abuse 8.9% experienced neglect 39.6% experienced exposure to domestic violence.
Of those aged 16-24 years, 25.4% surveyed had experienced 3 to 5 types of maltreatment. Compared to the full sample, young people were more likely to experience emotional abuse (34.6% compared to 30.9%) and exposure to domestic violence (43.8% compared to 39.6%).
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population? Each month the Parliamentary Library publishes a Flag Post article listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list includes important upcoming ABS releases and other research organisations and government departments.
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