The median age of both mothers and fathers rose again in 2024, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Beidar Cho, ABS head of demography, said: 'In 2024, the ...

Provides estimates of value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed, under construction and in the pipeline ...

The underemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 5.7 per cent in August. This was 0.8 percentage points lower than August 2024, and 3.0 percentage points lower than March 2020. The ...

The growth in employment resulted in the employment-to-population ratio rising slightly to 64.2 per cent. The participation rate stayed at 67.0 per cent. The female employment-to-population ratio and ...

Monthly hours worked decreased by 0.3 per cent, falling for the second month in a row, despite the growth in employment this month. ‘A higher than usual number of people reported working reduced hours ...

This experimental indicator is derived from Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Business Activity Statements (BAS) turnover data from monthly BAS remitters. It includes 13 of the 19 ...

The underemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 6.1 per cent in November 2024. This is 0.6 percentage points lower than November 2023, and 2.6 percentage points lower than March 2020. The ...

The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.1 per cent in the 12 months to October 2024, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Michelle Marquardt, ...

A similar proportion of jobs had a wage change in September quarter 2024 (45 per cent) as in September quarter 2023 (46 per cent). The average size of hourly wage change was lower in September quarter ...

Annual wage growth in the private sector was 4.1 per cent in June quarter 2024, following three consecutive quarters at 4.2 per cent. This is higher than the 3.9 per cent growth recorded this time ...

A significant difference between the Living Cost Indexes and the CPI is that the Living Cost Indexes include mortgage interest charges rather than the cost of building new dwellings. Employee ...

Annually, the CPI rose 3.8 per cent, with slightly higher annual inflation for both goods and services than in the March 2024 quarter. “Prices rose for goods such as tobacco, new dwellings, automotive ...