Key Indicators

Population clock 25,128,762 1 new person every 1 minute and 23 seconds. Consumer price index 1.9% September quarter 2018 All groups, original Gross domestic product 0.9% Quarterly change June 2018 Chain volume measure, seasonally adjusted Average weekly earnings $1,586.20 May 2018 Full time adults ordinary time, trend estimate Unemployment rate 5.2% September 2018 Monthly, trend estimate
Labour Account Australia, Quarterly Experimental Estimates, June 2018 Construction industry drives jobs growth Jobs grew by 117,000 in June quarter 2018, while hours worked decreased by 0.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms. 50,000 jobs were filled in the construction industry, the fastest growing of any industry in the economy. Hours worked in the year to June 2018 increased by 0.5 per cent.
Regional Population by Age and Sex, Australia, 2017 Our oldest and youngest - where do they live? Median ages in popular coastal retirement destinations remain high, reaching 62.4 years old in Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle in New South Wales, and 59.6 in Bribie Island, Queensland. Conversely, areas populated largely by students and military personnel have low median ages, eg Acton, ACT (21.3) and Duntroon (21.9).

Interesting Fact

6.6 million Aussies drive their car to work, up 500,000 since 2011