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Population clock 25,016,405 Consumer price index 2.1% June quarter 2018 Gross domestic product 1.0% Quarterly change Mar 2018 Average weekly earnings $1,586.20 May 2018 Unemployment rate 5.4% July 2018

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Latest releases

Thursday 23 August 2018
Detailed monthly Labour Force data released today
Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Construction work done rises in June
Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Retail margins rise 0.7% in the June quarter 2018
Producer Price Indexes, Australia (Additional Information)
Monday 20 August 2018
112,000 visits from New Zealanders in June 2018
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia
Thursday 16 August 2018
Trend unemployment rate steady at 5.4 per cent
Labour Force, Australia

Census of Population and Housing: Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2016 2016 Census Storybooks After each Census, the ABS travels around Australia to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities back their data. The 2016 Census storybooks are one of the unique ways these stories are shared. Now you can check out the 2016 Census storybooks online.

Population Clock Australia’s population reaches 25 million Australia’s population reaches 25 million on Tuesday 7 August just after 11pm (AEST), according to the ABS Population Clock. Learn more about this milestone and insights of how we got here, where we live, how we compare internationally and future population milestones.

Management & Commerce is the most popular field of study in Australia

This page last updated 22 August 2018