Contains estimates of average weekly ordinary time earnings and average weekly total earnings for full-time adult employees and average weekly total earnings for all employees, classified by sector and state or territory and by industry at the Australia level, for males, females and persons.

The frequency of the average weekly earnings series has changed from quarterly to biannual in 2012. The May 2012 publication was the last quarterly issue and the November 2012 is the first produced on a biannual basis. From 2013 onwards, AWE data will be produced twice a year relating to May and November reference periods.