Forward Work Program

Latest release

ABS Corporate Plan

Reference period

2023-24

Released

31/08/2023

Next release 30/08/2024

ABS Forward Work Program

The Forward Work Program (FWP) provides the schedule of statistical releases over the next four years. This program does not include experimental estimates and research papers. This program is developed through extensive consultation with government, key stakeholders including users of statistics, other government organisations and a range of non-government organisations such as community groups and industry bodies.

The ABS reviews and makes changes to the FWP to ensure it continues to appropriately measure the Australian economy, environment, and society.

Statistical releases are classified into three tiers to assist with prioritising resources. This tiering was developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.

Tier 1

Statistics representing the foundation work of a national statistical organisation.

Tier 2

Important areas of statistics where there is a significant government outlay or where there is a significant public policy interest.

Tier 3

Other important statistical work currently undertaken to meet identified user requirements.

Year of release
Release		Tier	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	Release Frequency
Labour Market
Average Weekly Earnings, Australia		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Six-monthly
Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Characteristics of Employment, Australia Employee earnings Working arrangements Trade union membership		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia		T1	✔		✔		Two-yearly
Industrial Disputes, Australia		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Job Vacancies, Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Jobs in Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Labour Account, Australia Multiple jobholders Labour hire workers		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Labour Force Status of Families		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Labour Force, Australia		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly and Quarterly
Monthly Employee Earnings Indicator		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Six-monthly
Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia Job mobility Potential workers Underemployed workers		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Personal Income in Australia		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Public Sector Employment and Earnings, Australia		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia		T2		✔		✔	Two-yearly
Weekly Payroll Jobs¹		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
Work-Related Injuries		T3			✔		Four-yearly
Economic² ³
Australian Industry		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Australian System of National Accounts		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Building Activity and Engineering Construction		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Building Approvals		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
Business Characteristics		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Construction Work Done, Preliminary		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly and Quarterly
Estimates of Industry Level KLEMS Multifactor Productivity		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Finance and Wealth		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Government Finance Statistics		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Government Finance Statistics, Annual		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Government Finance Statistics, Education⁴		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Input-Output Tables		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
International Trade in Goods⁵		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
International Trade: Supplementary Information, Calendar Year		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
International Trade: Supplementary Information, Financial Year		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Lending Indicators		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
Managed Funds		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Mineral and Petroleum Exploration		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Modellers’ Database		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Monthly Business Turnover Indicator		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
Monthly Household Spending Indicator		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
National Income, Expenditure and Product		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Quarterly Business Indicators		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Research and Development Expenditure, Business		T2	✔		✔		Two-yearly
Research and Development Expenditure, Higher Education		T2	✔		✔		Two-yearly
Research and Development, Expenditure, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations		T2	✔		✔		Two-yearly
Retail Trade Survey		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
State Accounts		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Supply Use Tables		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Taxation Revenue, Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Price Indicators
Consumer Price Index		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Consumer Price Index Indicator		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
International Trade Price Indexes		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Producer Price Indexes		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Selected Living Cost Indexes		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Total Value of Dwellings		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Wage Price Index		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Demographic
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Life Expectancy		T2	✔				Five-yearly
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population Estimates and Projections		T2	✔				Five-yearly
Australian Historical Population Statistics		T3		✔			Five-yearly
Births and Deaths		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly and Quarterly
Causes of Death		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Household and Family Projections		T3	✔				Five-yearly
Life Expectancy		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Marriages and Divorces⁶		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Overseas Arrivals and Departures		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Monthly
Overseas Migration		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly and Quarterly
Population by Country of Birth		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Population Projections, Australia		T2	✔				Five-yearly
Provisional Mortality Statistics		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Two-monthly
Quarterly Estimated Resident Population by State/Territory (including components of growth)		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Quarterly
Regional Population Statistics		T1	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Environmental and Sectorial⁷
Agricultural Commodities		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Australian Defence Industry Account		T3	✔				Irregular
Energy Account, Australia⁸		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
National Land Account		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
National Ecosystem Account⁹		T3		✔	✔	✔	Irregular
Tourism Satellite Account		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Australian Transport Economic Account		T3	✔				Irregular
Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Water Account, Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Social¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Cultural and creative activities¹³		T3				✔	Four-yearly
Crime Prisoners Criminal courts Crime victimisation Recorded crime		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Disability, Ageing and Carers		T2	✔			✔	Irregular
Education and Work, Australia		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Gender Indicators		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
How Australians Use Their Time¹⁴		T1			✔	✔	Irregular
Migrant Settlement Outcomes¹⁵		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study		T1					Irregular
	National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing	T1	✔				Irregular
	National Health Survey 2022	T1	✔				Irregular
	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey	T1		✔			Irregular
	National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey	T1		✔			Irregular
	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey	T1		✔			Irregular
	National Health Measures Survey	T1		✔			Irregular
National Health Survey		T2			✔		Three-yearly
Patient Experience		T3	✔	✔	✔	✔	Yearly
Personal Safety		T3			✔		Four-yearly
Qualifications and Work, Australia		T3	✔				Four-yearly
Sun Protection Measures		T3		✔			Irregular
Survey of Income and Housing		T1			✔		Irregular
Work-Related Training and Adult Learning, Australia		T3			✔		Four-yearly
Census
Australian Longitudinal Census Dataset		T2	✔				Five-yearly
Population and Housing		T1				✔	Five-yearly
Post Enumeration Survey¹⁶		T1				✔	Five-yearly
Other¹⁷
Data by Region		T2	✔	✔	✔	✔	Six-monthly

Footnotes:

The Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages release has become the Weekly Payroll Jobs release to reflect the removal of wages indexes. Earning statistics are now available in the new Monthly Employee Earnings Indicator.
The Characteristics of Australian Exporters release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 has been discontinued. The release may be reinstated if user funding becomes available.
The Australian National Accounts: Distribution of Household Income, Consumption and Wealth release has been delayed until the Living Costs in Australia Survey results are available.
The Government Finance Statistics, Education release will be combined with the Government Finance Statistics, Annual release.
The International Trade in Goods and Services release has become International Trade in Goods as the release will not contain estimates for monthly trade in services.
From 2023-24, the Marriages and Divorces release will have reduced content to meet international reporting obligations.
The Agricultural Census release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 has been discontinued. More information is provided in the Information Paper: Modernising ABS agricultural statistics which can be accessed on the ABS website.
The Energy Use and Electricity Generation statistical release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 Is now included in the Energy Account, Australia publication.
The survey will be released on a yearly basis from 2024-25.
The General Social Survey release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 has been discontinued to resource the growth in new ABS services.
The Australian Census Temporary Entrants Integrated Dataset listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 for release in 2023-24 was released ahead of schedule (April 2023). As it is a five-yearly release it does not appear in this Forward Work Program.
The Living Costs in Australia Survey release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 will now be released after the period of this Plan.
The Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia release listed in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23 is now combined in the Cultural and creative activities release.
The survey will be released on a yearly basis from 2025-26.
This release was listed as the Indicators of Migrant Outcomes release in the ABS Corporate Plan 2022-23.
The Post Enumeration Survey is known to respondents as the Post Census Review; it is next due for release in 2026–27.
The Australian Statistician's Analytical Series and the Australian Statistician's Technical Series are released irregularly and can be accessed on the ABS website.

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