Australian Bureau of Statistics

Retail SalesAustralian retail turnover rose 0.3 per cent in August 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a...

The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 1.9 per cent in August 2018 in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."The fall was mainly...

TYPE OF ACCESS CONNECTIONThere were14.7million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2018. This is an increase of3.6% from the end of December 2017. Fibre connections grew by 22.4% in...

Hobart residents have the highest median age of any Australian capital city while Darwin has the youngest, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Hobart's median...

The number of filled jobs in Australia grew by 117,000 or 0.8 per cent in the June quarter 2018, while the number of hours worked decreased by 0.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms, according to...

The number of job vacancies in Australia in August 2018 was 240,900 (trend), an increase of 3.4 per cent over the quarter, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.Bruce Hockman,...

One in every six CEOs of non-public sector organisations is a woman and the rate is increasing slowly, according to the Gender Indicators, Australia report released by the Australian Bureau of...

Queensland is the most popular destination for people moving from other states, according to the latest population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).ABS Demography Director...

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides fresh insights into the jobs that are filled during each year. This information provides reliable annual data on filled jobs for more...

Residential property prices fell 0.7 per cent in the June quarter 2018, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).ABS Chief Economist Bruce Hockman said that...

The trend unemployment rate decreased from 5.4 per cent to 5.3 per cent in the month of August 2018, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.ABS...

JULY KEY FIGURES Trend estimates Seasonally adjusted estimates Jul 2018 Jun 2018 to Jul 2018 Jul 2018 Jun 2018 to Jul 2018 Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b) $m % change $m %...

JULY KEY FIGURES JULY KEY POINTSBALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,425m in July 2018, an increase of $17m on the surplus in June...

The Australian economy grew 0.9 per cent in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms in the June quarter 2018, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.Chief...

Australia's current account deficit in seasonally adjusted terms increased $1,794 million to $13,472 million in the June quarter 2018 driven mainly by increased net primary income deficit, according...

Apparent consumption of alcohol per person has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s, according to data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."In 2016-17, the total alcohol...