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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.3 per cent in June, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics, said: ...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will conduct a large-scale Census Test in August 2025 as part of its preparation for the 2026 Census. Approximately 60,000 households have been selected to ...
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to November 2024, up from a 2.1 per cent rise in the 12 months to October, according to the latest data from the ...
In the 2021 Census, 89,000 people identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin (INGP) in WA, making up 3.3% of the population. This was an increase from 76,000 counted in ...
This release of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) was limited to a targeted update of occupations relating to construction-related trades occupations and ...
In the 2021 Census, the number of people counted as usual residents of New South Wales (NSW) was 8.1 million. This was up from 7.5 million in 2016. Fifty years ago, in 1971, the Census counted 4.3 ...
This release of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) was limited to a targeted update of occupations relating to agriculture, cyber security and naval ship ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics (14 September 2023), Overseas migration drives Australia's population growth, ABS Website, accessed 23 July 2025.
In the 2021 Census, 61,000 people identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin (INGP) in the NT, making up 26.3% of the NT population. This was an increase from 58,000 ...
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.4 per cent in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Michelle Marquardt, ...
Michelle Marquardt, ABS head of prices statistics said: ‘Annual wage growth ticked up for the first time since the June quarter 2024. The 3.4 per cent increase in wages for the year to the March ...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces two key measures of underlying inflation – the Trimmed mean and the Weighted median. These measures, also known as ‘core’ inflation, provide an ...