Job mobility tends to decrease with age, with people aged 15 to 24 most likely to change jobs (with a job mobility rate of 12.0 per cent). In contrast, only 1.2 per cent of employed people aged 65 ...

Comparing the indexes for Electricity with and without changes related to the Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) shows that, for the month of July, costs excluding the impact of EBRF rose 4.8 ...

The underemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 5.9 per cent in July 2025. This was 0.5 percentage points lower than July 2024, and 2.9 percentage points lower than March 2020. The ...

The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 3.0 per cent in the 12 months to August 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Michelle Marquardt, ABS ...

The Census is held every five years. The Census is compulsory. Everyone in Australia on Census night must be included on a Census form. This includes visitors and visa holders. For any media requests, ...

Average household debt grew by 7.3 per cent to $261,492 in 2021-22, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Katherine Keenan, ABS head of Finance and Wealth, ...

The underemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 6.0 per cent in June 2025. This was 0.4 percentage points lower than June 2024, and 2.7 percentage points lower than March 2020. The ...

The total number of dwellings approved rose 7.2 per cent in June to 18,328, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Daniel Rossi, ABS head of ...

When prices for some items change significantly, measures of underlying inflation like the Trimmed mean can give more insights into how inflation is trending. ‘Trimmed mean inflation was 3.3 per cent ...

The Labour Force Survey is the official source of employment statistics in Australia, providing trusted estimates of employment, unemployment, participation and hours worked. ‘The ABS has been ...

Across Australia, the highest percentage year-on-year growth in the number of full-fee paying overseas school students were seen in Tasmania (+39.9 per cent, an increase of 93 students), followed by ...

Alcohol continued to be a significant burden on mortality, with 1,667 deaths in 2023. This meant an alcohol-related death rate of 5.6 per 100,000 people, down from 6.2 in 2022, but similar to that ...