The Latest Breaking News from Australian Bureau of Statistics

The average price of a home in Australia has hit $1 million after a decade of growth, though experts say a return to the explosive COVID-era boom is unlikely.

Australia's job market is characterised by a series of complicated trends, starting from an uneven job distribution across different territories to job growth disparities between the public and private sectors. Since 2022, when the Labour Party under Prime Minister Alabanese assumed office, there has been a significant increase in government…

Record jobs participation will keep the Reserve Bank wary of cutting rates, despite unemployment rising in July to the highest level since November 2021.

Both owner-occupier and investor lending slid in May after three months of growth, yet the total value of loans is holding up as property prices rise.

Australia's population has swollen to more than 27 million and continues to grow by one person every 50 seconds.

In 2008 Australia’s federal, state and territory governments set the goal of halving the employment gap between First Nations Australians and others within a decade. That required, by 2018, lifting the employment rate for First Nations Australians from 48% to 60%, with the rate for other Australians being 72%.

Women are working more than men, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics and their pay levels grew slightly faster than men.

Almost 550 Australian regions have been ranked on their level of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Most of the lowest-ranked areas are in Queensland.

Australians are buying significantly fewer goods at shops and department stores, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data show.