Fewer apartment approvals drove the overall fall in private sector dwellings excluding houses. In original terms, 5,612 apartments were approved across March and April, compared with 8,625 approved ...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in April, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics, ...

Desert ecosystems make up 50% of Australia’s terrestrial landscape, or 383.8 million hectares. In 2020–21, half of Australia’s mangroves had at least 80% canopy cover. Between 2015–16 and 2020–21, 4% ...

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $1,409m in November. Goods credits (exports) rose $2,010m (4.8%) driven by Other rural. Goods debits (imports) rose $601m (1.7%) driven by Fuels and ...

The Australian economy rose 0.3% in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures In nominal terms, GDP rose 0.4% The terms of trade fell 2.5% Household saving to income ratio rose to 3.2% from 2.4% ...

Rents in Sydney and Melbourne have recorded rises for the second consecutive quarter. Price rises this quarter were driven by both houses and other dwellings, which includes flats and townhouses.

The CPI weights are typically updated each year in the December quarter. This is to ensure the weights used in the CPI basket reflect contemporary household spending patterns. With the continued ...

New dwelling prices, which capture new builds and major renovations, rose 5.1% in the 12 months to August and have remained around 5% since August 2023, with builders passing on higher costs for ...

Balance of payments statistics on current, capital and financial transactions and the international investment position statement ...

all usual residents in Australia living in private dwellings or cared-accommodation urban and rural areas in all states and territories, excluding very remote parts of Australia and discrete ...

The March 2024 seasonally adjusted estimate: Fell 0.4% month-on-month. Rose 0.8% compared with March 2023. In volume terms, the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.4% in the March quarter 2024.

14.8 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages were sold in 2022-23, 1.9% less than in 2021-22 The majority of the reduction in the total weight of food consumed came from declines in ...