‘Social inclusion’ refers to opportunities, resources, and human capability. Most generally, it is understood as the extent to which both individuals and populations have the choice and capacity to participate in society. Education is particularly important to the concept of social inclusion since it helps equip people with the necessary life-skills and qualifications to establish...

This reference document provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. Australian Economic Indicators is a monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. The publication contains statistics under the following...

The seasonally adjusted Australian unemployment rate was steady at 4.9 per cent in June. This report shows the number of people employed increased by 23,400 to 11,455,200 in June. The increase in employment was driven by an increase in full-time employment, which was up by 59,000 people, three quarters of whom were women. This increase...

This publication presents estimates of the financial performance and workforce characteristics of private sector businesses and organisations involved in the provision of health care services, in respect of the 2009-10 financial year. These data are compiled from a directly collected survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the third ABS survey...

This reference document provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. Australian Economic Indicators is a monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. The publication contains statistics under the following...