This December issue reveals that over the last decade, the number of jobless families has fallen, while the number of people who live alone has been increasing. We also see that Australians are less likely to smoke than in the past, but more likely to be obese and that many workers work non-traditional hours. Latest...

A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication 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.

Extra hours, multiple jobs and weekend work are all cutting into Australian family life, according to this edition, which also reports that one-quarter of Australian children are overweight or obese. People may also find it hard to balance employment and care, and Australia's links to China and India continue to grow through migration, trade and...

Against world trends there was a drop in Australia's monthly unemployment rate to 5.7% in September, down from 5.8% in the previous month. This summary results of the monthly Labour Force Survey containing estimates of employed and unemployed persons classified by sex, full-time/part-time status, states and territories and some age groups; and persons not in...

This release considers expenditure and human resources devoted to research and experimental development (R&D) carried out by businesses in Australia. This release considers expenditure and human resources devoted to research and experimental development (R&D) carried out by businesses in Australia, classified by industry, type of expenditure, source of funds, type of employee, enterprise employment size...