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.

Australia's population increased by 2.1% for the year ending March 2009. The last time Australia saw higher growth rates was in the 1950's and 1960's as a result of post war migration and high birth rates.

As part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Census Data Enhancement project, the Migrants Quality Study was conducted to assess the feasibility of linking the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Settlement Database (SDB) to the Statistical Longitudinal Census Dataset (SLCD), without the use of name and address as linking variables. This paper provides some background...

The recent economic downturn has resulted in an increased focus on Australia's labour market, and in particular on changes in unemployment, employment and the relationship to hours worked. While much of the recent interest has been on movements in the unemployment rate, there is considerable value in analysing other indicators, such as underemployment and hours...

Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) population is projected to reach between 713,300 and 721,100 people in 2021, according to this report. These figures are based on a series of assumptions which incorporate recent trends in Indigenous fertility, mortality and internal migration. The Indigenous population of Australia is projected to grow by 2.2% per...