This study analyses the shifting geography of employment and highlights the dynamics of industry structure in Australia's main cities between 2001 and 2006. Between 2001 and 2006, the three industries with the highest average annual growth in employment were mining, government administration and defence, and construction. Output of most industries grew faster than the respective...

This paper was developed as background for the meeting of the Australian Council of Local Government in June 2009. It looks at the economic downturn and its implications for local government and regional economies with particular reference to the Australian Government response.

The Northern Australia Statistical Compendium was prepared by BITRE with the assistance of the Office of Northern Australia, with the aim of compiling a base of factual information that would contribute to improved understanding of the economic and social developments in this region.

This update of BITRE's regional economic growth database incorporates new data for the 2005-06 financial year, and brings the database in line with the 2006 ABS Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) boundaries. The accompanying paper includes some descriptive analysis on economic growth since 2004-05.

The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, state, territory and local governments in 2006–07 was $12.0 billion. This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000-01 and 2006-07, total road-related expenditure increased by an average of 8.9 per cent per year in nominal terms. This paper provides details of funding...