Topics
Statistics organised by the questions people ask, not by which agency publishes them.
Cost of living
How fast prices are rising, what's driving them, and whether pay is keeping up.
What's driving inflation?Every part of the CPI basket, with each part's contribution to inflation.
3.7%annual CPI, Sep 2026 quarter
What's happening to prices month by month?Food, rent, fuel and power prices every month, and what groceries cost.
+2.4%food prices, year to Sep 2026
Whose living costs are rising fastest?Living costs for superannuitants, beneficiaries, and low and high-income households.
4.0%highest rise by household type, Sep 2026 quarter
Are wages keeping up with prices?Average pay and pay rates against prices, by industry and sector.
−0.8%hourly pay after inflation, Sep 2026 quarter
Jobs and income
Who has work, who doesn't, and what they're paid.
Where does my household's income sit?Find your place in the income distribution; who is in each fifth; inequality over time.
$55,257median income per person, adjusted for household size, year to June 2025
Who is out of work?By age, region, sex and time out of work, with the survey's margin of error.
5.7%unemployment, Sep 2026 quarter
Are wages keeping up with prices?Average pay and pay rates against prices, by industry and sector.
$44.86average hourly pay, Sep 2026 quarter
Economy and trade
How fast the economy is growing, which industries are driving it, what we trade, and what money costs.
What do we sell, and who buys it?Exports and imports by product and country, prices versus volumes, and terms of trade.
$85.2bgoods exports, year to Sep 2026
Where does the government's money go?Spending by function, vote and appropriation; the Budget's plans; over time in today's dollars.
$158.2boperating spending, 2024/25 ($29,704 per person)
How does each industry fit in?Each industry's suppliers and customers, exports and markets, growth, emissions, jobs and pay.
109industry profiles
Who supplies whom?Each industry's suppliers and customers, import content and output multiplier (input-output tables).
$273bbought by industries from each other, year to March 2020
Are people spending more?Card spending by type, and whether people are buying more or just paying more.
+1.0%card spending, year to Sep 2026
Are interest rates high?Interest rates since 1990, before and after inflation.
3.25%90-day bank bill rate, Oct 2026
What's driving the economy?GDP by industry, with each industry's part in growth.
+2.6%GDP growth over the year, Jun 2026 quarter
Housing
What it costs to rent, and how many homes are being built, where, and what kind.
Who can afford housing?Housing costs against income, by tenure, income and region, with a calculator.
48.4%of renters spend 30% or more of income on housing, year to June 2025
What does it cost to rent?Rents by region and district, and against average pay.
$593median weekly rent, new tenancies, Jun–Aug 2026
Are we building enough homes?New homes by type, region and district, per 1,000 residents.
41,091new homes consented, year to Sep 2026
People
How many of us there are, where we live, and who is arriving and leaving.
Health
How healthy we are, who is struggling, and who can't get care.
Who is struggling with mental health?By age, sex, deprivation, disability, region and ethnicity, since 2011.
14.3%adults with high or very high psychological distress, 2024/25
Who skips the doctor because of cost?And who waits too long, or doesn't collect prescriptions.
14.9%adults who didn't see a GP because of the cost, 2024/25
How healthy are we?Smoking, vaping, drinking, weight, activity, loneliness and more.
86.6%adults who rate their health as good or better, 2024/25
Safety
How likely people are to be victims of crime, how people get hurt, and what's happening in the courts.
How likely am I to be a victim of crime?Crime by offence, age, sex, ethnicity, tenure, deprivation and region, including crime not reported to Police.
27.5%of adults were victims of crime, survey year 2025
How likely am I to be seriously injured, and how?Serious injuries and deaths by cause: falls, road crashes, assault, work, self-harm.
14,283people seriously injured, 2024
What's happening in the courts?Charges and convictions by offence since 1980.
65,066adults with charges finalised, 2025
Environment
Where our greenhouse gas emissions come from, and whether they're falling.