Metrics at a Glance

All 40 national performance metrics, grouped by category. Click any metric for full detail.

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Economy & Jobs

Core economic health: growth, inflation, employment, and productivity.

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Average Electricity Pricec/kWh

33.5

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GDP per Capita (Real)AUD (2022–23 prices)

25k

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Inflation Rate (CPI)% per year

3.7%

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Labour Productivity Growth% per year

0.0%

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Manufacturing Employmentthousands of persons

868

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Real Wage Growth% per year

-0.4%

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Real Wages IndexIndex (2012=100)

97.7

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Unemployment Rate% of labour force

4.3%

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Youth Unemployment Rate (15–24)% of youth labour force

10.2%

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Housing & Cost of Living

Home prices, rents, mortgage burden, and housing supply.

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Household Debt-to-Income Ratio% of disposable income

Median Weekly RentAUD per week

$670

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Mortgage Repayment Burden Index (MRBI)% of income

69.9%

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New Dwelling Completionsdwellings per quarter

44k

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Rental Burden Index (RBI)% of income

32.2%

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Standard Variable Mortgage Rate% per annum

8.3%

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Business

Business formation, exits, insolvencies, and entrepreneurial dynamism.

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Business Exitsbusinesses per year

371k

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Business Insolvenciesbusinesses per quarter

14k

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Net Business Formationbusinesses per year

-370k

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New Business Formationsbusinesses per year

437

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Government & Fiscal

Government finances, debt, public service, and institutional effectiveness.

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Average Weekly Earnings (Full-Time)AUD per week (gross)

$2,051

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Federal Budget Balance (% GDP)% of GDP

-1.5%

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Federal Debt (% GDP)% of GDP

59.0%

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Federal Gross DebtAUD billions

$1,718

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Public Service Headcountthousands of persons

198.5

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Health, safety, education, and quality of life indicators.

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Adult Literacy Rate% of population

49.0%

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Childcare Out-of-Pocket CostsAUD per week

$122

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Crime Rateoffences per 100,000 persons

5,300

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Elective Surgery Waiting Listweeks (median)

6.4

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Hospital Emergency Wait Timesminutes (median)

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Life Expectancy at Birthyears

83.1

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University Completion Rate% of commencing students

65.5%

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University Entrance Rate% of 17–20 age cohort

41.5%

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Year 12 Completion Rate% of cohort

91.0%

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Demographics

Population trends including migration, birth rate, and population growth.

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Net Migrationpersons per year

306k

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Population Growth Rate% per year

1.6%

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Total Fertility Ratebirths per woman

1.5

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Innovation & Future Capacity

Investment in research, patents, and digital readiness.

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Digital Readiness Indexindex score

78.5

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Patent Applicationsapplications per million persons

1,100

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R&D Expenditure (% GDP)% of GDP

1.7%

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Metrics at a Glance

Economy & Jobs

Housing & Cost of Living

Business

Government & Fiscal

Social Outcomes

Demographics

Innovation & Future Capacity