Population
Estimated resident population at 31 December 2017: 4,844,200 P
Births September 2017 year: 58,494
Deaths September 2017 year: 33,240
Net migration October 2017 year: 70,694
Employment
Total employed September 2017 quarter: 2,593,000
Males employed September 2017 quarter: 1,371,000
Females employed September 2017 quarter: 1,222,000
Unemployment rate September 2017 quarter: 4.6%
Average weekly earnings September 2017 quarter: $1,174.64
Wage inflation September 2017 quarter: 1.9%
Economic indicators
CPI September 2017 quarter: 0.5%
GDP growth (in volume terms) June 2017 quarter: +0.8% S
GDP in current prices year ended June 2017: $268,102 million
GDP per capita in current prices year ended June 2017: $56,482
Current account balance
June 2017 quarter: -$1,598 million S
Change from last quarter: -$1,187 million S
Net international investment position June 2017 quarter: -$154.2 billion
Symbols:
S seasonally adjusted
P provisional