Key Indicators

Population clock 24,271,360 1 new person every 1 minute and 29 seconds Consumer price index 1.3% September quarter 2016 All groups, original Gross domestic product 0.5% Quarterly change Jun 2016 Chain volume measure, seasonally adjusted Average weekly earnings $1,516.00 May 2016 Full time adults ordinary time, trend estimate Unemployment rate 5.6% Sep 2016 Monthly, trend estimate
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Consumption of Food Groups from the Australian Dietary Guidelines Indigenous Australian diets not meeting guidelines Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults consumed too many discretionary foods and ate, on average, just 2.1 serves of vegetables per day, which is less than half of what is recommended by the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Men's health: let's check Men's health: let's check Fewer men are smoking daily or drinking at risky levels, with the daily smoking rate for men dropping from 27 per cent in 1995 to 17 per cent currently. More men are now overweight or obese, rising from 64 per cent in 1995 to 71 per cent today.

Interesting Fact

There are more than 4,400 people aged 100 years or over in Australia