Health
1995 - 2005, Life expectancy increases for men and women.
Education and training
1996 - 2006, More Australians obtain a non-school qualification.
Work
1996 - 2006, The unemployment rate decreases. | National income
1995-96 - 2005-06, Australia experiences significant real income growth.
Economic hardship
1994-95 - 2003-04, The real income of low income Australians increases.
National wealth
1996 - 2006, Australia’s real net worth per capita rises.
Housing
2003-04, Most Australians are not experiencing overcrowding.
Productivity
1995-96 - 2005-06, Australia experiences productivity improvement. | The natural landscape
1996 - 2006, The number of threatened birds and mammals rises.
1994 - 2004, The rate of land clearing declines.
The air and atmosphere
1997 - 2005, Air quality is generally good, even though bushfires have obscured this trend.
1990 - 2004, Greenhouse gas emissions have risen.
Oceans and estuaries
1996 - 2005, The number of fish species classified as overfished increases for Commonwealth fisheries.
| Family, community and social cohesion
1995 - 2002, More Australians are participating in voluntary work.
Crime
1998 - 2005, Rates of personal crime increase slightly, and household crime rates decrease.
Democracy, governance and citizenship
2001 - 2006, The vast majority of eligible Australians are enrolled to vote. |