| | Designed to measure | Frequency/Type of data source | Benefits | Primary publication |
| Average Weekly Earnings | The level of average weekly earnings of employees. | Biannual business survey. | Time series data available (including seasonally adjusted and trend estimates). | Average Weekly Earnings, Australia
(cat. no. 6302.0). |
| Census | Total personal income collected in ranges. Household and family income imputed from personal income. | Population census conducted every 5 years. | Data available for small geographic areas. | Data available from ABS website (TableBuilder). |
| Characteristics of Employment | Earnings and the distribution of weekly earnings. | Annual household survey. | Detailed socio-demographic information and labour force statistics. Distributional data available. | Characteristics of Employment, Australia (cat. no. 6333.0) |
| Economic Activity Survey | Income, expenses, industry value added, operating profit before tax, capital expenditure, employment and wages and salaries. | Annual business survey combined with ATO administrative data (business activity statement). | Time series data available, cross classified by industry divisions and subdivisions. | Australian Industry
(cat. no. 8155.0) |
| Employee Earnings and Jobs | Experimental employee earnings estimates using administrative data. | First publication using data from an experimental linked employer-employee database (LEED). | Demonstrates the feasibility linking employer and employee information to inform labour supply and labour demand and to provide a high quality job count. | Information Paper:
Construction of Experimental Statistics on Employee Earnings and Jobs from Administrative Data, Australia
(cat. no. 6311.0) |
| Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas | Regional estimates of employment and total income for persons who lodge a tax forms, using data sourced from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) | Annual analysis of ATO administrative data (personal income tax). | Data for small areas, down to Local Government Area level. | Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas, 2011-15
(cat. no. 6524.0.55.002) |
| National Accounts | Compensation of employees, a very broad concept of employee remuneration. | Quarterly compilation based primarily on quarterly business surveys. | Broad measure of remuneration (includes, for example, annual bonuses and payment in kind). | Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product
(cat. no. 5206.0). |
| Quarterly Business Indicators Survey | Revenue, profits, inventory and wages paid by private sector businesses. | Quarterly business survey. | Time series data available. | Business Indicators, Australia
(cat. no. 5676.0). |
| Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours | Composition and distribution of earnings (weekly and hourly) of employees, hours paid for, and whether their pay is set by award, collective agreement or individual arrangement. | Biennial business survey with payroll employee component. | Data cross-classified by employer and some employee characteristics. Distributional data available. | Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia (cat. no. 6306.0). |
| Survey of Employment and Earnings | Public sector employee earnings paid by level of Government | Annual business survey. | Public sector estimates, by level of government. | Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia
(cat. no. 6248.0.55.002). |
| Survey of Income and Housing | A breakdown of household income, including wages and salaries. | Two-yearly household survey. | Distributional data on the broader context of household income and components available (including labour income) cross-classified by several employee characteristics. | Household Income and Income Distribution, Australia
(cat. no. 6523.0). |
| Survey of Major Labour Costs | Total earnings as well as other labour costs borne by businesses, for example payroll tax. | Irregular (currently run every 6 years) business survey. | Earnings data in the broader context of labour costs. Data per employee also available. | Labour Costs, Australia
(cat.no. 6348.0). |
| Wage Price Index | Changes in the price of wages and salaries resulting from market pressures. | Quarterly business survey. | Estimate of pure wage inflation removing the effect of composition. | Wage Price Index, Australia
(cat. no. 6345.0). |
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