6345.0 - Wage Price Index, Australia, Mar 2018 Quality Declaration 
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APPENDIX DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE ON WAGES


AS UPDATED DECEMBER QUARTER 2016

A1 DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYERS' EXPENDITURE ON WAGES, TOTAL EARNINGS(a)(b)
Private
Public
Total
%
%
%
Australia by sector
Australia
76.9
23.1
100.0
Sector by State/Territory
New South Wales
33.7
29.6
32.7
Victoria
26.1
22.4
25.2
Queensland
18.2
18.5
18.3
South Australia
5.1
6.8
5.5
Western Australia
12.9
12.3
12.8
Tasmania
1.3
2.4
1.6
Northern Territory
1.2
2.0
1.4
Australian Capital Territory
1.5
6.1
2.6
Australia
100.0
100.0
100.0
Sector by broad industry group(c)
Mining
4.4
(d)
3.4
Manufacturing
10.5
(d)
8.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
1.0
3.6
1.6
Construction
10.9
(d)
8.4
Wholesale trade
6.7
(d)
5.1
Retail trade
8.7
(d)
6.7
Accommodation and food services
4.4
(d)
3.4
Transport, postal and warehousing
4.9
(d)
4.9
Information media and telecommunications
2.3
(d)
2.1
Financial and insurance services
7.1
(d)
5.7
Rental, hiring and real estate services
2.2
(d)
1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services
12.1
1.7
9.7
Administrative and support services
6.8
(d)
5.3
Public administration and safety
0.6
33.2
8.1
Education and training
3.8
28.4
9.5
Health care and social assistance
8.8
24.1
12.3
Arts and recreation services
1.2
(d)
1.0
Other services
3.7
(d)
2.9
All industries
100.0
100.0
100.0
(a) See paragraphs 20-25 of the Explanatory Notes.
(b) Components may not sum to 100.0 due to rounding.
(c) Classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (cat. no. 1292.0).
(d) For the Public sector, these industries are combined and included in the 'All industries' total.

A2 DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYERS' EXPENDITURE ON WAGES, ORDINARY TIME EARNINGS(a)(b)
Private
Public
Total
%
%
%
Australia by sector
Australia
76.7
23.3
100.0
Sector by State/Territory
New South Wales
34.0
29.5
33.0
Victoria
26.2
22.4
25.3
Queensland
18.1
18.5
18.2
South Australia
5.0
6.8
5.5
Western Australia
12.6
12.2
12.5
Tasmania
1.3
2.4
1.6
Northern Territory
1.1
2.0
1.3
Australian Capital Territory
1.5
6.1
2.6
Australia
100.0
100.0
100.0
Sector by broad industry group(c)
Mining
4.4
(d)
3.4
Manufacturing
10.3
(d)
7.9
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
0.9
3.4
1.5
Construction
10.1
(d)
7.9
Wholesale trade
6.7
(d)
5.2
Retail trade
8.8
(d)
6.8
Accommodation and food services
4.5
(d)
3.5
Transport, postal and warehousing
4.6
(d)
4.7
Information media and telecommunications
2.4
(d)
2.1
Financial and insurance services
7.4
(d)
5.9
Rental, hiring and real estate services
2.2
(d)
1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services
12.3
1.7
9.8
Administrative and support services
6.9
(d)
5.3
Public administration and safety
0.6
33.0
8.2
Education and training
3.9
29.0
9.7
Health care and social assistance
9.0
23.9
12.5
Arts and recreation services
1.2
(d)
1.1
Other services
3.7
(d)
2.8
All industries
100.0
100.0
100.0
(a) See paragraphs 20-25 of the Explanatory Notes.
(b) Components may not sum to 100.0 due to rounding.
(c) Classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (cat. no. 1292.0).
(d) For the Public sector, these industries are combined and included in the 'All industries' total.