QUEENSLAND KEY STATISTICS (Data released after 12 April 2007 are not included.)

Tables updated:
Table 3
Table 8
Table 9
Table 11
Table 12
Movements in seasonally adjusted labour force

This page contains the following selected tables on key economic and social indicators for the Queensland economy.

Population and Vitals
Table 1 - Population
Table 2 - Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
Employment and Unemployment
Table 3 - Civilian Labour Force Status
Table 4 - Labour Force - Employees by Industry
Wages and Prices
Table 5 - Average Weekly Earnings of Employees
Table 6 - Consumer Price Index
Building
Table 7 - Building Activity
Table 8 - Building Approvals
Finance
Table 9 - Housing Finance
Trade
Table 10 - Value of Interstate Exports and Imports
Table 11 - Retail Trade - Turnover and Industry
Tourism
Table 12 - Licensed Hotels, Motels, Guest Houses and Serviced Apartments

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POPULATION AND VITALS

					Net migration				Increase during period
Period		Estimated resident population '000	Natural increase(b) '000		Interstate(c) '000	Overseas(d) '000	Total '000		Number '000	Proportion(e) %
2005
	Sep qtr	3,994.9	6.3		6.1	5.4	11.5		17.8	0.4
2006
	Jun qtr	4,053.4	8.3		6.4	3.1	9.5		17.7	0.4
	Sep qtr	4,070.4	5.8		5.6	5.6	11.2		17.0	0.4
(a) Estimates for overseas migration, net migration, total population growth and estimated resident population from September quarter 2005 onwards are preliminary.
(b) Excess of births over deaths. (c) Estimates for interstate migration have been derived from the latest census data on interstate movement in the preceding one year and unidentified information on interstate changes of address advised to Medicare Australia in the process of administering Medicare. (d) See Technical Note Measuring Net Overseas Migration in the 3101.0 link below. (e) The increase during the period expressed as a proportion of the population at the beginning of the period. Source: Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0).

	2001	2005r	2006p	Change 2001-2006p(b)	Change 2005-06
Statistical Division	'000	'000	'000	%	%
Brisbane	1,629.1	1,790.9	1,820.4	2.2	1.6
Gold Coast	432.6	494.2	507.9	3.3	2.8
Sunshine Coast	247.2	283.5	290.2	3.3	2.3
West Moreton	65.7	69.8	70.9	1.5	1.6
Wide Bay-Burnett	236.5	257.8	264.2	2.2	2.5
Darling Downs	210.4	223.2	226.4	1.5	1.5
South West	27.0	27.1	27.1	0.1	0.0
Fitzroy	181.7	190.5	193.2	1.2	1.4
Central West	12.5	12.3	12.2	-0.6	-0.8
Mackay	137.5	147.9	151.6	2.0	2.5
Northern	190.3	206.3	210.9	2.1	2.3
Far North	224.2	239.3	243.9	1.7	1.9
North West	34.3	34.3	34.6	0.2	0.7
Queensland(c)	3,628.9	3,977.1	4,053.4	2.2	1.9
(a) Estimates use the 2006 edition of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (cat. no. 1216.0). Estimates for 2001 are final, based on results of the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, while those for 2005 are revised estimates and 2006 estimates are preliminary. (b) Average annual growth rate. (c) Including Off-Shore Areas and Migratory. Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia (cat. no. 3218.0).

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT

		Employed				Unemployed			Total labour force
		Full-time	Part-time	Total		Number	Unemploy- ment rate		Number	Partici- pation rate	Not in labour force	Civilian population aged 15 years and over
Period		’000	’000	’000		’000	%		’000	%	’000	’000
ORIGINAL DATA
2006
	Mar	1,422.1	590.5	2,012.5		116.1	5.5		2,128.7	66.6	1,067.6	3,196.2
2007
	Feb	1,538.2	566.3	2,104.4		103.7	4.7		2,208.2	67.6	1,059.7	3,267.9
	Mar	1,540.5	585.3	2,125.8		97.9	4.4		2,223.7	67.9	1,050.5	3,274.3
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(c)
2006
	Mar	1,429.8	na	2,015.0		105.5	5.0		2,120.5	66.3	na	na
2007
	Feb	1,532.9	na	2,117.2		88.9	4.0		2,206.1	67.5	na	na
	Mar	1,549.0	na	2,127.5		89.0	4.0		2,216.5	67.7	na	na
TREND ESTIMATES(c)
2006
	Mar	1,440.7	na	2,007.7		105.8	5.0		2,113.5	66.1	na	na
2007
	Feb	1,535.3	na	2,118.2		88.1	4.0		2,206.3	67.5	na	na
	Mar	1,541.1	na	2,125.4		87.7	4.0		2,213.1	67.6	na	na
na not available (a) From February 2004, labour force estimates have been compiled using benchmarks based on results of the 2001 Census of Population and Housing. (b) See Sampling errors in Labour Force Survey in Key Statistics Explanatory Notes below. (c) Revisions in Seasonally Adjusted and Trend estimates are explained in the section 'Seasonal Adjustment and Trend Estimation' in the Explanatory Notes of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0). Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0).

	Feb 2006	Nov 2006	Feb 2007
Industry division	’000	’000	’000
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing	34.4	40.7	42.8
Mining	35.4	34.3	37.2
Manufacturing	169.4	174.6	168.4
Electricity, gas and water	18.5	12.4	17.6
Construction	138.6	161.1	168.5
Wholesale trade	74.1	76.9	73.5
Retail trade	281.6	283.7	298.1
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants	98.3	101.5	101.6
Transport and storage	87.8	92.8	100.9
Communication services	22.7	23.0	29.2
Finance and insurance	47.4	57.3	55.7
Property and business services	185.9	202.2	202.6
Government administration and defence	92.6	97.8	106.7
Education	140.0	136.5	137.8
Health and community services	183.4	191.2	193.9
Cultural and recreational services	42.6	44.5	45.6
Personal and other services	67.7	62.7	62.3
Total all industries(b)	1,720.5	1,793.2	1,842.4
(a) Estimates have been revised using updated population benchmarks and incorporating a minor change to the definition of unemployed persons. Detail of these changes can be found in the following article; Australia's Labour Market Statistics, April 2004, Feature Article - Technical Report: Improvements to Labour Force Estimates (cat. no. 6105.0). (b) Estimates have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals. Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003).

WAGES AND PRICES

		Males				Females				Persons
		Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	Full-time adult total earnings	All employees total earnings		Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	Full-time adult total earnings	All employees total earnings		Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	Full-time adult total earnings	All employees total earnings
Period(a)		$	$	$		$	$	$		$	$	$
2005
	Nov	1,015.00	1,079.80	900.60		866.00	880.10	598.30		960.60	1,005.80	752.90
2006
	Aug	1,042.70	1,119.10	976.70		884.40	900.30	628.50		984.60	1,039.50	808.10
	Nov	1,052.80	1,130.90	988.60		889.40	905.40	640.80		992.50	1,046.80	818.50
(a) The actual reference period is the last pay period ending on or before the third Friday of the middle month of the quarter. Source: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat. no. 6302.0).

Period		Food	Alcohol and tobacco	Clothing and footwear	Housing	Household contents and services(b)	Health	Transportation
2005
	Dec qtr	160.8	227.8	104.6	139.7	124.8	207.5	151.4
2006
	Sep qtr	175.1	232.1	103.1	143.9	127.4	223.1	159.5
	Dec qtr	176.1	233.4	102.0	144.8	128.0	220.6	154.0
Period		Communication	Recreation	Education	Financial and insurance services(c)	All groups	All groups % change from previous quarter	All groups % change from same quarter previous year
2005
	Dec qtr	112.4	127.6	266.7	100.9	152.1	0.8	2.8
2006
	Sep qtr	113.8	129.1	270.9	101.5	157.5	0.8	4.4
	Dec qtr	114.4	130.1	271.0	102.0	157.3	-0.1	3.4
(a) Unless otherwise specified, base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0. (b) Series renamed and changed to composition (linked to 14th series equivalent), see Appendix 2 of Consumer Price Index, September quarter 2005 (cat. no. 6401.0). (c) Base: June quarter 2005 = 100.0. Note: Analytical Living Cost Indexes for Selected Australian Household Types are compiled once a year after each June quarter release of this publication. The latest update of these series, to June quarter 2003, was released in the September 2004 issue of the Australian Economic Indicators (cat. no. 1350.0). A link to this article can be found in Related Links on the ABS CPI web site page. Source: Consumer Price Index, Australia (cat. no. 6401.0).

BUILDING

		Dwellings completed(d)				Value of building work completed
		New houses	New other residential buildings	Total(e)		New houses	New other residential buildings	Non- residential building	Total(f)	Value of work done in period(g)
Period		no.	no.	no.		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
2005
	Sep qtr	6,330	3,466	9,816		1,350.8	853.1	1,006.9	3,498.3	3,768.9
2006
	Junr qtr	5,696	4,438	10,145		1,284.3	1,236.6	1,253.7	4,034.2	4,010.0
	Sep qtr	5,132	3,585	8,729		1,118.4	842.5	1,275.0	3,486.9	4,218.6
(a) The scope of building activity includes all new residential buildings; alterations and additions to residential buildings with an approval value of $10,000 and over; and non-residential building (including alterations and additions to existing buildings) with an approval value of $50,000 and over. (b) Data are inclusive of non-deductible GST payable on residential buildings. See paragraphs under 'GST on Building Activity' at bottom of page. (c) Some data items have been revised. For further information, see notes in the latest issue of Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0). (d) Including alterations, additions and conversions. (e) Including dwellings created as a result of alterations and additions. (f) Including alterations and additions (valued at $10,000 and over) to residential buildings, which are not shown in the foregoing columns. (g) Including building work that is uncompleted during the period. Source: Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0).

		Dwelling units in new residential buildings				Value of all residential buildings				Value of all non-residential buildings
		Private sector	Public sector	Total		Private sector	Public sector	Total		Total
Period		no.	no.	no.		$m	$m	$m		$m
2006
	Feb	2,961	21	2,982		728.8	5.2	734.0		298.2
2007
	Jan	2,993	38	3,031		818.0	7.6	825.6		592.2
	Feb	3,222	105	3,327		809.6	25.4	834.9		438.9
(a) The scope of building approvals includes all approved new residential building jobs valued at $10,000 or more; all approved non-residential building jobs valued at $50,000 or more; and approved alterations and additions valued at $10,000 or more to residential buildings. (b) Revisions to previously published statistics are included in the table. Source: Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0).

FINANCE

		By purpose						By type of buyer
								First home buyers			Non-first home buyers(d)
		For con- struction	For purchase of newly erected dwellings	For purchase of established dwellings(d)	Total	For refinancing of established dwellings		Number of dwellings financed	Average borrowing size		Number of dwellings financed	Average borrowing size
Period		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.		no.	$’000		no.	$’000
2006
	Feb	908	536	11,101	12,545	3,687		2,263	215.9		10,282	216.2
2007
	Jan	1,096	483	10,599	12,178	3,455		2,353	227.4		9,825	224.9
	Feb	1,172	568	12,296	14,036	3,781		2,723	232.3		11,313	228.9
(a) Excluding alterations and additions. (b) Seasonal effects and non-seasonal volatility can cause fluctuations in data. Seasonally adjusted and trend figures can be used to take these fluctuations into account and are available on request. (c) Revisions to previously published statistics are included in the table. (d) Including refinancing. Source: Housing Finance, Australia (cat. no. 5609.0).

TRADE

		Total exports	Change from previous period	Change from same qtr previous year	Total imports	Change from previous period	Change from same qtr previous year
Period		$'000	%	%	$'000	%	%
2005
	Dec qtr	2,585,849	8.0	10.1	5,688,532	1.1	-12.9
2006
	Sep qtr	2,431,004r	9.4r	1.6r	5,842,287r	10.2r	3.8r
	Dec qtr	2,655,755	9.2	2.7	5,987,450	2.5	5.3
(a) Interstate exports and imports are compiled using a classification based on the Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 3). (b) In compiling the estimates of Interstate Trade for OESR, the ABS uses a partial coverage census based on businesses with more than $400,000 of interstate trade. This collection is now under review due to frame and coverage issues. New businesses are not well represented, so the estimates are likely to be understated. The estimates are prepared for use in the compilation of Treasury’s State Accounts and users should exercise strong caution in their independent use. (c) September quarter 2006 figures revised due to a systems error. Source: Queensland Treasury, Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR).

		Food retailing	Department stores	Clothing & soft goods retailing	Household goods retailing	Recreational goods retailing	Other retailing	Hospitality & services	Total
Period		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
2006
	Feb	1,247.6	184.6	196.1	458.2	^135.3	331.2	566.8	3,119.8
2007
	Jan	1,522.7	243.1	255.7	591.4	^156.7	329.9	603.4	3,702.9
	Feb	1,378.9	195.8	187.5	539.1	147.5	315.3	545.9	3,310.0
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution (a) See paragraph 5 of the Explanatory Notes in Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0). (b) Seasonal effects and non-seasonal volatility can cause fluctuations in data. Seasonally adjusted and trend figures can be used to take these fluctuations into account and are available in Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0). Source: Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0).

TOURISM

		Establish -ments	Guest rooms	Bed spaces	Room nights occupied	Room occupancy rate(b)	Guest nights	Bed occupancy rate	Guest arrivals	Takings from accomm- odation(b)
Period		no.	no.	no.	'000	%	'000	%	'000	$'000
2005
	Dec qtr	1,069	57,127	175,723	3,556.9	67.8	7,128.6	44.2	2,602.3	461,511
2006
	Sep qtr	1,073	56,970	177,553	3,845.9	73.4	7,455.9	45.7	2,772.3	505,820
	Dec qtr	1,081	57,793	179,214	3,682.3	69.3	7,305.9	44.4	2,723.4	515,418
(a) Comprising establishments with 15 or more rooms or units. (b) Seasonally adjusted and trend figures are available for room occupancy rates and takings from accommodation in the data cube; Tourist Accommodation, Small Area Data, Queensland (cat. no. 8635.3.55.001). Source: Tourist Accommodation, Australia (cat. no. 8635.0).

Key Statistics Explanatory Notes

Sampling errors in Labour Force Survey

The estimates in Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) are based on a sample survey. Because the entire population is not enumerated, the published estimates and the movements derived from them are subject to sampling variability. Standard errors give a measure of this variability and appear on pages 27 and 28 of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0).

The 95% confidence intervals below provide another way of looking at the variability inherent in estimates from sample surveys. The interval bounded by the two limits is the 95% confidence interval. A 95% confidence interval has a 95% chance of including the true value of the estimate.

	Monthly change		95% Confidence interval
Total employment	10,300		34,500	to	-13,900
Total unemployment	100		12,500	to	-12,300
Unemployment rate	0.0		0.6	to	-0.6
Participation rate	0.2		1.0	to	-0.6

GST on Building Activity

Within building activity statistics, purchasers of residential structures are unable to deduct GST from the purchase price. For non-residential structures, the reverse is true. While the ABS collects all building activity data on a GST inclusive basis, it publishes value data inclusive of GST in respect of residential construction and exclusive of GST in respect of non-residential construction.

It is appropriate to add the residential and non-residential components to derive total building activity. Valuation of the components of the total is consistent, since, for both components, the value data is recorded inclusive of non-deductible GST paid by the purchaser. As such, total building activity includes the non-deductible GST payable on residential building.

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