Health:
1993 - 2003, Life
expectancy increases
for men and women.
Education and
training:
1994 - 2004, More
Australians obtain
a non-school
qualification.
Work:
1994 - 2004, The
unemployment
rate generally
decreases. | National income:
1993-94 - 2003-04,
Australia experiences
significant real income
growth.
Financial hardship:
1994-95 - 2002-03,
The real income of low
income Australians
increases.
National wealth:
1994 - 2004,
Australia’s real net
worth per capita rises.
Housing:
2001, Housing
in Australia is
generally good.
Productivity:
1993-94 - 2003-04,
Australia experiences
productivity improvement. | The natural
landscape:
1993 - 2004, Some
of the indicators
suggest regress in
this dimension.
The human
environment:
1997 - 2003, Air
quality is generally
good, even though
forest fires have
obscured this trend.
Oceans and
estuaries:
2002, Most estuaries
are largely unmodified
and many are pristine.
International
environmental
concerns:
1992 - 2002,
Greenhouse gas
emissions generally
rise. | Family, community
and social cohesion:
1995 - 2002, More
Australians are
participating in
voluntary work.
Crime:
1993 - 2002, Rates of
personal crime increase
slightly, and household
crime rates change little.
Democracy, governance
and citizenship:
1996 - 2001, More long-term
overseas-born
residents are becoming
citizens. |
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