Gender indicators

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Key economic and social indicators comparing males and females including gender pay gap and life expectancy

Key Indicators

This Gender indicators page is updated twice a year, with gender pay gap indicators from the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) survey updated in February and August to coincide with the release of AWE. Labour Force Survey indicators are also included in these updates. Other indicators are updated in either February or August. Links on the indicator cards and graphs will take you to the latest data.

Gender pay gap measures

Gender pay gap measures

Gender pay gap measures

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 8.4 to 34.2.
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  1. Based on mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult employees from AWE. These measures exclude part-time employees and overtime earnings. The commonly cited measure also excludes amounts salary sacrificed. For further information, see Gender pay gap guide.

Data Source: Employee Earnings and Hours (published and unpublished) and Average Weekly Earnings.

Average weekly earnings, by sex

Average weekly earnings, by sex

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $. Data ranges from 430.8 to 1758.4.
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  1. Excludes amounts salary sacrificed. 

Work

Employment to population ratio, by sex (Seasonally adjusted)

Employment to population ratio, by sex (Seasonally adjusted)

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 39.5 to 72.7.
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Education

Labour force status by non-school qualifications, May 2023

Labour force status by non-school qualifications, May 2023

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 1.9 to 74.4.
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  1. Includes Certificates I-IV and not further defined, diplomas, advanced diplomas and associate degrees.

Non-school qualifications, by sex

Non-school qualifications, by sex

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 55.5 to 64.
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Bachelor degree or above, by sex and age, 2023

Bachelor degree or above, by sex and age, 2023

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 7.8 to 51.6.
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Field of current study for a non-school qualification, by sex, 2023 (a)

Field of current study for a non-school qualification, by sex, 2023 (a)

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  1. People aged 15-74 who were studying for a non-school qualification.

Health and wellbeing

Age-standardised death rates for all-cause mortality, by sex (a)(b)(c)

Age-standardised death rates for all-cause mortality, by sex (a)(b)(c)

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying per 100,000 people. Data ranges from 410.3 to 653.3.
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  1. Causes of death data for recent years is preliminary and subject to a revisions process.
  2. Data is by date of registration. Data may not match that published previously by reference year.
  3. See the Data quality section of the Causes of Death, Australia, 2022 methodology for more information.

 

Age-standardised death rates for suicide, by sex (a)(b)(c)

Age-standardised death rates for suicide, by sex (a)(b)(c)

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying per 100,000 people. Data ranges from 5.7 to 20.1.
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  1. Causes of death data for recent years is preliminary and subject to a revisions process.
  2. Data is by date of registration. Data may not match that published previously by reference year.
  3. See the Data quality section of the Causes of Death, Australia, 2022 methodology for more information on how to interpret the time-series and 2022 data.

Crime

Sexual assault, victimisation rate, by sex

Sexual assault, victimisation rate, by sex

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying per 100,000 people. Data ranges from 28.8 to 227.1.
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Experienced cohabiting partner(a) violence, emotional abuse or economic abuse since the age of 15(b)

Experienced cohabiting partner(a) violence, emotional abuse or economic abuse since the age of 15(b)

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  1. A partner the person lives with or lived with at some point, in a married or de facto relationship.  
  2. The number of males/females who have experienced cohabiting partner violence, emotional abuse, or economic abuse since the age of 15 expressed as a percentage of all males/females aged 18 years and over.

See Partner violence, 2021-22 for definitions.

Work-life balance

Feeling rushed or pressed for time, by sex, 2020-21

Feeling rushed or pressed for time, by sex, 2020-21

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 10.4 to 55.1.
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Participation in domestic activities, by sex, 2020-21

Participation in domestic activities, by sex, 2020-21

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from 4.1 to 92.6.
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