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The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... unfortunately those who are unpartnered have worse economic outcomes. Data released last year by the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that the number of registered marriages in Australia dropped from 123,243 in 2001 to 119,188 in 2018 before plunging ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... superannuation or to provide other sources of income and wealth," Salt said. Also, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, life expectancy in Australia has increased from 69 in 1950 to 84 in 2023, adding 15 more years to the post-retirement ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... creating the dataset, KPMG used labour force participation data for five year age groups from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey, adjusted using detailed labour force data from the Census of Population and Housing.

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 3.7%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reported a decline in employment for the second consecutive month, following a period of robust jobs growth throughout 2022. Employment ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... rising to the highest annual rate of inflation in over 30 years. The figures were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today and mark the fourth consecutive quarterly rise greater than any seen since the introduction of GST in 2000. ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index rose 1.0% in the September 2022 quarter, and 3.1% annually. The average size of hourly wage ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... inflationary pressures and to begin budget repair," the strategy said. Pertinently, data today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8% in the September quarter. Over the 12 months to September 2022 ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... rate of inflation is sustained at just 5%, a rate well below the current 6.1% CPI estimate by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retirees' nominal purchasing power will be halved over 14 years. Therefore, older Australian need a different ...

What's the deal with managed funds?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... risk comparably, otherwise what are investors paying for?" Lallensack questioned. Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released research on the assets and liabilities of financial institutions that pool funds for investment, encompassing ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...