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Population

 

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Estimated resident population

 At 31 March 2012 4,430,400 P

Births

 March 2012 year

60,860

Deaths

 March 2012 year 29,811

Migration

 April 2012 year -4,006
Employment

 

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Total employed

 March 2012 quarter 2,230,000 S

Males employed

 March 2012 quarter 1,187,000 S

Females employed

 March 2012 quarter 1,043,000 S

Unemployment rate

 March 2012 quarter

6.7%

 S

Average weekly earnings

 June 2011 quarter

$1006.32

  
Wage inflation March 2012 year

+2.0%

  
Economic indicators

 

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CPI

 March 2012 quarter +0.5%
GDP in volume terms Change from September 2011 quarter +0.3% S
GDP in current prices Year ended March 2011 $196 billion  
GDP per capita

Year ended March 2011

 $30,800  
Current account balance December 2011 quarter -$2 billion S
 

Change from last quarter

 +13.8% S
Net international position December 2011 quarter -$147 billion
 

Change from last quarter

 -0.0%  
Note:
S Seasonally adjusted
P Provisional