The insight behind the data: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita has recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels, reaching $80,300 per person in the estimated resident population by the year ending June 2021. GDP per capita is a core indicator of economic performance and is commonly used as a broad measure of average living standards or economic wellbeing (i.e., wealth).

Data-driven insight from the ABS 2021 Census. The first tranche of the ABS 2021 Census includes the following data topics:

Your region’s Tourism Activity has been updated across key metrics, tracking important information such as the length of visitor days, origin of visitors and activities by area of interest.

The new Small Area Labour Market Employment update provides guidance on the degree of unemployment within your resident population. This data provides guidance on the level of resident employment, the level of resident unemployment and the size of the local labour force (i.e., the number of persons either working or looking for work in the period).

Monthly update of building approvals for residential volumes and values, non-residential values for houses, units, semi-detached dwellings, conversions, alterations and alterations, new, private and public building approvals. The latest data is reported for September 2021.

Addition of megatrends, which provide long-term trends and identify the potential for change across regions, in terms of economy, environment, technology and people.