As of July 1, 2025, the national hourly minimum wage in Australia was ***** Australian dollars. This represents an increase of **** Australian dollars compared to 2020, and continues the pattern of year on year growth.

This dataset provides values for LIVING WAGE FAMILY reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

As of July 1, 2024 in Australia, the national weekly minimum wage was ****** Australian dollars for full-time award-free adult employees. This represents an hourly wage of ******Australian dollars and continues the pattern of year on year growth. The weekly national minimum wage has increased by just over *** Australian dollars since 2016.

Minimum Wages in Australia increased to 948 AUD/week in 2025 from 915.90 AUD/week in 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia National Minimum Hourly Wage Rate data was reported at 24.100 AUD in May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 24.100 AUD for Apr 2025. Australia National Minimum Hourly Wage Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 18.290 AUD from Jul 2010 (Median) to May 2025, with 179 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.100 AUD in May 2025 and a record low of 15.000 AUD in Jun 2011. Australia National Minimum Hourly Wage Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G054: National Minimum Wage Rate.

Between March 2024 and March 2025, wages in Australia declined by around 0.6 percent. Wage growth in recent years has been relatively low in comparison to previous years, in particular in December 2020, which only saw a wage growth of 1.3%. Inflation and CPI outstripping wages While wages have increased in Australia, they have still not matched the rate of inflation, which was sitting at 2.4 percent at the end of 2024, down from a high of 7.8 percent at the end of 2022. The high cost of goods has also put pressure on the public, with the Consumer Price Index standing at around 139.4 points, compared to a base year of 2011-12. Rent is on the rise As with many around the world, Australians are also feeling the costs of rent increases. The majority of people in Australia perceive that the cost of rent has risen significantly in their local area. This in turn has seen the government expenditure on rental assistance continue to be high, with around 4.7 billion Australian dollars spent to assist the Australian public in maintaining their housing needs.

In the year ended June 2024, around ** percent of the household income of minimum wage couples in Greater Sydney was spent on rent. In the rest of New South Wales, this share was around ** percent of the household income.

Australia National Minimum Weekly Wage Rate data was reported at 948.000 AUD in Dec 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 948.000 AUD for Nov 2025. Australia National Minimum Weekly Wage Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 694.900 AUD from Jul 2010 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 186 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 948.000 AUD in Dec 2025 and a record low of 569.900 AUD in Jun 2011. Australia National Minimum Weekly Wage Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G: National Minimum Wage Rate. Weekly national minimum wage is calculated on the basis of 38 ordinary hours in a week.

In 2022, France had the highest real minimum wage at **** U.S. dollars an hour out of all the OECD countries, once adjusted for purchasing power parity. Australia and Luxembourg followed behind at **** dollars per hour. On the other hand, the minimum wage in Malta was only *** dollars per hour.

As of January 2024, the monthly minimum net wage in Australia amounted to approximately ***** U.S. dollars. Comparatively, the monthly minimum net wage in Pakistan amounted to approximately *** U.S. dollars as of January 2024.

This dataset provides values for MINIMUM WAGES IN ASIA reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Data files and code needed to replicate, "The Political Economy of Minimum Wage Setting: The Factories and Shops Act of Victoria (Australia), 1896-1913

Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group J data was reported at 1,089.100 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,057.400 AUD for 2018. Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group J data is updated yearly, averaging 954.000 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,089.100 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 838.000 AUD in 2010. Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group J data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry. GROUP J engaged in one of the following classifications: Engineer, Assistant to the Chief Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineer, Open Cut Overseer, Chief Surveyor, Metallurgist, Senior Chemist, Geologist, Assistant Undermanager, Senior Foreperson, Accountant, Washing Plant Superintendent and/or Supervisor, EDP Supervisor, Mines Rescue Training Officer Level 3, and Mines Rescue Technical Officer Level 3.

Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Mineworker - Induction Level 2 data was reported at 856.200 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 831.300 AUD for 2018. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Mineworker - Induction Level 2 data is updated yearly, averaging 750.050 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 856.200 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 658.800 AUD in 2010. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Mineworker - Induction Level 2 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry.

The Australian Gallup Polls, commissioned by Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) cover the periods of 1943-1968 and 1975-1987. Australian Gallup Polls comprise two subseries: the earlier series conducted by Roy Morgan (1943-1968); and the later series by McNair Anderson Associates (1975-1983). Opinion polls in the earlier series were conducted on a regular basis by Roy Morgan and the current holding of this archive date from July 1943 to August 1968, a total of 89 polls. The data are also available from the Roper Centre, University of Connecticut, U.S.A, where they were originally deposited. Topics covered in this survey, Australian Gallup Poll Survey 69 Dec 2 1949, are attitudes to daylight saving, mode of interstate travel, women's pay, Labor's programme of nationalisation, immigration of displaced persons from Europe, housing, Sunday opening of picture theatres and Australia's problems - industrial unrest, social services, production, wages and conditions, and the cost of living. Standard variables are vehicle and telephone ownership, occupation, religion, economic classification, age, sex, vote intention and vote at last Federal election.

Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 7: Dual Trade Instrumentation data was reported at 1,069.800 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,038.600 AUD for 2018. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 7: Dual Trade Instrumentation data is updated yearly, averaging 937.050 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,069.800 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 823.000 AUD in 2010. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 7: Dual Trade Instrumentation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry.

Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group C data was reported at 949.900 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 922.200 AUD for 2018. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group C data is updated yearly, averaging 832.050 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 949.900 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 730.900 AUD in 2010. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group C data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry. GROUP C engaged in one of the following classifications: Computer Operator, Senior Clerk, Senior Stores Clerk, Laboratory Technician, Assistant Surveyor, and Assistant Safety Officer.

Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 1: Basic data was reported at 805.900 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 782.400 AUD for 2018. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 1: Basic data is updated yearly, averaging 705.900 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 805.900 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 620.000 AUD in 2010. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry: Level 1: Basic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry.

Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group M data was reported at 1,185.900 AUD in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,151.400 AUD for 2018. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group M data is updated yearly, averaging 1,038.950 AUD from Jun 2010 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,185.900 AUD in 2019 and a record low of 912.550 AUD in 2010. Australia Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Black Coal Mining Industry: Group M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Fair Work Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G029: Minimum Weekly Rate of Pay: Mining Industry. GROUP M engaged in one of the following classifications: Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineer (in charge), Undermanager (in charge), and Mines Rescue Superintendent.

The number of employed people in Australia amounted to 14.35 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the number rose by 8.06 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. From 2024 to 2026, the number will increase by 540,000 people.The indicator describes the number of employed people. This refers to persons who during a pre-defined period, either: a) performed wage or salary work, b) held a formal attachment to their job (even if not currently working), (c) performed for-profit work for personal or family gain , (d) were with an enterprise although temporarily not at work for any specific reason.