General information about Australia
Australian Economy
If you’re migrating to Australia – you’ll want to know about the strength of the Australian economy.
To quote the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:
“Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.”
Here are the facts and figures to back it up:
In 2015, Australia enjoyed its 25th year of uninterrupted annual economic growth, averaging 3.3 per cent a year
Australia weathered the 2008 global financial crisis better than most developed economies – without a recession
Unemployment is low, at around 5/6%
Per capita GDP is higher than the UK, France and Germany in terms of purchasing power parity
Australia is rated ‘triple A’ by all three global rating agencies and has levels of net public debt that are among the lowest in the OECD
Australia is a global leader in five sectors: agribusiness, education, tourism, mining and wealth management
Our country Australia has 4% of the world’s total foreign students in tertiary education. This is the third largest in the world
Australian agriculture feeds around 60 million people per year
Australia is currently ranked fifth on the Index of Economic Freedom
Business expenditure on research and development has more than tripled in the last decade reaching A$18.8 billion in 2013–14
15 out of 20 industries in Australia have productivity levels above global averages
More information about living in Australia
Read on to find out more…
Figuring out where to live in Australia?
Read about different places around the country
Need a place to live?
Find out where to start looking for student accommodation
Need to earn $?
Find out about working in Australia
Want to read fun facts?
Discover what you don’t know in our interesting Australian facts
Want to get started with public transport research?
Read our travel and transport in Australia
Want to find out about the Australian economy?