Wage growth data

Australia’s jobs market has held up remarkably well through 2025 and into 2026, despite rising inflation, two consecutive interest rate hikes, and significant global uncertainty. But the headline numbers conceal important details about who is benefiting and where the pressure points are. Here is what the most recent ABS data shows about the Australian labour…

Australian wages are growing. The question is whether they are growing fast enough to keep pace with the cost of living. Based on the most recent data, the answer is mixed — and depends heavily on which industry you work in. Here is what the publicly available data shows about wages and the cost of…