COMPARISON OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA

NEW SOUTH

SOUTH 

WALES

AUSTRALIA

Area 

7,682,000

228,000

802,000

984,000

(Square kilometres)

Population

19,657.4M

4,872.0M

6,654.4M

1,520.6M

(March 2002)

Population, 15 years &

15,667.8M

3,943.6M

5,275.4M

1,221.9M

over 

(August 2002)

Labour force

9,906.1M

2,501.5M

3,268.6M

734.8M

(August 2002)

Unemployment rate

6.0%

5.9%

5.4%

6.7%

(August 2002)

Gross earnings

$16,807.8M

$3,403.4M

$5,701.8M

$1,208.3M

(March 2002   Public

sector employees)*

(March 2002   Private

$53,764M

$14,402M

$20,442M

$3,563M

sector employees)*

Average weekly 

$683.90

$679.30

$724.40

$642.80

earnings

(All employees  

February 2002)

* ABS data on total gross

earnings is no longer

available. This data is now

recorded separately for

private and public sector

employees.

Heads of Workers' Compensation Authorities  2