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["4.18  Average Weekly Earnings (a)"]
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[{"$nulls":4},"All employees ",{"$nulls":11},"Full-time employees (b)"]
[{"$nulls":10},"Males",{"$nulls":5},"Females",{"$nulls":5},"Persons"]
[null,null,"   Males",null,"Females",null,"Persons",null,null,"Adults",null,null," Juniors",null,null,"Adults",null,null," Juniors",null,null,"Adults",null,null," Juniors"]
[{"$nulls":10},"Ordinary",{"$nulls":5},"Ordinary",{"$nulls":5},"Ordinary"]
["Year (e)",null,"  Total",null,"    Total",null,"  Total",null,"  Total",null," time (c)",null,"  Total",null,"  Total",null," time (c)",null,"  Total",null,"  Total",null," time (c)",null,"  Total"]
[{"$nulls":12},"$ per week"]
["1972",null,98.5,null,57.8,null,85.5,null,106.1,null,"n.a.",null,48.3,null,{"v":69,"d":"69.0"},null,"n.a.",null,41.6,null,96.3,null,"n.a.",null,44.9]
["1973",null,115.1,null,68.5,null,99.7,null,124.2,null,"n.a.",null,58.2,null,82.7,null,"n.a.",null,50.1,null,{"v":113,"d":"113.0"},null,"n.a.",null,{"v":54,"d":"54.0"}]
["1974",null,146.5,null,92.4,null,128.4,null,157.7,null,"n.a.",null,77.8,null,112.3,null,"n.a.",null,69.2,null,145.4,null,"n.a.",null,73.3]
["1975",null,164.9,null,109.3,null,{"v":146,"d":"146.0"},null,177.5,null,"n.a.",null,87.1,null,{"v":133,"d":"133.0"},null,"n.a.",null,83.6,null,165.4,null,"n.a.",null,85.3]
["1976",null,188.6,null,127.2,null,167.6,null,202.4,null,"n.a.",null,100.5,null,154.7,null,"n.a.",null,97.7,null,189.4,null,"n.a.",null,99.1]
["1977",null,208.3,null,141.7,null,185.1,null,223.8,null,"n.a.",null,111.3,null,{"v":173,"d":"173.0"},null,"n.a.",null,108.7,null,209.6,null,"n.a.",null,{"v":110,"d":"110.0"}]
["1978 ",null,222.5,null,149.5,null,196.9,null,239.1,null,"n.a.",null,116.8,null,183.1,null,"n.a.",null,114.7,null,223.4,null,"n.a.",null,116.8]
["1979",null,242.7,null,{"v":160,"d":"160.0"},null,213.6,null,{"v":262,"d":"262.0"},null,"n.a.",null,128.6,null,199.6,null,"n.a.",null,123.7,null,244.6,null,"n.a.",null,126.2]
["1980",null,273.8,null,182.8,null,241.6,null,295.3,null,"n.a.",null,146.2,null,225.8,null,"n.a.",null,138.4,null,275.6,null,"n.a.",null,142.6]
["1981 (d)",null,{"v":296,"d":"296.0"},null,{"v":193,"d":"193.0"},null,255.6,null,322.8,null,295.9,null,151.4,null,245.9,null,239.1,null,147.2,null,{"v":299,"d":"299.0"},null,278.5,null,149.5]
["1982 (e) ",null,337.6,null,218.7,null,290.4,null,370.3,null,346.3,null,178.3,null,282.2,null,276.7,null,173.7,null,342.7,null,324.8,null,176.3]
["1983",null,{"v":362,"d":"362.0"},null,237.2,null,311.3,null,394.1,null,368.9,null,194.8,null,303.9,null,297.4,null,181.5,null,365.1,null,{"v":346,"d":"346.0"},null,188.5]
["1984",null,389.5,null,255.1,null,335.4,null,427.3,null,397.8,null,207.8,null,333.5,null,325.5,null,{"v":195,"d":"195.0"},null,398.1,null,375.3,null,{"v":202,"d":"202.0"}]
["1985",null,413.9,null,268.4,null,355.6,null,453.6,null,419.6,null,{"v":217,"d":"217.0"},null,353.7,null,345.3,null,202.5,null,423.1,null,396.9,null,210.2]
["1986 ",null,446.3,null,287.6,null,380.6,null,488.6,null,452.1,null,220.9,null,{"v":382,"d":"382.0"},null,372.7,null,214.5,null,455.2,null,427.2,null,217.9]
["1987",null,{"v":470,"d":"470.0"},null,306.5,null,401.8,null,{"v":516,"d":"516.0"},null,477.5,null,235.6,null,401.9,null,{"v":392,"d":"392.0"},null,224.2,null,479.7,null,450.1,null,230.5]
["1988",null,505.2,null,328.7,null,430.1,null,558.9,null,512.7,null,251.4,null,439.6,null,426.8,null,236.4,null,520.2,null,484.9,null,244.5]
["1989",null,{"v":540,"d":"540.0"},null,349.3,null,457.2,null,595.9,null,{"v":547,"d":"547.0"},null,271.7,null,467.6,null,454.5,null,260.6,null,553.8,null,516.6,null,266.6]
["1990",null,578.2,null,377.9,null,490.6,null,635.8,null,589.2,null,290.5,null,501.2,null,488.9,null,280.3,null,590.6,null,555.6,null,{"v":286,"d":"286.0"}]
["1991",null,589.7,null,393.2,null,501.3,null,654.2,null,612.2,null,307.8,null,527.4,null,514.8,null,291.8,null,610.7,null,578.8,null,300.4]
["1992",null,599.5,null,395.8,null,504.1,null,670.3,null,623.9,null,"n.a. (f)",null,532.9,null,520.7,null,"n.a. (f)",null,{"v":621,"d":"621.0"},null,586.8,null,"n.a. (f)"]
["1993",null,{"v":619,"d":"619.0"},null,408.6,null,521.5,null,692.8,null,641.2,null,"n.a. (f)",null,550.8,null,{"v":537,"d":"537.0"},null,"n.a. (f)",null,642.5,null,604.2,null,"n.a. (f)"]
["1994",null,643.1,null,424.9,null,541.5,null,726.1,null,667.8,null,"n.a. (f)",null,574.7,null,560.6,null,"n.a. (f)",null,671.6,null,629.2,null,"n.a. (f)"]
[{"$nulls":12},"per cent change"]
["1973",null,16.9,null,18.5,null,16.6,null,17.1,null,"n.a.",null,20.5,null,19.9,null,"n.a.",null,20.4,null,17.3,null,"n.a.",null,20.3]
["1974",null,27.3,null,34.9,null,28.8,null,{"v":27,"d":"27.0"},null,"n.a.",null,33.7,null,35.8,null,"n.a.",null,38.1,null,28.7,null,"n.a.",null,35.7]
["1975",null,12.6,null,18.3,null,13.7,null,12.6,null,"n.a.",null,{"v":12,"d":"12.0"},null,18.4,null,"n.a.",null,20.8,null,13.8,null,"n.a.",null,16.4]
["1976",null,14.4,null,16.4,null,14.8,null,{"v":14,"d":"14.0"},null,"n.a.",null,15.4,null,16.3,null,"n.a.",null,16.9,null,14.5,null,"n.a.",null,16.2]
["1977",null,10.4,null,11.4,null,10.4,null,10.6,null,"n.a.",null,10.7,null,11.8,null,"n.a.",null,11.3,null,10.7,null,"n.a.",null,{"v":11,"d":"11.0"}]
["1978 ",null,6.8,null,5.5,null,6.4,null,6.8,null,"n.a.",null,4.9,null,5.8,null,"n.a.",null,5.5,null,6.6,null,"n.a.",null,6.2]
["1979",null,9.1,null,{"v":7,"d":"7.0"},null,8.5,null,9.6,null,"n.a.",null,10.1,null,{"v":9,"d":"9.0"},null,"n.a.",null,7.8,null,9.5,null,"n.a.",null,{"v":8,"d":"8.0"}]
["1980",null,12.8,null,14.3,null,13.1,null,12.7,null,"n.a.",null,13.7,null,13.1,null,"n.a.",null,11.9,null,12.7,null,"n.a.",null,{"v":13,"d":"13.0"}]
["1981 (d)",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a.",null,"n.a."]
["1982 (e) ",null,14.1,null,13.3,null,13.6,null,14.7,null,{"v":17,"d":"17.0"},null,17.8,null,14.8,null,15.7,null,{"v":18,"d":"18.0"},null,14.6,null,16.6,null,17.9]
["1983",null,7.2,null,8.5,null,7.2,null,6.4,null,6.5,null,9.3,null,7.7,null,7.5,null,4.5,null,6.5,null,6.5,null,6.9]
["1984",null,7.6,null,7.5,null,7.7,null,8.4,null,7.8,null,6.7,null,9.7,null,9.4,null,7.4,null,{"v":9,"d":"9.0"},null,8.5,null,7.2]
["1985",null,6.3,null,5.2,null,{"v":6,"d":"6.0"},null,6.2,null,5.5,null,4.4,null,6.1,null,6.1,null,3.8,null,6.3,null,5.8,null,4.1]
["1986 ",null,7.8,null,7.2,null,{"v":7,"d":"7.0"},null,7.7,null,7.7,null,1.8,null,{"v":8,"d":"8.0"},null,7.9,null,5.9,null,7.6,null,7.6,null,3.7]
["1987",null,5.3,null,6.6,null,5.6,null,5.6,null,5.6,null,6.7,null,5.2,null,5.2,null,4.5,null,5.4,null,5.4,null,5.8]
["1988",null,7.5,null,7.2,null,{"v":7,"d":"7.0"},null,8.3,null,7.4,null,6.7,null,9.4,null,8.9,null,5.4,null,8.4,null,7.7,null,6.1]
["1989",null,6.9,null,6.3,null,6.3,null,6.6,null,6.7,null,8.1,null,6.4,null,6.5,null,10.2,null,6.5,null,6.5,null,{"v":9,"d":"9.0"}]
["1990",null,7.1,null,8.2,null,7.3,null,6.7,null,7.7,null,6.9,null,7.2,null,7.6,null,7.6,null,6.6,null,7.5,null,7.3]
["1991",null,{"v":2,"d":"2.0"},null,{"v":4,"d":"4.0"},null,2.2,null,2.9,null,3.9,null,{"v":6,"d":"6.0"},null,5.2,null,5.3,null,4.1,null,3.4,null,4.2,null,{"v":5,"d":"5.0"}]
["1992",null,1.7,null,0.7,null,0.6,null,2.5,null,1.9,null,"n.a. (f)",null,{"v":1,"d":"1.0"},null,1.1,null,"n.a. (f)",null,1.7,null,1.4,null,"n.a. (f)"]
["1993",null,3.3,null,3.2,null,3.5,null,3.4,null,2.8,null,"n.a. (f)",null,3.4,null,3.1,null,"n.a. (f)",null,3.5,null,{"v":3,"d":"3.0"},null,"n.a. (f)"]
["1994",null,3.9,null,{"v":4,"d":"4.0"},null,3.8,null,4.8,null,4.1,null,"n.a. (f)",null,4.3,null,4.4,null,"n.a. (f)",null,4.5,null,4.1,null,"n.a. (f)"]
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["(a)","Estimates are the average weekly earnings for a specified pay week. From 1981 they are from an employer survey using the ABS Register"]
[null,"of Business as a sample framework. Changes in the sample occurred between 1981 and 1983. The susrvey covers all employees, excluding"]
[null,"those in the defence forces, agriculture, employees in private households employing staff, and employees on workers' compensation."]
[null,"Weekly earnings are before tax and other deductions, and include award and over-award payments, penalty rates, overtime earnings,"]
[null,"commissions, bonuses and incentive payments. Prior to 1981, the survey used a different sample and methodology, excluding private"]
[null,"sector businesses not paying payroll tax and waterside workers employed on a casual basis."]
["(b)","Full-time workers are those working the hours specified as full-time in the award or agreement covering their occupation, or those who"]
[null,"normally work 35 hours or over (prior to 1984, 30 hours and over). Adult employees are those 21 years and over, and all those under 21 who"]
[null,"are paid the full adult rate of pay for their occupation. Junior employees are all other employees under 21 years of age."]
["(c)","Ordinary time earnings are that part of total weekly earnings attributable to award, standard or agreed hours of work."]
["(d)","From October 1981 onwards, the survey was extended and the methodology changed. As a result the estimates are not comparable with"]
[null,"earlier periods."]
["(e)","Prior to 1982, surveys were carried out in October of each year. From 1982 onwards they were carried out in November."]
["(f)","Data on average wages for juniors as of May each year are available from ABS Cat. No. 6306 (see footnote (d) to Table 4.19)."]
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["Sources: ",null,"\"Average Earnings and Hours of Employees, Australia\" (6304.0), Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, annual."]
[null,null,"\"Average Weekly Earnings, Australia\" (6302.0), Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, quarterly."]
[null,null,"\"Labour Report\", Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, annual. "]
["Updated 13 November 1995"]