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[null,null,"    15 to 19",null,null,"     20 to 24",null,null,"     25 to 34",null,null,"    35 to 44",null,null,"   45 to 54",null,null,"     55 to 59",null,null,"    60 to 64",null,null," 65 and over"]
["August",{"$nulls":12},"Persons, per cent"]
["1964",null,65.9,null,null,74.7,null,null,{"v":65,"d":"65.0"},null,null,67.5,null,null,64.3,{"$nulls":4},"51.4",{"$nulls":3},{"v":12,"d":"12.0"}]
["1965 ",null,64.8,null,null,76.1,null,null,65.8,null,null,{"v":68,"d":"68.0"},null,null,{"v":65,"d":"65.0"},{"$nulls":4},"52.3",{"$nulls":3},12.2]
["1966 (b)",null,64.8,null,null,76.1,null,null,67.2,null,null,69.4,null,null,66.3,null,null,58.8,null,null,47.5,null,null,12.5]
["1967",null,62.9,null,null,76.8,null,null,67.4,null,null,69.8,null,null,66.6,null,null,60.5,null,null,47.5,null,null,12.8]
["1968",null,60.6,null,null,76.5,null,null,68.2,null,null,70.2,null,null,67.6,null,null,60.8,null,null,48.1,null,null,11.8]
["1969",null,58.4,null,null,77.2,null,null,69.1,null,null,70.9,null,null,67.8,null,null,59.8,null,null,46.1,null,null,{"v":12,"d":"12.0"}]
["1970",null,59.1,null,null,77.3,null,null,70.6,null,null,72.4,null,null,69.1,null,null,60.2,null,null,46.5,null,null,11.6]
["1971",null,57.1,null,null,76.2,null,null,70.3,null,null,73.9,null,null,69.5,null,null,60.1,null,null,46.5,null,null,11.8]
["1972",null,57.3,null,null,76.7,null,null,70.6,null,null,{"v":74,"d":"74.0"},null,null,70.8,null,null,60.5,null,null,46.3,null,null,11.8]
["1973",null,57.7,null,null,76.4,null,null,72.1,null,null,74.8,null,null,70.8,null,null,59.5,null,null,45.8,null,null,11.2]
["1974",null,56.4,null,null,76.8,null,null,72.7,null,null,75.6,null,null,70.4,null,null,59.3,null,null,43.6,null,null,10.2]
["1975",null,58.7,null,null,77.6,null,null,72.9,null,null,{"v":76,"d":"76.0"},null,null,70.6,null,null,59.3,null,null,41.4,null,null,9.4]
["1976",null,57.5,null,null,78.5,null,null,72.7,null,null,76.1,null,null,71.8,null,null,{"v":59,"d":"59.0"},null,null,38.8,null,null,8.2]
["1977",null,59.9,null,null,79.8,null,null,73.7,null,null,76.8,null,null,71.2,null,null,58.8,null,null,{"v":38,"d":"38.0"},null,null,7.9]
["1978 (c)",null,59.3,null,null,78.2,null,null,73.6,null,null,76.5,null,null,{"v":70,"d":"70.0"},null,null,55.8,null,null,35.8,null,null,6.7]
["1979",null,58.3,null,null,79.7,null,null,73.1,null,null,76.7,null,null,69.5,null,null,53.8,null,null,32.5,null,null,6.2]
["1980",null,61.1,null,null,80.8,null,null,74.2,null,null,77.6,null,null,{"v":70,"d":"70.0"},null,null,{"v":56,"d":"56.0"},null,null,{"v":31,"d":"31.0"},null,null,6.4]
["1981",null,59.5,null,null,{"v":81,"d":"81.0"},null,null,74.2,null,null,76.9,null,null,70.6,null,null,55.4,null,null,30.7,null,null,5.9]
["1982",null,59.3,null,null,79.6,null,null,74.3,null,null,76.9,null,null,70.2,null,null,52.5,null,null,27.9,null,null,5.3]
["1983",null,57.6,null,null,80.2,null,null,74.1,null,null,76.8,null,null,69.9,null,null,53.4,null,null,26.9,null,null,4.8]
["1984",null,57.3,null,null,80.6,null,null,74.9,null,null,{"v":77,"d":"77.0"},null,null,70.5,null,null,52.5,null,null,{"v":27,"d":"27.0"},null,null,5.2]
["1985",null,56.9,null,null,81.7,null,null,{"v":76,"d":"76.0"},null,null,78.4,null,null,70.6,null,null,52.1,null,null,26.5,null,null,4.9]
["1986 (d)",null,57.6,null,null,81.9,null,null,77.4,null,null,79.7,null,null,72.7,null,null,52.6,null,null,28.6,null,null,4.7]
["1987",null,55.6,null,null,82.6,null,null,78.2,null,null,80.3,null,null,72.8,null,null,52.8,null,null,28.6,null,null,5.1]
["1988",null,56.2,null,null,{"v":83,"d":"83.0"},null,null,77.9,null,null,81.3,null,null,72.5,null,null,52.8,null,null,30.6,null,null,{"v":5,"d":"5.0"}]
["1989",null,58.3,null,null,83.4,null,null,79.9,null,null,81.6,null,null,74.3,null,null,53.8,null,null,31.5,null,null,4.9]
["1990",null,57.4,null,null,83.8,null,null,79.7,null,null,83.2,null,null,75.6,null,null,55.1,null,null,33.3,null,null,4.9]
["1991",null,52.9,null,null,81.9,null,null,79.9,null,null,82.8,null,null,76.5,null,null,53.9,null,null,{"v":32,"d":"32.0"},null,null,5.3]
["1992",null,54.1,null,null,81.6,null,null,{"v":79,"d":"79.0"},null,null,82.4,null,null,{"v":77,"d":"77.0"},null,null,55.6,null,null,30.2,null,null,5.3]
["1993",null,51.5,null,null,80.6,null,null,79.4,null,null,81.7,null,null,77.1,null,null,53.5,null,null,30.6,null,null,{"v":5,"d":"5.0"}]
["1994",null,53.8,null,null,81.3,null,null,79.5,null,null,81.3,null,null,76.9,null,null,55.3,null,null,30.8,null,null,5.2]
["1995",null,55.9,null,null,{"v":82,"d":"82.0"},null,null,80.1,null,null,82.3,null,null,78.5,null,null,57.3,null,null,30.5,null,null,5.4]
["1996",null,57.1,null,null,82.3,null,null,80.1,null,null,{"v":82,"d":"82.0"},null,null,{"v":78,"d":"78.0"},null,null,57.9,null,null,31.7,null,null,5.6]
["1997",null,53.2,null,null,79.8,null,null,80.1,null,null,81.5,null,null,76.8,null,null,56.4,null,null,31.9,null,null,5.9]
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[{"$nulls":13},"Males, per cent, selected years"]
["1965",null,66.3,null,null,93.6,null,null,97.9,null,null,97.9,null,null,95.6,{"$nulls":4},"84.9",{"$nulls":3},24.1]
["1970 (b)",null,61.2,null,null,92.3,null,null,97.6,null,null,97.9,null,null,95.9,null,null,91.2,null,null,77.4,null,null,22.1]
["1975",null,{"v":60,"d":"60.0"},null,null,90.1,null,null,96.8,null,null,96.8,null,null,93.9,null,null,87.8,null,null,68.6,null,null,16.7]
["1980 (c)",null,62.8,null,null,90.5,null,null,95.5,null,null,95.9,null,null,91.4,null,null,83.3,null,null,50.2,null,null,11.1]
["1985",null,57.7,null,null,89.7,null,null,94.5,null,null,94.8,null,null,{"v":90,"d":"90.0"},null,null,76.4,null,null,42.6,null,null,8.9]
["1990 (d)",null,{"v":58,"d":"58.0"},null,null,88.6,null,null,94.2,null,null,94.3,null,null,89.6,null,null,{"v":76,"d":"76.0"},null,null,50.5,null,null,8.5]
["1994",null,53.3,null,null,86.5,null,null,92.5,null,null,92.6,null,null,88.4,null,null,72.5,null,null,47.3,null,null,{"v":9,"d":"9.0"}]
["1995",null,{"v":55,"d":"55.0"},null,null,86.9,null,null,92.8,null,null,92.9,null,null,88.7,null,null,{"v":74,"d":"74.0"},null,null,45.3,null,null,9.2]
["1996",null,57.5,null,null,87.1,null,null,93.3,null,null,92.2,null,null,88.4,null,null,72.9,null,null,{"v":45,"d":"45.0"},null,null,9.3]
["1997",null,52.9,null,null,84.3,null,null,92.6,null,null,92.1,null,null,86.5,null,null,71.9,null,null,44.7,null,null,10.1]
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[{"$nulls":13},"Females, per cent, selected years"]
["1965",null,63.2,null,null,58.1,null,null,32.1,null,null,36.5,null,null,33.8,{"$nulls":4},"19.3",{"$nulls":3},3.6]
["1970 (b)",null,{"v":57,"d":"57.0"},null,null,62.5,null,null,42.6,null,null,45.6,null,null,{"v":42,"d":"42.0"},null,null,29.1,null,null,16.3,null,null,3.7]
["1975",null,57.3,null,null,65.3,null,null,48.4,null,null,54.4,null,null,46.3,null,null,31.2,null,null,15.6,null,null,3.9]
["1980 (c)",null,59.2,null,null,71.1,null,null,52.8,null,null,58.7,null,null,47.6,null,null,29.1,null,null,13.5,null,null,2.9]
["1985",null,{"v":56,"d":"56.0"},null,null,73.6,null,null,57.6,null,null,61.4,null,null,50.2,null,null,27.1,null,null,11.2,null,null,{"v":2,"d":"2.0"}]
["1990 (d)",null,56.7,null,null,78.9,null,null,65.1,null,null,72.1,null,null,{"v":61,"d":"61.0"},null,null,33.8,null,null,16.3,null,null,2.3]
["1994",null,54.4,null,null,{"v":76,"d":"76.0"},null,null,66.6,null,null,70.1,null,null,{"v":65,"d":"65.0"},null,null,37.6,null,null,14.3,null,null,2.3]
["1995",null,56.9,null,null,{"v":77,"d":"77.0"},null,null,67.5,null,null,71.9,null,null,67.9,null,null,{"v":40,"d":"40.0"},null,null,15.8,null,null,2.5]
["1996",null,56.8,null,null,77.4,null,null,{"v":67,"d":"67.0"},null,null,71.8,null,null,67.4,null,null,42.4,null,null,18.4,null,null,2.7]
["1997",null,53.6,null,null,75.3,null,null,67.8,null,null,{"v":71,"d":"71.0"},null,null,66.8,null,null,40.4,null,null,19.1,null,null,2.6]
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["(a)","The participation rate, for each group, is defined as the ratio of the labour force to the civilian population in that group, expressed as a"]
[null,"percentage.  All estimates refer to the civilian population aged 15 years and over."]
["(b)","From 1966 inclusive, all series have been revised to take into account underenumeration in recent censuses and revisions to the definition"]
[null,"of population.  Estimates have also been revised to be consistent with the new questionnaire introduced in February 1978."]
[null,"Excluding these effects, the estimates in August 1966 were, from left to right for persons, 64.2, 75.6, 66.7, 68.9, 66.0, 58.3, 46.9 and 12.4."]
["(c)","Data from 1978 to 1983 inclusive, were revised to conform with the 1981 census. Also from 1978 the survey methodology and questionnaire"]
[null,"were changed. From 1984 to December 1988 estimates conform to the 1986 census benchmarks. From January 1989 estimates"]
[null,"conform to the 1991 census benchmarks."]
["(d) ","From April 1986 inclusive, the definition of employed persons was extended to include unpaid family helpers working between 1 and 14 hours"]
[null,"per week. Previously, these workers were counted as either unemployed or not in the labour force."]
[]
["Sources:",null,"\"The Labour Force, Australia\" (6204.0), Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, annual."]
[null,null,"\"The Labour Force, Australia\" (6203.0), Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, monthly."]
[null,null,"\"Labour Statistics, Australia\" (6101.0), Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, annual."]
["Updated 2 October 1997"]