Summary



Key socio-economic statistics for Australia at 30 June 2017:



Gross Valued Added (GVA) is at $1,645b: Estimated resident population is 24,601,860 people

Estimated number of households 9,394,975

Both GVA and population continue to trend upwards.

Figure 1. Socio-economic indicators







Key socio-economic and environmental indicators for Australia 2016-17:



Australia consumed/generated: 16,558 GL of water

23,738 PJ of energy

54,485,690 tonnes of waste

545,708,200 tonnes of Greenhouse gas emissions.

Per capita Australians consumed/produced: 673 kL of water

965 GJ of energy

2,215 kg of waste

22.2 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

The average Australian household consumed: 203 kL of water

135.2 GJ of energy.

Intensity: Water intensity increased by 1% to 8.9 ML/$m GVA

Energy intensity decreased 1% to 1,709 GJ/$m GVA

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity decreased 2% to 290 tonnes/$m GVA.

Figure 2. Water and energy consumption per capita





National approach to Environmental-Economic accounting



The ABS produces a selected set of environmental-economic accounts annually to support the growing demand for integrated environmental-economic information in Australia. The ABS also supports the implementation of the common national approach to environmental-economic accounting in Australia developed by the Department of the Environment and Energy. This approach has been developed in collaboration with state and territory governments to ensure that coherent, comprehensive and integrated accounts are built and support public sector and business decision making at all levels. For more information please see:

Australia consumed/generated:Per capita Australians consumed/produced:The average Australian household consumed:Intensity:The ABS produces a selected set of environmental-economic accounts annually to support the growing demand for integrated environmental-economic information in Australia. The ABS also supports the implementation of the common national approach to environmental-economic accounting in Australia developed by the Department of the Environment and Energy. This approach has been developed in collaboration with state and territory governments to ensure that coherent, comprehensive and integrated accounts are built and support public sector and business decision making at all levels. For more information please see: Environmental Economic Accounting: A common national approach strategy and action plan.

