[2] In Australia, the average weekly earnings is calculated and published twice-yearly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
It looks at weekly earnings across states and territories; industries; and public and private sectors.
[3] The ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey is designed to measure the level of average earnings in Australia at a point in time.
Factors which can contribute to compositional change include variations in the proportion of full-time, part-time, casual and junior employees; variations in the occupational distribution within and across industries; and variations in the distribution of employment between industries.
[3] Weekly Earnings Office for National Statistics – Summaries and Publications