Update report & changelog
We refresh this site when official numbers move: ABS releases, the Federal Budget, MYEFO and population updates. Each update gets a short report and a changelog entry.
Report · November 2026 Release 1.0
Published 6 November 2026 (AEST).
Headline
Government in Australia cost $37,622 per person in 2024-25 (all levels, consolidated, $1,030.5 billion), up from $24,952 in 2015-16 — +50.8% nominal and +16.4% after inflation.
What moved
Initial release — no prior period on this site. Year on year (ABS): per-person cost rose from $35,603 in 2023-24 to $37,622 in 2024-25.
State rank
Highest: Northern Territory $34,153. Lowest: New South Wales $13,934. Rank deltas will appear from the next state data update.
Revisions
None — first publication.
Source: ABS Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2024-25 (cat. 5512.0), 55120DO021 · outcomes to 2024-25 · accessed 5 Nov 2026Changelog
Launch. ABS Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2024-25 (cat. 5512.0, released 21 Apr 2026): 55120DO002–011 (jurisdictions) and 55120DO021 (all levels, incl. Table 4 expenses by purpose). Population: ABS ERP at 31 December. CPI: ABS financial-year average. Series 2015-16 to 2024-25.
Report template
- Headline per person (as-of date, source chip)
- What moved and why (one paragraph, sourced)
- State rank changes
- Revisions to past years, badged
- Two share cards: national trend; state rank
How updates work
Official sources only. Budget and MYEFO are forecasts and will always be labelled separately from ABS outcomes.
ABS GFS, Annual
Final outcomes for all levels. Next: 20 April 2027 (2025-26). Replaces the headline.
ABS ERP
National, state and territory population. Updates denominators; revisions badged.
Federal Budget
Treasury/Finance forecasts. Shown as a labelled projection, never mixed with outcomes.
MYEFO & state mid-years
Mid-year updates. Labelled forecasts; outcomes remain the ABS series.