Is money an important factor for a lasting relationship? Well, according to Finder’s latest research, millions of Australians have been dumped by a romantic partner due to their financial situation. The survey of 1,096 respondents revealed that 1 in 6 Australians (16%) – equivalent to 3.2 million people – have been through a break-up due…
What are the best and worst things about living in Australia? Immigration to Australia commissioned a survey to find out what Australians think are the five best and worst things that immigrants experience in Australia Not surprisingly soaring property prices and rent were a significant concern, with over 80% of Australians citing this as a…
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals a 0.6% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the December 2023 quarter, marking the slowest quarterly increase since March 2021. This brings the annual inflation rate down to 4.1% from 7.8% in 2022, hinting at a potential pause in the Reserve Bank of…
Do you feel rich? Well, the average Aussie says they’d need to earn a significant amount of money to feel rich, according to new research. A recent Finder’s survey revealed the average Australian wouldn’t consider themselves affluent until they were earning $345,819 per year. That’s almost 5 times greater than the average personal income of…
Australians seem to keen to hold on to their cash, ready for a rainy day and managed to stash more than $10 billion extra in the bank in the month of November alone. The latest APRA data shows household deposits continue to climb, with Aussies stashing an extra $10.5 billion in the bank in the…
Australia’s population has soared to 26.6 million people, rising 2.4 per cent in the past year, as overseas migration reaches record levels, new data has found. Overseas migration has risen dramatically by 72.7 per cent in the past year, adding 518,000 people to Australia’s population in the 2022-23 financial year, according to the latest data…
Working from home is still more common among Australians after the COVID-19 pandemic, but less than it was two years ago, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bjorn Jarvis, ABS head of labour statistics, said: “Prior to the pandemic, the percentage of employed people working from home regularly had been…
What do you do with unwanted Christmas gifts? Well, according to new research from Compare the Market, a surprisingly high number of Aussies don’t keep the gifts they receive over the festive period. In fact, 1 in 5 Aussies admit to regifting duplicate presents or gifts they don’t like at Christmas. Around 16% of respondents who…
How are you financing your Christmas shopping this year? Well, according to the latest data from Finder, millions of Australians are expected to land themselves in debt over Christmas that could take months to repay. Their survey of 1,056 respondents found more than a fifth (21%) of Aussies – equivalent to 4.2 million people –…
What are the most in-demand jobs in Australia today? Well, the latest Skills Priority List found that technicians and trade workers remain the most in-demand with 50 per cent of occupations in the category experiencing labour scarcity. The list also highlighted that 66 new occupations have made the annual skill shortage list in 2023, including…
