COVID-19

We have released a range of new statistics and research products to help understand the impacts of COVID-19. This includes additional analysis and information on economic statisticsincluding the classification of COVID-19 policies in economic statisticsselected issues in the economic accounts and methods changes. Expanded integrated data resources have also been developed to inform COVID-19 response through the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP).

Find out more about the ABS response to COVID-19including announcements by the Australian StatisticianDr David Gruen.

Due to the increasing development of other new products in addition to maintaining our current statistical programsome COVID-19 related products will cease from June 2021. For more information see Changes to ABS Statistical Work Program.

A series of interactive ABS COVID-19 response maps are available to help analyse the impacts of COVID-19 across a range of variables including; at risk populationshousing characteristicschange in payroll jobsemployment distributions and others.

Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia
Experimental weekly estimates on the impact of COVID-19 on payroll jobs and wagessourced from Single Touch Payroll data.

Quarterly Tourism Labour StatisticsAustraliaExperimental Estimates
Experimental estimates of quarterly tourism employment and jobs to help explain the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism activity.

Labour ForceAustraliaDetailed - Electronic Delivery - Additional analysis
Detailed labour force data that can support analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour marketincluding regional labour market information.

Labour ForceAustralia - Additional analysis
Additional analysisto support the analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market.

Labour ForceAustraliaDetailedQuarterly - Additional analysis
Additional quarterly analysis of industry and occupation labour force survey data to highlight the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market.

Measuring the labour market impacts of COVID-19 – Feature Article
This article provides a summary of the ABS’ existing and new labour market products and the information they provide to understand the impacts of COVID-19.

Survey of Motor Vehicle UseAustralia

Estimates of road vehicle usageAustraliaincluding sub-annual estimates during the 2019/20 natural disasters and COVID-19 pandemic

Business IndicatorsBusiness Impacts of COVID-19
This publication provides information on the incidence and nature of impacts due to COVID-19as experienced by businesses operating in Australia.

International Merchandise TradePreliminaryAustralia
Preliminary estimate for Australia's trade in goods on an originalcurrent price (merchandise trade) basis.

Retail TradePreliminary
Preliminary retail turnover data to help measure the economic impact of COVID-19.

National Accounts March Quarter 2020 - Recorded Webinar
A recorded webinar outlining the impacts of COVID-19 on the March quarter 2020 national accounts including data sourcesmethods and treatment of new policies. Available on the ABS YouTube channel.

Microdata: Business Longitudinal Analysis Data EnvironmentBLADE
Confidentialised data about all businesses that were active in the Australian economy in the 2018-19 financial yearsupporting economic analysis prior to COVID-19 impacts. Register for free access to TableBuilder and create your own tables with Businesses in Australia2018-19.

Wage Price IndexAustralia - additional analytical Labour Price Index
Additional analytical index that helps explain the changes in the cost of labour for employers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Household Financial Resources2019-2020
Preliminary quarterly estimates from the Survey of Income and Housing to provide insight into the financial impact of COVID-19 on Australian households. 

Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey
This publication provides information about the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian households. Over a series of releases it will include data about changes to job statusstimulus packagespersonal and household stressorsconcerns about physical and mental healthprecautions takenlife changes and more.

Provisional Mortality Statistics
Provisional deaths data for measuring changes in patterns of mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period.

Overseas Travel StatisticsProvisional
Provisional statistics on international travel based on initial border crossingsarriving in and departing from Australiaincluding tourism trips.

Overseas Arrivals and DeparturesAustralia - Feature Articles
Series of 9 feature articles containing additional state and territory level analysis of overseas visitor arrivalsas well as national and state and territory information on arrivals of international students.

National Health SurveyHealth Conditions - Datacube
Modelled small area estimates of chronic health conditions by age for Statistical Area Level 2.

Quarterly Counts of Australian BusinessesExperimental Estimates
Paper presenting experimental counts of Australian businessesincluding entries and exits (by industrytype of legal organisationstate and territory and employment size) to help explain the impacts of COVID-19 on business activity.  

Using electricity data to understand COVID-19 impacts
Exploratory analysis of electricity usage patterns in Melbourne households and businesses for January to April 2020 

Measuring the impacts of COVID-19Mar-May 2020 - Feature Article
An article exploring economicsocialhouseholdemployment and industry impacts in Australia due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Australian Statistician - Analytical Series
Includes additional quarterly analyses providing insights into impacts of COVID-19 on the economy.

Australian National Accounts - Additional insights (released quarterly)
Contains additional analysis on economic impacts of COVID-19.

For release dates please refer to the ABS Release Calendar.