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What we have
We produce value through skills, land, water, energy, businesses and infrastructure. Understanding what we have also means asking who owns it, who can use it and what condition it is in.
Paid work produces income and services. Unpaid care sustains households and communities. Access to useful skills and the ability to participate shape what we can do.
In the 2024 Time Use Survey, participating females averaged 4h 53m of unpaid work a day, and participating males 3h 52m. Participation differed too, so the gap is not an average across all Australians.
Work, wages and unpaid careSkills and employment resultsNatural resources support food, energy, industry and life. Rights, ecological condition and future rehabilitation obligations need their own evidence alongside sales.
ABS reports 17,223 GL of water consumed in 2023–24. That national amount does not establish whether extraction was sustainable in a particular catchment.
Water use and environmental obligationsNetworks, ports, roads, schools and hospitals turn resources into usable capacity. A building’s completion and a service’s availability are different outcomes.
Ausgrid’s recorded interests include NSW Government, AustralianSuper, IFM Investors and APG. Ownership can be shared even when the service is essential.
Infrastructure ownershipWorked example: a hospital investmentBusinesses combine labour, equipment and knowledge. Household savings, superannuation and other investments finance activity and carry claims on future returns.
Businesses spent $24.410b on research and development in 2023–24. That measures investment in research, not the value of every discovery or its public benefit.
Research, capital investment and capabilityWorked example: an operating businessThe capacity chapter links ABS research and development data. The work and care and environment chapters separately retain the original Time Use and Water Account sources, definitions and dates.
Read the supporting evidenceIron ore, coal, gas and gold are major exports. Agricultural production and education, travel and professional services also earn overseas income. Production for domestic customers matters too.
Location, operating rights and ownership are separate facts. Resources and networks can support many people while their ownership interests are public, private or shared.
See what we sell and who buys itSee who invests and ownsCountry of supply does not identify every crude-oil origin, shipping route or ultimate owner. The separate international oil-stock measure uses a different denominator and cannot be substituted for diesel consumption cover.
Monthly national controls total 31,717.8 ML. Country rows total 31,717.7 ML, retaining a 0.1 ML rounding difference. The three leading countries account for 59.70% of the national control.
Imports volume, Imports volume by country, Consumption cover and IEA sheets
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