Rankings · Australia
Each ranking lists every office-holder by how one indicator moved from their first day in office, next to Australia or the state over the same months. A ranking of what happened during a tenure, not of who did it. Data as of Sep 2026. The worldwide rankings set them against every other country's.
Prime ministers
- Real GDP during each prime minister's tenureABS, Australian National Accounts (ANA_AGG), GDP, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted, at an annual rate
- Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenureABS, Australian National Accounts (ANA_AGG), GDP per capita, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted, at an annual rate
- Average weekly pay during each prime minister's tenureABS, Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), all employees' total earnings, May survey, original, adjusted for inflation with the eight capitals' CPI
- Unemployment rate during each prime minister's tenureABS, Labour Force, Australia (LF), seasonally adjusted
- Employment during each prime minister's tenureABS, Labour Force, Australia (LF), employed persons, seasonally adjusted
- Consumer prices (CPI) during each prime minister's tenureABS, Consumer Price Index (CPI), all groups, weighted average of the eight capital cities (quarterly to 2025, then the monthly CPI's quarterly averages)
- Home prices during each prime minister's tenureABS, Total Value of Dwellings (RES_DWELL_ST), mean price of residential dwellings
- Population during each prime minister's tenureABS, National, state and territory population (ERP_Q), estimated resident population
Premiers and chief ministers
- Real gross state product during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (5220.0, table 1), gross state product, chain volume measures, financial years to June
- Real gross state product per person during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (5220.0, table 1), gross state product per capita, chain volume measures, financial years to June
- Average weekly pay during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), all employees' total earnings, May survey, original, adjusted for inflation with the capital city's CPI
- Unemployment rate during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Labour Force, Australia (LF), seasonally adjusted (the two territories: trend, the only estimate the ABS publishes for them)
- Employment during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Labour Force, Australia (LF), employed persons, seasonally adjusted (the two territories: trend)
- Consumer prices (CPI) during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Consumer Price Index (CPI), all groups, the capital city (quarterly to 2025, then the monthly CPI's quarterly averages)
- Home prices during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Total Value of Dwellings (RES_DWELL_ST), mean price of residential dwellings
- Population during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, National, state and territory population (ERP_Q), estimated resident population
- Violent crime victims during each premier or chief minister's tenureABS, Recorded Crime – Victims (4510.0, table 9), victims of homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery per 100,000 residents (assault is left out: the ABS publishes none for Victoria), calendar years
Mayors
- Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenureABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed (6291.0.55.001, table 2), the Greater Capital City, a three-month average of the original estimates
- House prices during each mayor's tenureABS, Residential Dwellings (RES_DWELL), median price of established house transfers, the Greater Capital City
- Rents during each mayor's tenureABS, Consumer Price Index (CPI), rents, the capital city (quarterly to 2025, then the monthly CPI's quarterly averages)
- Population during each mayor's tenureABS, Regional population (ERP_LGA2025), estimated resident population of the council area, 2025 boundaries
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