As of November 2024, women working in the public sector in Australia earned on average approximately 1,644.8 Australian dollars per week compared to 2,117.5 Australian dollars for men. Pay disparity has become a prevalent issue in recent times, with many Australians supporting equality in terms of how much men and women are paid for the same job.
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Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender
(in Australian dollars)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 5, 2025). Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in Australian dollars)." Chart. February 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2025). Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Average Weekly Earnings in The Public Sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by Gender (in Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Average weekly earnings in the public sector in Australia from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611858/australia-weekly-earnings-public-sector/
