FairWork Mate data catalog
31 machine-readable Australian workplace datasets — pay and earnings, skills shortages, insolvency, visas, statutory rates and more. Every dataset is available as JSON, and where it's tabular as CSV. Each dataset keeps its source licence — attribute the original agency as listed.
For AI agents & developers
Fetch any dataset at https://fairworkmate.com.au/data/<slug> (add ?format=csv for the tabular form). Responses are CORS-open and cached. Each JSON file carries its own source_url, licence and generated_at. The index is also in /llms.txt. Each dataset keeps its source licence — attribute the original agency as listed.
Pay & earnings
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Employee Earnings by Occupation Mean weekly total cash earnings by 4-digit ANZSCO occupation, including male/female splits (ABS Employee Earnings and Hours). | Australian Bureau of StatisticsCC BY 4.0 | 364 | |
Median Weekly & Hourly Earnings Median weekly and hourly earnings by state, ANZSCO major occupation group and sex, with reliability flags and national percentiles (ABS). | Australian Bureau of StatisticsCC BY 4.0 | 80 cross-tab rows + national percentiles | |
Superannuation Balances by Age Average and approximate-median super account balances by age band and sex, with the gender super gap (ATO Taxation Statistics). | Australian Taxation OfficeCC BY 2.5 AU | 13 | |
Superannuation Guarantee Rate & History The current super guarantee percentage (12% from 1 July 2025) and the full historical rate schedule. | Australian Taxation OfficeStatutory rate (public) | 8 | |
City vs Regional Pay Gap Median and mean employee income per greater capital city vs rest-of-state region (ATO Personal Income in Australia via ABS Data by Region), with average weekly earnings and annual wage growth by state (ABS AWE + WPI). View the insight → | Australian Bureau of Statistics / Australian Taxation OfficeCC BY 4.0 | 15 GCCSA regions + 7 state gaps + 8-state AWE/WPI tables | |
Federal Enterprise Bargaining Trends Average annualised wage increase (AAWI), agreements, employees and duration by quarter and industry from federal enterprise bargaining (DEWR). | Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsCC BY 4.0 | 8 quarters + 19 industries + 60-quarter history |
Jobs & skills
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Occupation Shortage List National and per-state shortage ratings by OSCA occupation, with skill level and major group (Jobs and Skills Australia). View the insight → | Jobs and Skills AustraliaCC BY 4.0 | 1,022 | |
Internet Vacancy Index Online job-vacancy counts by 4-digit ANZSCO occupation and state, with latest, year-ago and year-on-year change (Jobs and Skills Australia). View the insight → | Jobs and Skills AustraliaCC BY 4.0 | 3,168 | |
Employment Projections 2025–2035 Five- and ten-year employment projections by occupation, industry, major occupation group and state (Jobs and Skills Australia). | Jobs and Skills AustraliaCC BY 4.0 | 358 occupations + 233 industries + state/group breakdowns | |
Small Area Labour Markets Smoothed unemployment rate, unemployment count and labour force by LGA and SA2, with national/state aggregates (Jobs and Skills Australia). | Jobs and Skills AustraliaCC BY 4.0 | 544 LGAs + 2,336 SA2s | |
Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) Occupations eligible for the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) Core Skills stream, with ANZSCO codes and income thresholds. | Department of Home AffairsPublic (attribution) | 456 |
Occupation & industry classifications
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
ANZSIC Industry Classification Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification codes and titles across division, subdivision, group and class. | Australian Bureau of StatisticsCC BY 4.0 | 825 | |
OSCA Occupation Classification 2024 Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (2024 v1.0): codes, titles, level and skill level across the hierarchy. | Australian Bureau of StatisticsCC BY 4.0 | 1,749 |
Tax & payroll
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Work-Related Tax Deductions by Occupation Average work-related deductions (car, travel, clothing, self-education, other) by ANZSCO occupation and sex, with claimant counts (ATO). | Australian Taxation OfficeCC BY 2.5 AU | 426 | |
Payroll Tax Rates & Thresholds by State Harmonised payroll-tax primary rate and annual/monthly thresholds per state and territory, with surcharge, levy and tapering detail. | State & territory revenue officesPublic statutory rates | 8 |
Business distress & insolvency
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Corporate Insolvency Statistics Monthly count of companies first entering external administration or controller appointment — a leading redundancy indicator (ASIC). View the insight → | Australian Securities & Investments CommissionCC BY 3.0 AU | 84-month series | |
ASIC Banned & Disqualified — Counts Aggregate counts of ASIC banned/disqualified persons by ban type, state and start year. Counts only — no individual names or addresses. | Australian Securities & Investments CommissionCC BY 3.0 AU | aggregate counts | |
Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Claims Quarterly claims received, claims paid and cases received under the FEG — employee entitlements paid when an employer becomes insolvent (DEWR). View the insight → | Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsCC BY 4.0 | 3 series × 19 quarters |
Skilled migration & visas
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa Program (457/482) Aggregate 457/482 program stats: grants by year and subclass, top nominated occupations, citizenship countries, sponsor industry and holders by state. | Department of Home AffairsCC BY 3.0 AU | 10-year grants series + breakdowns | |
Global Visa Processing Times Employer and skilled visa processing-time percentiles (25/50/75/90th) by subclass and stream (Home Affairs global processing times). | Department of Home AffairsPublic (attribution) | 24 | |
Working Holiday & Temporary Graduate Grants De-identified grant counts for Working Holiday Maker and Temporary Graduate visas by financial year, subclass and top citizenship countries. | Department of Home AffairsPublic (attribution) | 2 programs × 10-year series |
Statutory reference
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Australian Public Holidays by State Public holidays by date, name, jurisdiction and year across all nine Australian jurisdictions. | State & territory governmentsPublic (curated, cited) | 333 | |
State Employment Statutory Rates Per-jurisdiction payroll-tax threshold/rate, portable long service leave coverage and workers-compensation basis, each with source and verified flag. | State revenue & workplace authoritiesPublic (curated, cited) | 32 | |
Employment Statutory Caps & Thresholds National employment thresholds — penalty unit value, high-income threshold, redundancy caps and more — each with source and effective date. | Commonwealth legislation / FWC / ATOPublic (curated, cited) | 14 | |
Workplace Law Change Timeline Key workplace-law changes with status, date, summary, who is affected and source — a curated timeline of what changes and when. View the insight → | Fair Work Ombudsman / legislation (curated)Public (curated, cited) | 10 | |
Fair Work Commission Application Statistics Quarterly and annual FWC application counts — general protections, unfair dismissal, bullying, sexual harassment — with attribution to the FWC. | Fair Work CommissionSource website terms — link only, not for reuse | 4 quarters + annual | |
NSW Workers Compensation Premium Rates icare NSW workers-compensation premium rates by WIC code (rate as a percentage of wages, plus the dust-diseases contribution). | icare NSWSource website terms — link only, not for reuse | 523 |
Enterprise agreements
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Enterprise Agreement Expiry Radar Aggregate view of enterprise-agreement nominal expiries: totals, next-12-months by month, by industry, and samples expiring soon / longest-expired. View the insight → | Fair Work Commission (derived from FairWork Mate's EA corpus)FWC register data — see source terms | 161 industries + 13-month outlook + samples |
New Zealand
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
NZ Minimum Wage (Current & History) New Zealand adult, starting-out and training minimum hourly wage rates: current values and full history. | Employment New Zealand (MBIE)NZGOAL — CC BY 4.0 | 27 | |
NZ KiwiSaver Default Rates New Zealand KiwiSaver default employee/employer contribution rates and the scheduled step-up, with the government contribution cap. | Inland Revenue (NZ)NZGOAL — CC BY 4.0 | 3 |
Working arrangements
| Dataset | Source & licence | Records | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
Casual Employment (Working Arrangements) Employees with and without paid leave (the standard casual proxy) by year, state, sex and full/part-time (ABS Working Arrangements). View the insight → | Australian Bureau of StatisticsCC BY 4.0 | 2,673 |