Average salary
AUD 106,657 per year
Calculated from the Australian Bureau of Statistics full-time adult ordinary-time weekly earnings benchmark of AUD 2,051.10 multiplied by 52 weeks.
November 2025
Country data
Australia sources & methodology
Country cards show the result only. Definitions, calculation choices, evidence type and original publishers are collected here so the dashboard stays compact without hiding how each value was produced.
Calculated from official observed data
Minimum wage
AUD 26.44 per hour
Uses the National Minimum Wage for adult employees not covered by an award or enterprise agreement. The displayed casual benchmark applies the standard 25% casual loading.
Effective 1 July 2026
Shared living cost
AUD 1,817 per month
CampCareer calculates a five-city student baseline from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. The same sharehouse profile is applied in every city and combines one room in shared housing, basic food, public transport and mobile service. Tuition, visa fees, health insurance and discretionary spending are excluded.
Underlying city evidence: January 2025
Academic year
Two main university semesters
The country card summarises the common higher-education pattern rather than imposing one calendar on every provider. February–March is shown as the main start period, with July available for selected courses.
Reviewed August 2026
Strong majors
Workforce-demand study clusters
CampCareer groups related study fields when current occupation-shortage evidence points to persistent demand. These labels are directional study signals, not guarantees of employment, migration eligibility or individual outcomes.
2025 Occupation Shortage List
Major institutions
Curated universities and public VET providers
The display is a compact orientation list, not a ranking and not a complete provider directory. Research universities and selected state public VET systems are shown separately.
Reviewed August 2026
Values are national or scenario baselines, not personal forecasts. City, institution, programme, visa and occupation details may differ and should override these summaries when more specific verified evidence is available.
Australia sources
The official sources and calculation rules behind the Australia country page. Values remain in Australian dollars and are removed from display when the published evidence cannot be read or is no longer verified.
Salary range
Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Method
- The country card uses the first quartile, median and third quartile weekly total cash earnings for full-time persons. Each weekly value is multiplied by 52. The displayed range is AUD 74,048–133,120 a year and the ranking value is the median, AUD 98,124.
- Coverage and limits
- Full-time persons nationally. Gross earnings before tax.
Student living costs
Study Australia and CampCareer
- Method
- CampCareer uses controlled profiles for Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The scenario is one international student renting one room in shared housing. The country range uses the lowest and highest monthly profiles; the ranking value is the five-city average.
- Coverage and limits
- Includes housing, food, transport, utilities, phone and internet, and basic personal costs. Excludes tuition, visa fees, airfare, scholarships and employment income.
Academic year
Study Australia
- Method
- The country page summarises the common February–March start and selected July intakes. Individual institutions and courses can use different calendars, including trimesters.
- Coverage and limits
- National overview only. Provider course pages remain the final source for intake dates.
Strong fields by workforce demand
Jobs and Skills Australia
- Method
- Field groups are shown when several related occupations carry persistent national shortage signals. They are discovery categories, not guarantees of employment, sponsorship or permanent residence.
- Coverage and limits
- National occupation-level shortage evidence grouped into broad study and career fields.
Universities and public VET providers
Study Australia and Group of Eight
- Method
- The country page shows a concise representative set of major universities and public TAFE or VET providers. It is not a ranking and is not intended to be a complete provider directory.
- Coverage and limits
- Representative national list used for country exploration.
Visa and skilled-work pathways
Australian Department of Home Affairs
- Method
- CampCareer links users to study, temporary work and skilled pathways, but does not calculate an immigration success probability. Eligibility depends on the current visa rules and the user's individual circumstances.
- Coverage and limits
- Planning and discovery only. Not immigration or legal advice.
Last reviewed 5 August 2026. A national range describes the source population or stated student scenario; it does not predict an individual's salary, expenses or visa outcome.