Sydney CBD leads the nation with nearly 70% of those working in the CBD ‘working from home’ at least some of the time compared to just 30% that don’t ‘work from home’ just ahead of Melbourne CBD which records 65% of those working in the CBD ‘working from home’ compared to only

Across Australia’s major ‘Central Business Districts’ (CBDs)*, a clear majority of 60% of people who work in the CBDs ‘work from home’ at least some of the time compared to 40% that don’t. #ausecon #wfh.

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New research from Roy Morgan reveals that over 6.7 million Australians, representing 46% of employed Australians, work from home at least some of the time paid or unpaid. The remaining 54% work entirely in-person. #ausecon #wfh.

The rise in the workforce was driven by increasing employment, which increased 53,000 to 14,286,000 driven by rising part-time employment, up 75,000 to 5,097,000. In contrast, full-time #employment softened marginally, down 22,000 to 9,189,000. #ausecon.

Roy Morgan estimates the overall workforce size (which adds together the employed and unemployed) at just over 15.9 million in July – 15,930,000 to be exact, up 43,000 on a month ago, and representing 69% of Australians aged 14+. #ausecon #unemployment.

This is the first time since January that under-employment is higher than unemployment, and the rise in under-employment was matched by a surge in part-time jobs – now at their highest number so far this year. #ausecon #unemployment.

In July 2025, Australian ‘real’ #unemployment was virtually unchanged at 1,644,000 (down 0.1% to 10.3% of the workforce). However, under-employment surged in July, increasing by 158,000 to 1,737,000 (up 1% to 10.9%). #ausecon.

@RBAInfo @ANZ_Research Just over a fifth of Australians, 21% (down 1ppt), say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year compared to 40% (unchanged) that say their families are ‘worse off’. #ausecon.

@RBAInfo @ANZ_Research Driving Consumer Confidence lower this week was a slight softening in confidence about personal financial situations as well as a modest fall in perceptions of current buying intentions. #ausecon.

@RBAInfo @ANZ_Research An analysis by State shows mixed results with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, but down in Queensland and South Australia. #ausecon.

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence dropped 1.3pts to 89.3 this week ahead of today’s @RBAInfo meeting on interest rates. Consumer Confidence is now 5.4pts above the same week a year ago and 2.5pts above the 2025 weekly average. #ausecon @ANZ_Research .

Accommodation & Food Services, Electricity, gas, water & waste services, Rental hiring and real estate services and Wholesale trade are the four most confident industries during June & July 2025. #ausecon . Business Confidence for Top 5 and Bottom 5 Industries in June & July

The small increase to Business Confidence was driven by more confidence about businesses’ financial prospects and Australia’s economic performance over the next year. #ausecon.

The positive news for the Australian economy in July was highlighted by the ASX 200 stock-market closing at an all-time record high of 8,757 in mid-July and the Australian Dollar reaching its highest point so far this year at 66.3 US cents in late July. #ausecon.

In July 2025, Roy Morgan Business Confidence increased 0.6pts to 103.0, despite the Reserve Bank electing to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.85% amid widespread expectations of a cut to interest rates. #ausecon.

A further 3% (down 1% point) of electors supported a minor party outside Parliament. This includes 1% (down 2% points) who support The Opportunities Party (T.O.P.) and a further 2% (up 1% point) who support other minor parties including the New Conservatives, NewZeal, NZ.

For the Parliamentary Opposition, support for Labour was up 2.5% points to 31%, support for the Greens increased 0.5% points to 11.5%, and support for the Māori Party dropped 1.5% to 3.5%. #nzpol.

For the tenth straight month neither major party has managed to secure a third of the vote. Within the National-led Government support for National was down 1% point to 31%, support for ACT was down 1% point to 10.5% and support for NZ First increased 1.5% points to 9.5% - the.

Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for July 2025 shows the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) virtually unchanged on 51% (down 0.5% points) and the Labour-Greens-Maori Party Parliamentary Opposition on 46% (up 1.5% points). #nzpol .

@ANZ_Research An analysis by State shows increases across the board with all five mainland States up this week, led by Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia – all at 90 or above. #ausecon.