The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found median weekly wages rose modestly by 7.4 per cent from $1300 to $1396 since August 2023.

Average hourly wages also increased to $40, up by just 30 cents from $39.70 in August 2024.

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The average Australian worker earns a median weekly income of $1396 per week. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

For part–time workers, the median wage is $691 per week.

Breaking down the data for just full-time workers, the weekly wage was found to be $1700, up $100 from $1600 in August 2023.

The ABS found the median weekly income for Australians has climbed at a faster rate for women over the past five years.

However, male workers in Australia earn $377 more on average per week compared to women.

The median weekly earnings for men in August 2024 is $1577, while women earned $1200.

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The median weekly wage jumped by $96 in August 2024 compared to the same time last year. (ABS)

The employment data also revealed a slight downward trend in Australians regularly working from home.

It found 36 per cent of employed people usually work at home, down just 1 per cent compared to last year.

“While this was slightly down from 37 per cent in 2023, it was still four percentage points above the pre-pandemic level,” ABS head of labour statistics David Taylor said.

“This shows that many of the changes in working arrangements have continued beyond the pandemic.”

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The employment data also revealed a slight downward trend in Australians regularly working from home. (iStock)

Meanwhile, it seems casual work is fast becoming the preferred mode of employment among Aussies.

The ABS found 75 per cent of casual workers in the country actually prefer it that way.

“The higher hourly pay rate was the main reason for almost a quarter of people preferring casual employment,” Taylor added.

“For the one-quarter of casual employees who would prefer a non-casual job, the most common reasons were to have paid leave entitlements or have more secure employment.”.

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