1.1.A.375 AWOTE, relevant AWOTE, AWOTE weeks

Definition

The AWOTE is an ABS measure of earnings by Australians from ordinary time work each week. It is published biannually by the ABS. The AWOTE figures for February 1992 to the present date are provided at the end of this topic.

Note: Publication of the AWOTE changed from quarterly to biannually in 2012. The May quarter 2012 publication was the last quarterly issue. Commencing from the November quarter 2012, AWOTE is published twice each year relating to the May and November quarters.

AWOTE weeks

The AWOTE weeks are a notional figure determined as follows:

Relevant AWOTE

For the purposes of the SWPP, the relevant AWOTE is the AWOTE that was last published by the ABS BEFORE 1 January of the same year that the recipient claims an allowance or payment. The relevant AWOTE for the calendar year 1998 to present date is detailed in the following table. Relevant AWOTE for SWPP purposes:

AWOTE figures for February 1992 to present date

The figures in this table are used for Forgone Wages calculations (see 4.1.7 Deprivation related to farm transfers). This table should NOT be used for SWPP calculations.

The following table shows AWOTE figures from February 1992 to present date: