The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released regional personal insolvency statistics for the March quarter 2017.
New South Wales
- Greater Sydney
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 11.0%; the main contributor to the increase was Wyong
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 8.6%; the main contributors to the increase were Wyong and Penrith.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- Rest of NSW
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 1.9%; the main contributor to the increase was Lachlan Valley
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency fell 10.7%; the main contributor to the fall was Coffs Harbour.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
Australian Capital Territory
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 26.9%; the main contributor to the increase was Belconnen
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 84.6% (from 13 debtors to 24).
Victoria
- Greater Melbourne
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 13.4%; the main contributor to the increase was Whittlesea - Wallan
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose by 5.7%; the main contributor to the increase was Mornington Peninsula.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- Rest of Vic
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 10.8%; the main contributor to the increase was Glenelg - Southern Grampians
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 8.3%; the main contributor to the increase was Bendigo.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
Queensland
- Greater Brisbane
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 19.3%; the main contributor to the increase was Ipswich Inner
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 13.9%; the main contributor to the increase was Springfield - Redbank.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- Rest of Qld
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 9.4%; the main contributor to the increase was Caloundra
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency fell 2.1%; the main contributor to the fall was Rockhampton.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
South Australia
- Greater Adelaide
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 12.6%; the main contributor to the increase was Marion
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 9.8%.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- Rest of SA
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 51.0%; the main contributor to the increase was Murray and Mallee
- there were 25 debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency in the March quarter 2017, a rise from 12 in the December quarter 2016.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
Northern Territory
- The number of debtors rose 18.8% in Greater Darwin in the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016
- There were 18 debtors in rest of NT in the March quarter 2017, a fall from 20 in the December quarter 2016
- There were 13 debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency in Northern Territory, a fall from 16 in the December quarter 2016.
Western Australia
- Greater Perth
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 11.6%; the main contributor to the increase was Cockburn
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency was unchanged at 155 debtors.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- Rest of WA
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors rose 5.3%; the main contributor to the increase was Albany
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency rose 9.1%; the main contributor to the increase was Bunbury.
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
Tasmania
- In the March quarter 2017 compared to the December quarter 2016:
- the number of debtors who entered a personal insolvency in Greater Hobart fell 7.2%; the main contributor to the fall was Brighton
- the number of debtors rose 35.5% in rest of Tas; the main contributor to the rise was Launceston
- the number of debtors who entered a business related personal insolvency in Tasmania was unchanged at 28 debtors.