Expert insights Investing NSW tops bankruptcies across Australia in the 2013 March quarter: Chart of the week
NSW tops bankruptcies across Australia in the 2013 March quarter: Chart of the week
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020
New South Wales leads Australian states for the most number of bankruptcies in the March 2013 quarter, according to information released by the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia.
Provisional personal insolvency activity March quarter 2013
| State/territory | Bankrtupcies (Parts IV and XI) | Debt agreements (Part IX) | Personal insolvency agreements (Part X) | Total personal insolvency activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 1,553 | 852 | 20 | 2,425 |
| ACT | 59 | 35 | 0 | 94 |
| VIC | 934 | 423 | 17 | 1,374 |
| QLD | 1,411 | 672 | 10 | 2,093 |
| SA | 332 | 119 | 3 | 454 |
| NT | 23 | 26 | 0 | 49 |
| WA | 322 | 189 | 13 | 524 |
| TAS | 140 | 60 | 1 | 201 |
| Total | 4,774 | 2,376 | 64 | 7,214 |
Note 1: All the above figures refer to personal administrations under the Bankruptcy Act only (and not corporate insolvency).
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Jonathan Chancellor
Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.
