just as in many other developed countries around the world (Hamilton,
1999). Much of this decline in GPI/capita, after the mid-1970s, was
due to transference of non-paid labor into the market. Between 1994
and 2006, GDP/capita rose sharply, however, GPI/capita did not experience
a similar increase due to environmental and social losses Australia
was experiencing at the same time (Lawn, 2008a,b). Although the Ecological
Footprint/capita shows a slow decrease over the study period,
Biocapacity/capita also decreases significantly. Life Satisfaction remains
relatively constant, as does HDI, which shows a slight increase.