abs products and services chris spencer york august 2005
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ABS Products and Services
Chris Spencer
York
August 2005
What we will cover...
About the ABS
ABS Products and Services for Regional Users
New ABS Initiatives
About the ABS
The Australian Bureau of Statistics assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.
Provides a wide range of economic, social and environmental statistics.
Provides statistics at national, state and sub-state levels.
Facilitates the sharing of non-ABS data.
ABS Products and Services for Regional Users
Free publications on the ABS web site: www.abs.gov.au
Census 2001
Basic and Expanded Community Profiles
Indigenous Profiles
Time Series Profiles
Usual Residence Profiles
Working Population Profiles
Maps
Census 1996 2001Age Group(years) No % No %0-14 687 24.5 688 22.3
15-19 120 4.3 151 4.920-29 264 9.4 250 8.130-39 424 15.1 426 13.8
40-49 417 14.9 479 15.650-59 363 12.9 457 14.860+ 532 19.0 629 20.4Total 2,807 100.0 3,080 100.0
Persons living in the Shire of York
751 employed persons (38%) who live in the Shire of York also work in York.
84 employed persons (4%) commute to Perth for work.
1,126 employed persons (57%) who live in the Shire of York work elsewhere in WA.
37 employed persons commute from Perth to York for work.
York workers
ABS Products and Services for Regional Users
Estimated Resident Population figures (Regional Population Growth 2003-04, cat. no. 3218.0)
Population projections
Free National Regional Profiles on ABS web site
WA Regional Profiles
Social Indicators
Economic and Environmental Indicators
Regional Area Comparisons
ABS Products and Services for Regional Users
Customised data tables
Statistical consultancies
Statistical training courses
ABS Website: www.abs.gov.au
ABS National Information and Referral Service:
1300 135 070
ABS WA Office: 9360 5923
New ABS Initiatives
Census 2006
Unpaid Work
Volunteering
Disability (Need for Assistance)
Meshblocks
AddressCoder@ABS
Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC)
New ABS Initiatives
National Statistical Service (NSS)
Data Inventory
National Data Network (NDN)
Potential to link with other GIS services
Questions?