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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
Persons living in the Shire of York
Census
Age Group
(years)
0-14
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Total
1996
No
687
120
264
424
417
363
532
2,807
2001
%
24.5
4.3
9.4
15.1
14.9
12.9
19.0
100.0
No
688
151
250
426
479
457
629
3,080
%
22.3
4.9
8.1
13.8
15.6
14.8
20.4
100.0
York workers
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.
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?