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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?