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ABS Products and Services

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.

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ABS Products and Services

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  1. ABS Products and Services Chris Spencer York August 2005

  2. What we will cover... • About the ABS • ABS Products and Services for Regional Users • New ABS Initiatives

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. New ABS Initiatives • Census 2006 • Unpaid Work • Volunteering • Disability (Need for Assistance) • Meshblocks • AddressCoder@ABS • Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC)

  10. New ABS Initiatives • National Statistical Service (NSS) • Data Inventory • National Data Network (NDN) • Potential to link with other GIS services

  11. Questions?

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