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Regional economic statistics

Regional economic statistics. Population. Lisa Conolly Director, Rural and Regional Statistics. Overview. About regional statistics at ABS Why regional economic data is needed ? Which regions ? What do we know (and not know) ? Future directions. National Regional Profile. Overview.

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Regional economic statistics

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  1. Regional economic statistics Population Lisa Conolly Director, Rural and Regional Statistics

  2. Overview • About regional statistics at ABS • Why regional economic data is needed ? • Which regions ? • What do we know (and not know) ? • Future directions

  3. National Regional Profile

  4. Overview • About regional statistics at ABS • Why regional economic data is needed? • Which regions ? • What do we know (and not know) ? • Future directions

  5. Regional economic data uses • Wellbeing - economic outcomes of policy • Distribution - of “economic wellbeing” • Micro-economic policy – industry and jobs • Regional economic development • Local planning – • urban development, social services, recreation, infrastructure, transport, etc..

  6. What data is needed? • Population, Participation, Productivity • Population growth and turnover • Labour market statistics • Industry statistics • Household economic wellbeing – wealth, income • Aggregate production – GRP, GVA

  7. Some economic drivers • Productive environment (innovation, institutions, technology, knowledge infrastructure, national & global context) • Human resources (demography, migration, social capital) • Land(infrastructure, environment, quality of place)

  8. Overview • About regional statistics at ABS • Why regional economic data is needed • Which regions ? • What do we know (and not know) ? • Future directions

  9. Which regions? • Administrative regions (State, LGA, RDA) • Environmental regions (catchments, land management) • Service regions (health, tourism, transport) • ABS statistical geography (Australian Statistical Geography Standard - ASGS)

  10. Local level economic data relates to …. People who work here People that live here Businesses that operate here

  11. Statistical geography – SA4

  12. Overview • About regional statistics at ABS • Why regional economic data is needed • Which regions ? • What do we know (and not know) ? • Future directions

  13. Information in State Accounts (5206.0) Includes more than aggregate growth - • Consumer behaviour • Capital projects – GFCF • Government operation • Industry operation and distribution • Income and wealth distribution

  14. Sub-state economic data What we know • Some labour market characteristics • Counts of businesses • Personal income / Household income • Commuter patterns from Census data We know less about… • Value of production (apart from Agriculture) • Business performance • Regional prices • Personal or household wealth

  15. Leichhardt LGA, NSW

  16. Population in Leichhardt • Estimated Resident Population in 2010 was 55,596 • Average Annual Growth Rate from 2005-2010 was 0.26% • Population turnover between 2001 and 2006 was 75.2% • 16 335 arrivals, 14 563 departures

  17. Pensions & allowances – Leichhardt (2004 – 2008)

  18. Leichhardt Economic Portrait report; using Census 2006 data

  19. Other census data used.. • Journey to work • Occupation • Highest qualifications • Hours of work • Birthplace of workers

  20. Leichhardt Counts of Businesses

  21. Local level economic data for Leichhardt 38,500 people work here 55,500 people live here 7,300 businesses operate here

  22. Overview • About regional statistics at ABS • Why regional economic data is needed • Which regions ? • What do we know (and not know) ? • Future directions

  23. Regional data development • Use administrative data sets • Tax, Centrelink, Valuer generals • Small area modelling • Household wealth, regional economic models • Data collection • Census content development, local surveys

  24. ABS future directions • Harness administrative data opportunities • Support regional data providers and local data collections • Prioritise regional economic data needs • Develop business cases for regional data development work • Collaborate on regional case studies of national significance

  25. Talk to us !

  26. Thankyou regional.statistics@abs.gov.au lisa.conolly@abs.gov.au

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