Using Statistics and Data

Index by Content Type

Practical

• ABS Community Profiles for NSW
• ABS publication: NSW in Focus
  - Social, economic and environmental trends in NSW published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Action Research Kit and Web Sites
  - Reconnect Action Research Kit provides practical examples and tools for applying Action Research.
• Australia - latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
  - A topic - based entry point to ABS statistics.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics Website
  - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is Australia's official statistical organisation and it provides a high quality national statistical service.
• Australian Government Budget Website
  - Budget overview, papers, statements, speeches and other useful information.
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: A guide to data development
  - For more than a decade, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has been undertaking data development, and assisting other organisations with related activities. In doing so, the AIHW has developed a body of expertise in data development. Much of this experience has been distilled into 'A guide to data development'.
• Australian Social Policy Journal No. 7 - FaHCSIA
  - This journal publishes current research and analysis on a broad range of issues topical to Australia's social policy and its administration. Regular features include major articles, social policy notes and book reviews.
• Australian Social Trends 2007
  - The latest information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy concern.
• Children and Youth Theme page from Australian Bureau of Statistics
  - This page provides a guide to ABS and non-ABS data, statistics and information on aspects of children and youth.
• Community Planning Tools
  - These community planning tools available for purchase from the The Public Practice Pty Ltd. turn raw Census data into useful facts that can inform planning and decisions.
• Community Socio-demographic Snapshot
  - Online socio-demographic snapshots of your Local Government Area, based on 2006 Census Data.
• Demography New South Wales
  - A demographic overview of New South Wales taken in 2004 which contains summary tables and commentary on trends in the components of population change including births, deaths and migration. Also includes a feature article on Fertility in NSW.
• Getting to Know Your Community - A Guide to Using Local Data
  - In March 2004, the Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) released "Getting to Know Your Community - A Guide to Using Local Data", a comprehensive resource designed to assist local communities and community groups access and review local level data in Victoria.
• Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
  - This report brings together, from a variety of sources, information about the health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Kids' Stats online
  - A new resource that gives information about the safety, welfare and well- young people in New South Wales aged 0-17 years.
• Measures of Australia's Progress
  - This publication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides a digestible selection of statistical evidence that will allow Australians to make their own assessment of whether life in Australia is getting better.
• NSW Natural Resource Atlas
  - The Natural Resource Atlas is the New South Wales portal to maps and data for environmental management, planning, research and education.
• National Health Survey Summary of Results 2004 - 05 from ABS
  - More Australian adults were overweight or obese and more drank alcohol at risky or high risk levels in 2004-5 than in 2001, according to results from the 2004-05 Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey. In 2004-05 the majority of Australians aged 15 years and over considered their health to be very good or excellent (up from 52% in 2001).
• Practical online resources for methods in evaluation and social research.
  - The focus in is on how to do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods.
• Prisoners in Australia – Statistics from ABS
  - A recently released publication, “Prisoners in Australia”, shows that prisoner numbers have increased 50% over the ten years 1993 - 2003.
• Regional Divide - A study of Incomes In Regional Australia
  - Conference paper on income distribution by state, region, and local government area, developed by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM).
• Social Capital – Information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
  - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides an up-to-date reference online to the progress of its Social Capital Project.
• Sustainability Indicators - a communitybuilders toolkit
  - This selected annotated bibliography of resources on sustainability indicators, has been developed from users contributions to communitybuilders.nsw.
• Sustainable Community Indicators
  - Resources on Community Sustainability Indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment
• World Bank
  - The World Bank is a development institution whose goal is to reduce poverty by promoting sustainable and balanced economic and social programs in its client countries.
• Young people in New South Wales
  - A brief overview based on the 1996 census statistics available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Related Reading

• Australian Libraries Gateway
  - Linking to over 5,000 Australian libraries and their resources.
• Australian Social Trends 2008
  - Australian Social Trends 2008 is the 15th edition of an annual series that presents information on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy and concern.
• Developing Resilience at Every Stage of a Young Person’s Life
  - Mission Australia's snapshot report that investigates some of the characteristics of Australians in the 6-16 age group and their families, and the importance of developing resilience at every stage of a young person’s life.
• Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices survey from ABS
  - This publication is the eleventh of its type and presents information on environmental behaviour and practices of Australian households and individuals collected in March 2005.
• Environmental Sustainability Index
  - The Environmental Sustainability Index is a composite index tracking a diverse set of socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional indicators that characterize and influence environmental sustainability at the national scale.
• Financial Disadvantage in Australia 1990 to 2000
  - The persistence of poverty in a decade of growth.
• Future Dilemmas
  - Options to 2050 for Australia's population, technology, resources and environment
• Human Development Reports
  - These annual reports from the United Nations Development Program provide information, statistics, tables, graphs and case studies from developing and developed countries on a range of development topics.
• Our Changing City: Sydney - a Census overview 2001-2006
  - The CITYFUTURES Research Centre is releasing its new analysis of the 2006 Census for Sydney. Our Changing City: Sydney - a Census overview 2001-2006 presents the first detailed suburb-by-suburb analysis of social changes in Sydney between 2001 and 2006.
• Papers from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling.
  - The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling is a research centre associated with the University of Canberra that publishes research and analysis specialising in research that contributes to social, economic and business decision making.
• Quality of Life in Australia - An analysis of public perceptions
  - A discussion paper by Richard Eckersley for the Australia Institute.
• State Library of New South Wales
• The Voices of Homeless Young Australians
  - A short publication by Mission Australia based on research with 100 homeless young people that highlights some of the experiences and difficulties they face on a day-today basis.