NEWS AND INFORMATION
2011 Census of Population and Housing - Public Consultation process withdrawn
Year Book Australia, 2008
Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
Queensland Statistical Training
ABS Release Information
Queensland Theme Page
2011 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING - PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS WITHDRAWN
In light of recent changes to the ABS work program we regret to advise that the public consultation process for the 2011 Census of Population and Housing will not continue. As a result, the questions for the 2011 Census will be comparable to those asked in 2006. This action will not compromise the integrity and quality of ABS Census data.
The invitation to have a say in the way the nation's largest statistical collection is undertaken was contained in the Information Paper: 2011 Census of Population and Housing: ABS Views on Content and Procedures (cat. no. 2007.0).The paper covers the type of questions that may be included on the Census form and the procedures to be used. It also explains ABS arrangements to protect the privacy of individuals and the confidentiality of the information supplied by them.
The views of users, along with advice from the Australian Statistics Advisory Council, are important and submissions already received will be reconsidered as part of the consultation process post 2011.
FURTHER INFORMATION: telephone 1300 175 070 or email 2011.census@abs.gov.au
YEAR BOOK AUSTRALIA, 2008
The 2008 Year Book Australia was launched by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (Retd) at a function in Canberra on Thursday, 7 February 2008.
At the launch the Australian Statistician, Brian Pink announced that all 90 volumes of the Year Book Australia, going back to the first edition published in 1908, are now available free of charge from the ABS website.
"The Year Book Australia is a magnificent window into Australia showing where we have come from and where we are going", said Brian Pink. "Now with all historical Year Books freely available in digital format on the ABS website for posterity, the community can easily chart the course of the nation."
According to the snapshot of the nation released in 2008 Year Book Australia, we are having more kids, living in bigger houses, but are environmentally more conservative.
The last few years has seen an increase in Australia's fertility rate after a long period of falling fertility. In 2005 the fertility rate reached around 1.8 babies per woman on average. Fertility after World War II peaked at 3.5 babies per woman in 1961.
Australians are living in larger houses and yet fewer people are living in them. Since 1976 the average number of bedrooms per dwelling has increased (from 2.8 to 3.1 in 2005-06). However, during the same period the average number of people per household has declined (from 3.1 to 2.5).
Australians are becoming better water conservators. Australian households reduced their water consumption by 8% between 2000-01 and 2004-05 (from 2,278 gigalitres to 2,108 gigalitres).
More details can be found in the 2008 Year Book Australia (cat. no. 1301.0).
"The release of the 2008 Year Book is an opportune time to extend our thanks to the people and businesses of Australia for their continued support." said the Australian Statistician.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEXES FOR AREAS (SEIFA)
The
Information Paper: An Introduction to Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 2006 (Preliminary) (cat. no. 2039.0) was released on the ABS website on Monday 18 February 2008. The Information Paper describes the indexes for summarising the socio-economic profile of population by areas and illustrates their possible uses. Indexes are derived from the 2006 Census to rank postcodes, Local Government Areas, Statistical Local Areas by summarising a wide range of socio-economic characteristics. Examples of variables used are income, education, occupation and housing conditions.
The full release of the suite of four Socio-economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), together with a full information paper and a detailed technical manual, will be made available on Wednesday 26 March 2008. However, in view of strong demand for earlier access to the Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) to enable important and time-critical uses of the IRSD, the ABS has decided to release a preliminary version of the IRSD.
This preliminary release will be superseded by the full release on 26 March, which will contain more detailed information about SEIFA, its compilation and its uses. We do not expect the actual index values for the IRSD to change between this preliminary release and the final, but this may occur as a consequence of the final validation process that will precede the full release.
The ABS advises users, especially those with no prior experience of SEIFA indexes, to wait for the full release with the complete accompanying documentation. Users also need to note that the IRSD may not necessarily be the most suitable index for all applications.
QUEENSLAND STATISTICAL TRAINING
The ABS has a commitment to encourage the informed use of State, Territory and regional data. To this end, the ABS Queensland office provides a suite of training programmes to help clients make the best use of ABS and non-ABS information. These courses aim to develop a greater understanding of statistical and analytical processes.
Courses can be tailored to suit particular needs and additional programmes can be developed as required.
In the first half of 2008, ABS Queensland is pleased to offer the following courses in Brisbane and Northern Queensland:
| Course name | Course length | Location | Course date/s |
| Making Quality Informed Decisions | One day | Brisbane
Townsville
Brisbane | Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Monday, 26 May 2008
|
| Turning Data Into Information | Two days | Brisbane
Toowoomba
Brisbane
Brisbane | Wednesday and Thursday, 16-17 April 2008
Monday and Tuesday, 12-13 May 2008
Tuesday and Wednesday, 3-4 June 2008
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8-9 July 2008
|
| Basic Survey Design | Two days | Brisbane | Wednesday and Thursday, 18-19 June 2008 |
 | | Rockhampton | Wednesday and Thursday, 12-13 March 2008 |
For more details about course content and how to register see 2007 QLD Information & Registration Form_.pdf on the ABS Website at Statistical Training Queensland contacts.
ABS RELEASE INFORMATION
Information on all ABS future product releases can be accessed from
ABS Release Advice. This web page also provides links to
Previous Releases and
Main Economic Indicator Releases.
QUEENSLAND THEME PAGE
This page provides access to Queensland statistical information including statistical releases and links to non-ABS sources. A wide range of economic and social statistics is covered.
Print Page
Print All