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Historical Publications Online
Currently all ABS publications from 1994 onwards are available full-text on the ABS website.
The ABS also has an ongoing program of digitising issues earlier than 1994 for a range of key titles.
The following table lists titles that are available from an earlier date (usually the first date of publication), and will be updated as further titles become available.
NOTE: access historical issues via the 'Past & Future Releases' tab in a publication.
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Catalogue
Number | Title | Coverage |
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1301.0
1398.0 | Year Book Australia
A Statistical Account of Australia and New Zealand | 1901-
1890-1904 |
| 2101.0 | 1991 Census of Population & Housing | 1991 |
| 2102.0 | 1986 Census of Population & Housing | 1986 |
| 2103.0 | 1981 Census of Population & Housing | 1981 |
2104.0
3102.0
3141.0
3401.0 | 1976 Census of Population & Housing
Australian Demographic Trends
Demography Bulletin
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia | 1976
1986; 1997
1900-1971
1970- |
| 4101.0 | Social Indicators, Australia | 1976-1992 |
| 4221.0 | Schools, Australia | 1960- |
| 5206.0 | Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product | 1972 |
| 5302.0 | Balance of Payments, Australia | 1961 |
| 6101.0 | Labour Statistics, Australia (includes Labour Reports) | 1911 |
| 6227.0 | Education and Work, Australia (includes Survey of Leavers from Schools, Universities or other Educational Institutions) | 1964 |
| 6235.0 | Labour Force Status and Educational Attainment, Australia | 1979 |
| 6302.0 | Average Weekly Earnings | 1967- |
| 6401.0 | Consumer Price Index | 1972 |
| 6527.0 | Household Expenditure Survey: Information Paper | 1988-89- |
| 6530.0 | Household Expenditure Survey: Detailed Expenditure Items | 1988-89- |
| 6535.0 | Household Expenditure Survey: Summary of Results | 1988-89- |
| 6537.0 | Household Expenditure Survey: Effects of Government Benefits and Taxes on Household Income | 1988-89- |
| 8104.0 | Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia | 1976-77- |
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Coming soon:
1350.0 Australian Economic Indicators 1991-
3101.0 Australian Demographic Statistics 1979-
6203.0 Labour Force, Australia 1966-
6310.0 Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, 1974
Other historical data can be found in these publications:
Population:
Australian Historical Population Statistics (cat. no. 3105.0.65.001)
Includes data from 1788 onwards, covering population size & growth, distribution, age-sex structure, births, deaths, migration and divorces.
See Historical Census Data for access to more historical demographic data.
Agriculture:
Historical Selected Agriculture Commodities, by State (1861 to Present) (cat. no. 7124.0)
In addition, a range of ABS publications include time series data. See the Time Series Directory entry in ABS BetaWorks for information on upcoming developments in accessing time series data.
Return to Historical Publications entry page
This page first published 25 March 2008, last updated 30 September 2009
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