1386.0 - What's New in Regional Statistics, Dec 2008

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Contents In this issue Welcome from the Director Explore Your Region with the National Regional Profile ABS to Replace Statistical Geography in 2011 Economy Population and People Industry Environment and Energy Other News and Contacts About this Release	OTHER NEWS AND CONTACTS Mean, Median or Mode? Understanding Statistical Language Focusing on NSW Regional and State Statistics State and Regional Indicators, Tasmania Regional Statistics, Northern Territory State and Regional Indicators, Victoria List of all Articles in this issue About Us/ Contact Us How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to this Newsletter MEAN, MEDIAN OR MODE? UNDERSTANDING STATISTICAL LANGUAGE ABS has released Statistical Language!, 2008 (cat. no. 1332.0.55.002), a glossary of statistical terms aimed at helping people understand statistics. This release contains descriptions of terms, along with examples and diagrams. FOCUSING ON NSW REGIONAL AND STATE STATISTICS In June and July 2008 a user consultation and review was undertaken for the following publications; NSW in Focus, NSW Regional Statistics and Statistics News, NSW. As a result these three publications are being rolled into one quarterly publication. This will provide a one stop publication for users looking for key NSW state and regional statistics as well as key events. It will also allow data to be provided on a more timely basis. This new publication will be called NSW State and Regional Indicators, however will keep the catalogue number of 1338.1 (previously NSW in Focus). The first issue will be the December quarter, to be released on 20 January 2009. It will include all chapters from the last issue of NSW in Focus, 2008 as well as updated data and analysis for the Economic Activity and Work chapters (including regional data). For more information please contact Larissa Wharton on (02) 9268 4376. Back to top STATE AND REGIONAL INDICATORS, TASMANIA Tasmanian State and Regional Indicators (cat. no. 1307.6) is a quarterly electronic release comprising a compendium of summary statistical information about Tasmania. The Tasmanian State and Regional Indicators (TSRI) content is being built up progressively over the first four quarters, and will be updated regularly, as data are released. The first three releases have covered the topics of Labour; Economic Activity; Industry; Population; Family and Community; Household Economic Resources; Education; Housing and Construction; and Transport. The fourth TSRI release, which was released on 31 October 2008 completes the current range of content by covering: Health Crime and Justice Environment Each topic presents summary commentary and includes graphs, maps and tables of data. Excel workbooks with more detailed data at state, regional and local government levels are linked to each topic and some Population Census and regional tables are included. The data contained in each topic is expected to be updated once per year. In future issues, it is planned to increase the number of regional and non-ABS tables, as data become available. Several feature articles have been included and have a specific focus on Tasmania. The topics covered in previous issues are Adult Literacy, Ageing and Housing Indicators. The most recent release in October 2008 included a feature article with a focus on People with a Need for Assistance. The article was based on data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Back to top REGIONAL STATISTICS, NORTHERN TERRITORY Released on 2 October 2008, Regional Statistics, Northern Territory, 2008 (cat. no. 1362.7) contains ABS and other government agency data for Northern Territory by Statistical Subdivisions. The publication presents information on a range of topics including population; employment; education and training; prices; income and expenditure; law and public safety; health; transport; housing and construction; agriculture and fisheries; mining and energy; tourism; imports and exports and government finance. Indigenous statistics are also included. Selected data is presented for Statistical Subdivisions (SSD). A range of new data has been presented in this issue including: Evaporation rates by selected locations; Electricity, water and waste water production and usage; Offences Reported by Police by Selected Regions; Community Corrections data for NT SSDs; Commercial water craft and commercial license registrations. Back to top STATE AND REGIONAL INDICATORS, VICTORIA State and Regional Indicators, Victoria (cat. no. 1367.2) is a quarterly publication containing recently released statistical information about Victoria. Data is presented on a range of economic, social and environmental measures and sourced from ABS and non-ABS collections. Most chapters contain a mix of tables, charts and commentary, to provide a basic analysis of recent movements in data. Varying geographic classifications are covered including Victoria, Melbourne and the Balance of Victoria down to Local Government Area for some series. The aim of the publication is to provide a picture of the situation of Victoria and enable comparison, both over time and between regions. Core data, such as estimated resident population; state final demand; labour force statistics; price indexes; building approvals; air quality; and water storage volumes is complemented by periodic annual data including the condition of Vic roads network; recorded crime offences; life expectancy at birth; government owned housing stock and others. The most recent issue (September 2008) was released on 21 November 2008. Back to top LIST OF ALL ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ABS to Replace Statistical Geography in 2011 Agricultural Commodities: Small Area Data Agricultural State Profiles A Profile of Carers in Australia Births, Australia Building Approvals, Australia CDATA Online Census of Population and Housing: Australia's Children and Youth Census of Population and Housing: Estimated Resident Population Datapack Deaths, Australia Explore your Region using the National Regional Profile Farm Management and Climate Focusing on NSW Regional and State Statistics Interstate Commuters Mean, Median or Mode? Understanding Statistical Language Natural Resource Management on Australian Farms Personal Income Tax Data Perspectives on Regional Australia: Population Turnover Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia Regional Statistics, Northern Territory State and Regional Indicators, Tasmania State and Regional Indicators, Victoria Tourist Accommodation: Latest Small Area Data Water and the Murray-Darling Basin - A Statistical Profile Water Use on Australian Farms Back to top ABOUT US / CONTACT US 'What's New in Regional Statistics' is produced by the Rural and Regional Statistics National Centre of the ABS. This newsletter has been prepared as part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Regional Statistics Program, to improve the availability of regional and small area data by leading the development of regional statistics and co-ordinating their dissemination. More information is available on the ABS Regional Statistics theme page. Please send your comments or queries regarding this newsletter to regional.statistics@abs.gov.au or telephone (08) 8237 7350. If you would like further information or data, please contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or e-mail client.services@abs.gov.au. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER To subscribe to 'What's New in Regional Statistics' and receive email notification of its release, simply click on the email notification icon at the top of this page to access the Email Notification service, and follow the steps. The catalogue number of this newsletter (1386.0) will automatically be entered into the details. Alternatively, you can access the Email Notification Service from the ABS Home Page or from the Email Notification icon on any other page of the website where it appears. Simply choose topic '1. General', subtopic '13. 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