4. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND ACCESS
The ABS plans to continue to expand the ACLD by creating a new Panel for each Census, combining each Panel with successive Censuses and, where appropriate, linking the ACLD to other datasets.
4.1 FUTURE LINKAGE
A second release of the 2016 ACLD in mid-2018 will include additional variables on the 2011 Panel, as well as an updated 2006 Panel consisting of a linked sample between the 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses. The second release will expand our understanding of the dynamics and transitions that have been driving change in Australia since the 2006 Census.
4.2. ACCESS TO THE ACLD
The 2011-2016 ACLD is accessible online through ABS TableBuilder and DataLab. Through ABS TableBuilder clients can build, customise, save and export their own tables and graphs. In this product, confidentiality methods are applied to the data prior to output to ensure that no information that is likely to enable identification of an individual or household will be released. The DataLab is an interactive data analysis solution available for high end users to run advanced multivariate statistical analyses, for example, multiple regressions and structural equation modelling. The DataLab environment contains up to date versions of SPSS, Stata, SAS and R analytical languages. Controls in the DataLab have been put in place to protect the identification of individuals and organisations. These controls include environmental protections, data de-identification and confidentialisation, access safe guards and output clearance. All output from DataLab sessions is cleared by an ABS officer before it is released.
For more information, or to access the ACLD, see Microdata: Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset, 2011-2016 (cat. no. 2080.0).
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