3414.0 - Guide to Migrant Statistical Sources, 2007 (Edition 1)

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In this Issue How to use Guide to Migrant Statistical Sources Sources by Title Sources by Topic What do you think of the Guide? About this Release	AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS) NAME OF COLLECTION Births OVERVIEW Registration of births is the responsibility of individual state and territory Registrars and is based on the data provided on an information form completed by at least one of the parents. This information form is the basis of the data provided to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for processing and production of birth statistics. Information is collected from the relevant Registrar(s) offices at an agreed frequency, predominantly monthly. Statistical information on births provides input into population estimates. These estimates contribute to the basis for the distribution of seats in the House of Representatives between the states and the distribution of Commonwealth funds to the states. This information is also important for understanding issues associated with fertility. The ABS has had responsibility to produce population estimates since its establishment, and births statistics have been an integral part of this process. State and national birth data date back to at least 1860, while birth data are available in electronic form from 1975, inclusive. DATA DETAIL Data items relevant to migrants and ethnicity Country of birth of mother/father Other data items collected The full range of characteristics available for the births collection is available in Births, Australia, 2005 (cat. no. 3301.0). For further details on data items collected, scope, geographic coverage, data availability and publications, methodology, classifications and concepts visit the Births entry in the Directory of Statistical Sources. CONTACT DETAILS For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service. Phone: 1300 135 070 Fax: 1300 135 211 Post: Client Services, ABS, GPO Box 796, Sydney 1041 Email: client.services@abs.gov.au and you will be contacted within two working days. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.