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FORWARD WORK PROGRAM BY TIER

Elements of the ABS work program are classified by the following four tiers. These are used to assist with prioritisation undertaken by the ABS. This work was informed by the development of the list of Essential Statistical Assets for Australia (cat. no. 1395.0), in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.

TIER		COMPONENT
CORE		Tier 0	Essential institutional statistical capability and infrastructure required to deliver a quality national statistical service and remain relevant and sustainable as Australia’s national statistical organisation. This includes systems and processes , methods , people capability, registers and frames and standards , classifications and conceptual frameworks, data integration, dissemination and technology capabilities .
		Tier 1	Statistics that are considered to be the foundation work of a national statistical organisation.
		Tier 2	Important areas of statistics where there is a significant government outlay or where there is a significant public policy interest .
OTHER		Tier 3	Other important statistical work that is currently undertaken to meet identified user requirements that could be deemed as falling beyond tiers 1 and 2.

STATISTICAL PRODUCTION
PROGRAM NAME		TIER		DESCRIPTION
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics		2		Other important statistical work that is currently undertaken to meet identified user requirements that could be deemed as falling beyond tiers 1 and 2
Agriculture Statistics		2		Agricultural Census ( partly user funded by Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Egg Corporation) Rural Environment and Agriculture Commodities Survey
		3		Foreign ownership of agricultural businesses, land and water entitlements Wool Receivals, Purchases and Sales Survey Measures of livestock slaughter ( partly user funded by Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Pork Limited ) Land management practices (e.g. cropping, soil management) (user funded by Department of Agriculture and Water Resources)
Business Indicators (footnote 1)		1		Business activity collected via three surveys: Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Quarterly Business Indicator Surveys and Retail Trade. Business Characteristics Survey Dwelling and other building approvals Construction related gross fixed capital formation
		2		Mineral and petroleum exploration Business demographics program
Census of Population and Housing		1		Census of Population and Housing
		2		Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset
Crime and Justice Statistics		2		Crime and justice statistics and research ( partly user funded by Department of Social Services)
		3		National corrective services statistics National recorded crime offender statistics National recorded crime victim statistics National statistics on federal defendants, sentence quantums, federal offenders and corrective services (All are user funded by various jurisdictional agencies related to Police, Courts and Correctional facilities and the Attorney-Generals Department)
Culture and Recreation Statistics		3		Frequency of visits and characteristics of people who attend a range of cultural venues and events (user funded by Ministry for the Arts)
Demography		1		Estimated Resident Population Births and Deaths Overseas Arrivals and Departures Migration and Australian Historical Population statistics
		2		Population projections Regional population growth
Education and Training Statistics		2		National Schools Statistics Collection Qualifications and Employment Outcomes Survey of Education and Work Work Related Training and Adult Learning Survey
		3		Childhood Education and Care Survey Annual National Early Childhood Education and Care (user funded by Department of Education) International Assessment of Adult Competencies (currently not funded but previously funded by Department of Education)
Environment Statistics		2		Environmental accounts, including Water Account, energy accounts and land accounts ( partly user funded by Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)
		3		Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (a program of the World Bank, funded by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Employment in Renewable Energy Activities (funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency) Assistance to Department of the Environment for 2016 State of the Environment Report ( partly user funded by Department of the Environment)
Financial Statistics		1		Data collected from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Managed Funds Sur vey1
		2		Housing Finance Statistics
		3		Quarterly information on the assets and liabilities of securitisers Lending finance (commercial, personal and lease finance commitments
Geospatial Solutions		1		Capability to support geospatial functions associated with the Census of Population and Housing
		3		Capability for production of the Land Account for the Environment program Provide solutions to dissemination methods (Google Earth and geographic grids) New geospatial techniques and data sources to support Carbon Farming Initiative (user funded by Department of Agriculture)
Health and Disability Statistics		2		Statistics relating to causes of death Health and disability statistics including : National Health Survey ( partly user funded by Department of Health) and National Aboriginal and Torres Islander Health Survey (funded by Department of Health and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet) Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (user funded by jurisdictions, Department of Social Services and Department of Health) HealthCare Pathways (user funded by National Health Performance Authority)
		3		Information for the analysis of family formation and structure Patient Experience Survey Private Health Establishments Collection ( partly user funded by Department of Health)
Industry and Labour Demand Statistics		1		Economic Activity Survey (footnote 1) Survey of Average Weekly Earnings Major Labour Costs (footnote 1) Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours Survey of Employment and Earnings Water Supply and Sewerage Supply / Use Survey
		2		Job Vacancies Survey
		3		Industrial disputes Survey of Tourist Accommodation (user funded by Austrade) Tourism satellite account (user funded by Austrade)
Innovation and Technology Statistics		2		Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment (user funded by Department of Industry, Innovation and Science).
		3		Household Use of Information Technology collection Internet Activity Survey Measures of research and development undertaken by businesses, governments, higher education institutions and private not-for-profit organisations Venture Capital and Later Stage Private Equity activity (user funded by Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)
International Accounts (footnote 1)		1		Australia’s balance of payments estimates International investment statistics International merchandise trade International trade in services statistics
		3		Survey of Foreign Currency (user funded by Reserve Bank of Australia)
Labour Supply Statistics		1		Labour Force Australia Survey
		2		Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation Characteristics of Employment Participation, Job Search and Mobility Retirement and Retirement Intentions Work Related Injuries
Living Conditions Statistics (footnote 1)		1		Household Expenditure Survey Survey of Income and Housing
Migrant Statistics		2		Characteristics of migrants, migrant economic outcomes and migrant settlement outcomes ( partly user funded by Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Department of Social Services)
National Accounts		1		Quarterly and annual statistics of Gross Domestic Product and its components Input-output tables
		2		Annual productivity statistics including annual estimates of multi factor productivity statistics Annual state accounts
Prices		1		Consumer Price Index Wage Price Index Producer Price Indexes International Trade Price Indexes Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Costs Index
		2		Residential Property Prices Indexes Estimates of the Total Value of the Dwelling Stock
Public Finance		1		Government Finance Statistics (footnote 1)
Regional Statistics		2		Data by Region (national regional profiles)
		3		Regional economic data
Social Conditions Statistics		2		Multi-Agency Data Integration Project
		3		Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children Personal Safety Survey General Social Survey (All partly user funded by Australian and state and territory governments)
Transport Statistics		2		Motor Vehicle Census
		3		New Motor Vehicles Sales Freight Performance Measurement Project (unfunded ) Survey of Motor Vehicle Use

PROGRAM NAME		TIER		DESCRIPTION
Enabling Services		0		Communications Customised data delivery Data acquisition Dissemination and publishing Finance Human re sources IT infrastructure Microdata delivery Program management Provider management Security Survey management
International Relations		1		Liaise with international statistical agencies and organisations Reporting to the United Nations Statistical Commission Engagement with other leading international organisations
		3		Indonesia Government Partnership Project Statistical development work in the Pacific , Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste ( All funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade )
Methodology		0		Statistical methods Statistical quality assurance Statistical risk management
		3		Analytical methods for emerging data sources Research and development to compile and analyse statistics
Register and Frameworks		0		Address Register Business Register and Tax Data program Classifications Data standards and methods Geospatial standards and methods Statistical Clearing House
Transformation		0		Data integration Engagement strategy Microdata futures ( enhanced microdata access) Partnership project s Statistical Business Transformation Program Statistical services to the state and territory governments ( partly user funded by state and territory governments ) Statistical Spatial Framework Work force strategy