1338.1 - NSW State and Regional Indicators, March 2010
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2. Climate change in Australia 3. The Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index 5. Information Paper - Improving Net Overseas Migration 6. Historical Demographic Statistics 7. Research paper on data linkage 8. New National Crime and Safety Survey 11. Australian Social Trends: Latest edition 12. Measures of Australia's Progress: Regional data 13. Detailed Wage and Salary Earner Statistics 14. Latest NSW Population Estimates 15. Australians' Experiences in Education and Training 16. ABS releases standards for Income Variables in data collections 17. Researching Indigenous Identification in Mortality Data via data linkage 18. ABS Views on 2011 Census Output Geography 20. Measuring Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Initially, the PBLCI will be constructed as a by–product of processing the quarterly CPI. Over time, the ABS will progressively improve the index to better reflect the price changes experienced by pensioners and beneficiaries. For further information see Information Paper: Introduction of the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index, Australia, 2009 (cat. no. 6466.0) and Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (cat. no. 6467.0).
Back to top 5. INFORMATION PAPER - IMPROVING NET OVERSEAS MIGRATION Information Paper - Improving Net Overseas Migration (cat. no. 3412.0.55.001) was released on 12 March 2010. This paper reports on the improvements made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to the quality of Australia's net overseas migration estimation. It discusses changes made to the methodology and examines the source data used to estimate net overseas migration. Back to top 6. HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS Historical demographic publications are progressively being added to the ABS website, under the product title Demography Bulletin (cat. no. 3141.0). These include population, vital statistics and migration information for Australia and states and territories in the form of facsimiles of Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics Population and Vital Statistics Bulletins (1906 to 1921), Australian Demography Bulletins (1922 to 1937) and Demography Bulletins (1938 to 1971). Much of the information contained in Australian Historical Population Statistics (cat. no. 3105.0.65.001) has been sourced from these publications. Back to top 7. RESEARCH PAPER ON DATA LINKAGE As part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Census Data Enhancement project, the Migrants Quality Study was conducted to assess the feasibility of linking the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Settlement Database (SDB) to the Statistical Longitudinal Census Dataset (SLCD), without the use of name and address as linking variables. The results of this study have been released in a research paper Assessing the Quality of Linking Migrant Settlement Records to Census Data (cat. no. 1351.0.55.027). The paper provides some background to the Migrants Quality Study, a brief description of the linking process, a thorough evaluation of the quality of the linked data, and associated discussion about the usefulness of the linked data. The results from the quality study indicate that linking the SDB to the SLCD is feasible and can produce useful information that no other data source currently provides. However, some quality issues have been identified that need to be thoroughly understood to ensure the linked data is correctly interpreted and appropriately used. Back to top 8. NEW NATIONAL CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY The first release from the new National Crime and Safety Survey, Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2008–09 (cat. no. 4530.0), was published on 18 February 2010. It contains the first results from the redeveloped National Crime and Safety Survey. A 2006–07 review of the survey resulted in several changes including the survey frequency (annual from three-yearly), and methodology vehicle (telephone interviewing as opposed to the mail-out mail-back). These changes in methodology resulted in a break in series so that data may not be comparable to previous crime and safety survey results. The aim of the annual survey is to provide: headline measures of the prevalence of a range of selected personal and household crimes; reporting rates to police of these crimes; and a select range of indicators such as feelings of safety and perceived problems in the neighbourhood. The new vehicle provides flexibility for new and emerging areas of crime to be included and in order to accommodate this, selected crimes and/or attitudinal questions may be rotated off the survey. The content of the 2008–09 survey will be similar to the content of the 2005 survey in order to provide a new benchmark. Back to top 9. SOCIAL INCLUSION A report by the Australian Social Inclusion Board, Social Inclusion in Australia: How Australia is faring, was released on 22 January 2010. Social inclusion is about addressing multiple disadvantages and ensuring that everyone is able to participate fully in Australian society. It is about people having the necessary opportunities, capabilities and resources to enable them both to contribute to and share in the benefits of Australia’s success as a nation. The report uses a newly developed Indicator Framework for Social Inclusion, structured around resources, participation, and multiple and entrenched disadvantage. Data are drawn from a range of sources to provide a baseline picture of social inclusion in Australia, as well as providing a framework for action, identifying key areas where governments are working to achieve improvements in the high level outcomes. Back to top 10. PERSPECTIVES ON SPORT Issues and debates relating to sport and sporting programs are commonplace within the Australian political and media landscape. The National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS), through the Perspectives on Sport series, attempts to provide informed commentary to assist those interested in these major issues. The December 2009 release contains three articles: Children's participation in organised sport and dancing, Migrants and sport and Participation in sport by people with a disability. Back to top 11. AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL TRENDS: LATEST EDITION The ABS released the latest edition of Australian Social Trends (cat. no. 4102.0) on 16 March 2010. The publication draws together a wide range of statistics from the ABS and other official sources to provide a picture of Australian society and how it is changing over time. The latest edition features five articles:
Back to top 12. MEASURES OF AUSTRALIA'S PROGRESS: REGIONAL DATA Measures of Australia's Progress (cat. no. 1383.0.55.001) tries to answer the question 'is life in Australia getting better?' The next edition is due for release on 15 September 2010 as a web based publication. Spreadsheets of Australian and State and Territory data will be available to download (where applicable). The publication will also include, for the first time, a slim-line brochure which highlights key information from MAP. Back to top 13. DETAILED WAGE AND SALARY EARNER STATISTICS In 2006–07 there were nearly 3 million persons in NSW who derived $134 billion in income from Wages and salaries. As the economic well-being of most Australians is largely determined by the amount of income they receive, analysing geographical variations in Wages and salaries - and how these change over time - can provide valuable information about relative advantage and disadvantage in regions and the nature of regional economies in general. This publication provides data on wage and salary earners and income for all Statistical Local Areas and Local Government Areas in Australia for the years 2003–04 to 2006–07, as well as a feature article addressing such questions as:
For more detail see Wage and Salary Statistics For Small Areas, Time Series, 2003–04 to 2006–07 (cat. no. 5673.0.55.003). Back to top 14. LATEST NSW POPULATION ESTIMATES The latest population estimates for NSW LGAs are available in Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09 (cat. no. 3218.0), which was released on 30 March 2010. At 30 June 2009, the estimated resident population of New South Wales (NSW) reached 7.13 million people, representing about a third of Australia's population. NSW experienced the largest population growth of all Australian states and territories, with an increase of 119,500 people since June 2008. About 63% of the NSW population (4.50 million people) resided in the Sydney Statistical Division (SD). Driven by population increases in all 43 of its Local Government Areas (LGAs), the Sydney SD increased by 85,400 people over the previous year, and had the highest annual growth rate (1.9%) of any SD in NSW. The ten LGAs with the largest growth in NSW were all within the Sydney SD. The fastest growing LGAs in NSW included the adjacent LGAs of Canada Bay (A) (4.7%) and Strathfield (A) (3.4%) in the inner west, and Auburn (A) (3.7%) in central western Sydney. In the year to June 2009, the population in the remainder of NSW increased by 34,100 people to 2.63 million. The fastest growth occurred along the coast in South Eastern SD (1.6%), Richmond–Tweed SD (1.5%), and Hunter and Illawarra SDs (both 1.4%). About 20% of the total NSW population (1.41 million people) resided in coastal LGAs outside of Sydney SD. All 21 of these coastal LGAs experienced population increases, though only Tweed (A) exceeded the state average annual growth rate of 1.7%. Lake Macquarie (C) in the Hunter region had the largest growth, with an increase of 2,900 people. During this period approximately four in five inland LGAs experienced population growth, increasing their combined population by 15,800 to 1.22 million people. Inland LGAs outside of Sydney SD represented about 17% of the total NSW population. Back to top 15. AUSTRALIANS' EXPERIENCES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING The majority of Australians of working age (89%) undertook some form of learning during the last year, according to the results from the latest Survey of Education and Training. On the job training, or learning by books or the internet was undertaken by nearly all (84%) Australians of working age. About one quarter (26%) participated in formal study at school, college, TAFE or university with slightly more (28%) taking courses that do not lead to a formal qualification. The most common field of study in formal learning was management and commerce (26%) followed by society and culture (20%). Since 2001, the proportion of people with a tertiary qualification has increased by 13%. The main reason people undertook work-related courses was that it was a requirement of their job. The health care and social assistance industry accounted for the majority of non-formal learning followed by the education and training industry. Further information is available in Education and Training Experience, Australia 2009 (cat. no. 6278.0). Detailed State and Territory tables will be released on the ABS website by the end of April 2010 while the Basic and Expanded Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs) will be available by the end of May. Back to top 16. ABS RELEASES STANDARDS FOR INCOME VARIABLES IN DATA COLLECTIONS The ABS recently released Standards for Income Variables, 2010 (cat. no. 1287.0), a document on income standards that provide a reference for the use of income variables as well as the associated conceptual definitions and related issues for use in statistical or administrative collections. The manual presents statistical standards for the following variables: 'Total income', 'Equivalised total household income', 'Sources of income' and 'Main source of income'. The standards include the endorsed concepts, definitions, income measures, classifications, question modules and outputs. Government, academic and private sector organisations are encouraged to implement these standards in their own collections, thereby improving the comparability of data from different sources. The standards replace Standards for Cash income statistics, 1997 (cat. no. 1287.0). Back to top 17. RESEARCHING INDIGENOUS IDENTIFICATION IN MORTALITY DATA VIA DATA LINKAGE In order to gain a better understanding of the extent of Indigenous identification in mortality data, the ABS linked 2006 Census data to death registrations to compare the reported Indigenous status from each dataset. Data linking was conducted by authorised ABS officers during the Census processing period when name and address were available to be used as linking variables. After Census processing, all Census names and addresses held by the ABS were destroyed. This data linking project is referred to as the Indigenous Mortality Quality Study, which forms part of the broader Census Data Enhancement project. The Research Paper: Linking Census Records to Death Registrations, Mar 2010 (cat. no. 1351.0.55.030) builds on other papers already released about the Indigenous Mortality Quality Study, by elaborating on the probabilistic data linking methodology used to link the Census and death records. An evaluation of the linkage is also provided. Back to top 18. ABS VIEWS ON 2011 CENSUS OUTPUT GEOGRAPHY The ABS is to replace the Australian Statistical Geographical Classification (ASGC) with the new Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) commencing in 2011. The Census of Population and Housing is a key source of high quality statistical data for small geographic areas. The move to the new classification will lead to improvements in the quality of small area time series data from the Census and will enable better comparison between Census and other data sources that adopt the new geographic classification. The ABS has released a discussion paper the purpose of which is to:
The smallest geographical unit of the ASGS for which full 2011 Census statistics will be published will be the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1). The SA1 will be composed of aggregates of Mesh Blocks (MB) and will be of slightly smaller average size than a 2006 Collection District (CD). SA1s will aggregate to form the higher level units in the main structure of the ASGS. Data for Mesh Blocks will be published with Usual Resident population and total dwelling counts as they were for the 2006 Census. Statistics based on user defined aggregations of Mesh Blocks will not be available. The ASGS, with improved geographical resolution, will provide statistics of comparable or better quality for most non-ABS geographies that were previously derived from whole CDs. These will include Local Government Areas (LGAs), suburbs, postal areas and Commonwealth and State electoral divisions. The ASGS will also offer users a more stable and consistent output geography that is based on land use and population ranges to optimise output, whereas the old CD-based geography was designed for ease of collection of census forms. More information can be found in Discussion Paper: Census of Population and Housing - ABS Views on 2011 Census Output Geography, 2011 (cat. no. 2911.0.55.002) and Information Paper: Outcome from The Review of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification, 2008 (cat. no. 1216.0.55.002). Back to top 19. ARE YOU IN AN ABS SURVEY The ABS Surveys Charter, 2010 specifies what you can expect when the ABS approaches you for inclusion in any of our household or business surveys. The ABS collects a wide range of data via household and business surveys. Statistical outputs resulting from household collections include the Census of Population and Housing, the National Health Survey and the Labour Force series; while outputs from business surveys include National Accounts, Retail Trade series and quarterly Business Indicators. All published data are available for free on the ABS website. The ABS seeks to continually improve our relationship with survey participants and would appreciate your feedback in relation to any contact you have with the ABS and on the standards identified in this Charter in particular. We recognise and greatly appreciate the support of the individuals and organisations who contribute to the ongoing wealth of statistical information about our nation by participating in ABS surveys. It is only with your assistance that the ABS can continue to produce the statistics that contribute to quality informed decision making. Back to top 20. MEASURING WELLBEING OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES The recently released publication Framework for Measuring Wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2010 (cat. no. 4703.0) describes a framework developed by the ABS, in conjunction with stakeholders, to measure the wellbeing of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The framework attempts to provide a holistic approach to the mapping of statistics about the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. It is presented as a broad level document, balanced across selected themes or 'domains'. It will be used to guide the development of ABS Indigenous statistics, by providing an organisational structure to aid the identification of data gaps and areas for statistical improvements. It will also provide a useful structure for ABS reporting and analysis of Indigenous wellbeing. The framework is a living document and while the ABS acknowledges the assistance of, and is grateful for, the input of many stakeholder organisations during and subsequent to the consultative phase of the project in 2009, further comment is welcome. Back to top 21. IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL STANDARDS IN THE AUSTRALIAN TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT In November 2009 the ABS released Information Paper: Introduction of revised international statistical standards in the Australian Tourism Satellite Account, Nov 2009 (cat. no. 5249.0.55.002). On 28 April 2010 the ABS will release a further information paper that describes the numerical impacts on key aggregates and the impact on the presentation of statistics as a result of introducing the revised standards in the 2008–09 issue of the Australian National Accounts: Tourism Satellite Account (cat. no. 5249.0). The paper provides mock-ups of the proposed publication and related time series spreadsheets that will be available from the ABS website. For more information see Information paper: Implementation of revised international statistical standards in the Australian Tourism Satellite Account, April 2010 (cat. no. 5249.0.55.003). Back to top Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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