POPULATION AND PEOPLE


RECENT RELEASES

Perspectives on Regional Australia: Population Turnover

Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia

CDATA Online

Census of Population and Housing: Estimated Resident Population Datapack

A Profile of Carers in Australia

Births, Australia

Deaths, Australia


FORTHCOMING RELEASES

Census of Population and Housing: Australia's Children and Youth


PERSPECTIVES ON REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: POPULATION TURNOVER

Released on 30 September 2008, Perspectives on Regional Australia: Population Turnover, 2006 (cat. no. 1380.0.55.005) uses data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing to outline the extent of population 'turnover' across Australia, at the Statistical Local Area (SLA) geographical level, between August 2001 and August 2006.

The publication includes SLAs with the highest and lowest estimated population turnover (highest twenty and lowest twenty) as well as case studies of one selected SLA in each state and territory. The case studies illustrate how Census data can be used to investigate differences in the characteristics of people arriving in, departing from, and staying in a particular SLA.

Findings of the data include:

• The twenty Statistical Local Areas that had the highest turnover were all in urban areas and were mostly in the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory. These areas included parts of Darwin City as well as Jabiru in the Northern Territory, and Acton and Kingston in the Australian Capital Territory. In some of these regions - such as inner city areas of Darwin, and Driver in the Northern Territory - the number of people arriving in and departing from the region was almost one-for-one.
• The twenty Statistical Local Areas that had the lowest turnover in their population were all in rural areas; either in the Northern Territory or Queensland. All of these regions had high proportions of Indigenous people. Lowest turnover areas include Angurugu and West Arnhem in the Northern Territory, and Yarrabah and Aurukun in Queensland.
• The 15-29 years age group was the most common age group in over half of the high turnover regions, while the most common age group in all low turnover regions was 0-14 years.

The release includes an Excel spreadsheet containing turnover data for all SLAs in Australia, excluding unincorporated areas and SLAs with less than 500 people.

POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX, REGIONS OF AUSTRALIA

Released on 19 August 2008, Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2007 (cat. no. 3235.0) contains estimates of the resident population by age (in five-year age groups up to 85 and over) and sex at 30 June 2007. Estimates are provided for Local Government Areas (LGAs), Statistical Local Areas (SLAs), Statistical Divisions (SDs), Statistical Subdivisions (SSD) and the States and Territories of Australia. The publication includes statistics on total population; age and sex distribution; median age; children (under 15 years and 0 to 4 years old); working age population; older people and sex ratios for the geographies mentioned above.

Findings presented for each state/ territory include:

• For Queensland, the median age for the 34 discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Councils at June 2007 was 23.5 years, substantially lower than the median age for Queensland as a whole (36.2 years).
• For LGAs with more than 2,000 people in South Australia, the highest ratio of males per 100 females was in Roxby Downs (M) (134.3), followed by Streaky Bay (DC)(115.7).
• Reflecting the current employment opportunities in the resources industry, outside the Perth SD, the four shires of the Pilbara as well as Ravensthorpe (S) and Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C) each had more than 70% of their populations in the 15-64 year working age bracket.

CDATA ONLINE

2006 CDATA Online (cat. no. 2064.0), released on 27 October 2008 is an online tool which combines information on Australian society from the 2006 Census, with web graphing and mapping capability. CDATA Online allows you to create your own tables of Census data on a range of different topics such as - age, education, housing, income, transport, religion, ethnicity, occupation and more. This free online product allows you to create tables, maps and graphs of Census characteristics for all ABS geographic areas.

Below is an example of how data can be presented in map format once you have created your own customised Census table.

CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING: ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION DATAPACK

Released on 28 August 2008, the Estimated Resident Population DataPack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.007) is the latest Census DataPack of community profiles. '2006 DataPacks' are CD-ROM products containing 2006 Census of Population and Housing Community Profile data for all of Australia to the Collection District (CD) level and the matching digital boundary basemaps in generic Geographical Information System (GIS) format.

Other 2006 Census DataPacks include:

Basic Community Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.001)

Indigenous Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.002)

Time Series Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.003)

Place of Enumeration Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.004)

Expanded Community Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.005)

Working Population Profile Datapack, 2006 (cat. no. 2069.0.30.006)

For a detailed description of each DataPack, the release timetable and the geographic availability of each profile along with information on how to order a DataPack, see the 2006 Census DataPacks page on the ABS website.

A PROFILE OF CARERS IN AUSTRALIA

A Profile of Carers in Australia, 2008 (cat. no. 4448.0) released on 14 October 2008, provides an overview of the characteristics and activities of people who provide informal assistance to someone with a disability, long-term health condition or to older people (aged 60 years and over). Information was drawn from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing and from three ABS surveys: the 2003 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC); the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS) and the 2006 Time Use Survey (TUS). While most data are presented at the national level, some data are also presented for states and territories and by remoteness.

Findings from the publication include:

In 2006, reflecting the age structure of populations in different areas of Australia, the carer rate among the population aged 15 years and over was highest for Inner Regional areas for both males (10%) and females (15%) and lowest in Remote areas (7% and 12% respectively).

BIRTHS, AUSTRALIA

Births, Australia 2007 (cat. no. 3301.0) was released on 28 October 2008 and presents a range of detailed statistics on confinements and live births including male and female births; births of Indigenous children; age and birthplace of parents; duration of marriage; nuptial and exnuptial births; single and multiple births; usual residence of mother (by state and territory); regional comparisons and fertility rates. Small level data is available for the number of births and fertility rates for statistical divisions (SDs), Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) and Local Government Areas (LGAs).


DEATHS, AUSTRALIA

Released on 25 November 2008, Deaths, Australia 2007 (cat. no. 3302.0) presents the number of deaths classified by age, sex, birthplace, marital status, cause of death and usual residence by state or territory. Information on infant deaths; deaths of Indigenous persons; age-specific death rates; expectation of life at birth and standardised death rates are also included. Some data is presented for statistical divisions (SDs), Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) and Local Government Areas (LGAs).


CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Scheduled for release in early 2009, Australia's Children and Youth, 2006 (cat. no. 2059.0.55.001) will use data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing to provide an overview of the characteristics of Australian children (persons aged 0 to 14 years) and youth (persons aged 15 to 24 years). A range of data will be provided on specific target populations such as children and youth in remote areas and the publication will also cover the distribution of children and youth by remoteness areas (e.g. remote, very remote, regional, major cities) and section of state (e.g. major urban vs rural areas).