Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Esri uses census and demographic data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to create an advanced demographics dataset for Australia.

The ABS is Australia's national statistical agency and an official source of independent, reliable information. The ABS operates within a framework that includes the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 and the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

Vintage

2021

Update frequency

The Australian Bureau of Statistics updates the data used for Esri's advanced demographics dataset for Australia approximately every two years.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available field categories for this region's advanced demographics. See Australia for more information about this advanced demographics dataset, such as use cases and related documents.

Field category	Data category	Description
Population Totals	Population	Count of regional total, female, and male population.
Population by Religious Affiliation	Population	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by specific religious affiliation categories, including no affiliation.
Households by Weekly Income	Income	Count of regional total, family (members are related), and non-family households grouped by weekly income amount categories. A household is typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.
Population by Personal Weekly Income	Income	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by personal weekly income amount categories.
Population by Age	Age	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by age.
Household Totals	Households	Provides a count of regional total, family (members are related), and non-family households, and the average number of household members for this region. A household is typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.
Family Composition	Households	Provides a count of total regional family households (members are related) grouped by structural categories and the average number of family household members for this region.
Household Composition	Households	Count of regional households grouped by family (members are related), non-family, and single person household categories and refined by the number of household members. A household is typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.
Dwelling Structures	Housing	A count of regional housing units grouped by occupancy status and structure type categories, such as total regional occupied private apartments; includes a count of the total regional population living in private dwellings.
Tenure Type and Landlord Type	Housing	Count of regional households grouped by dwelling ownership categories. A household is typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.
Population by Age and Type of Long-Term Health Condition	Health	Count of total, female, and male population grouped by specific chronic health condition categories and age.
Population by Years of School Completed	Education	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by educational attainment levels.
Population by Type of Educational Institution Attending	Education	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by specific current educational institution categories. For example, the count of regional female population currently attending infant primary Catholic school.
Population by Occupation	Jobs	Count of regional total, female, and male employed population grouped by specific occupational categories, such as technicians or professionals.
Population by Marital Status and Age	Marital Status	Count of regional total, female, and male adult population grouped by specific marital status categories and age. For example, the total number of regional population age 25-34 years who are married.
Population by Marital Status	Marital Status	Count of regional total population grouped by specific marital status categories, such as married or separated.
Population by Country of Birth	Language-Immigration	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by specific country of birth categories. For example, the total regional male population born in Zimbabwe.
Population by Language Spoken at Home	Language-Immigration	Count of regional total, female, and male population grouped by specific language spoken at home categories. For example, the total regional female population that primarily speak an Australian indigenous language at home.