Australia

Outline of map of Australia

The Esri Australian datasets include both Standard Demographics sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH and Advanced Demographics sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Data sources

Standard Demographics

Release:

November 2022.

Vintage:

2021

Data:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2022 based on © Australian Bureau of Statistics, UN.

Boundaries:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2022. Data Source for Digital Boundaries: 2022 Michael Bauer Research GmbH based on © Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

Settlement Points:

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Mesh Block Data Released July 2022.

Advanced Demographics

Release:

June 2021.

Vintage:

2016

Data:

© Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 25 Mandible St, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, 2015; Data from 2016 Australian Census.

Dataset information

Australia

Three-letter ISO country code

AUS

Currency

Australian Dollar

Three-letter currency code

AUD

Number of Standard Demographics attributes available

132

Number of Standard Demographics geography levels

10

Number of Advanced Demographics attributes available

864

Number of Advanced Demographics geography levels

6

Geography levels

Geography levelsAvailable for AustraliaAvailable through ArcGIS.com mapsStandard Demographics feature countAdvanced Demographics feature count

Country

X

X

1

1

Postcodes1

X

--

7

--

States

X

X

9

9

Postcodes2

X

--

52

--

Statistical Areas Level 4

X

X

89

89

Statistical Areas Level 3

X

X

337

340

Local Government Areas

X

X

544

--

Statistical Areas Level 2

X

X

2289

2292

Postcodes4

X

--

2651

--

Statistical Areas Level 1

X

X

57474

57490

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about how data apportionment works.

Threshold upper boundAggregation methodStandard Demographics level of geographyAdvanced Demographics level of geography

150 km

Block Apportion

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel1

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel1

250 km

Centroids in Polygon

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel1

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel1

400 km

Centroids in Polygon

AU.Postcodes4

--

more

Centroids in Polygon

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel2

AU.StatisticalAreasLevel2

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the Standard Demographics variables and data categories available for this region. See the Standard Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables and sample report.

Data typeYearDescription

Total Population

2021

Count of total population by regional boundaries.

Population Density

2021

Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers/miles.

Population per Mill

2021

Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.

Total population by gender

2021

Count of regional male and female population.

Total Households

2021

Count of total number of households within regional boundaries.

Average Household Size

2021

Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the number of persons living in households by the total number of households.

Total population by age and gender

2021

Count of regional total, male, and female population grouped by age.

Households by Income

2021

Count of regional households grouped by reported annual household income.

Households by Type

2021

Count of regional households grouped by household population structure, for example, single parent with children, married couple no children, and so forth.

Marital Status

2021

Count of regional adult population grouped by marital status type: single, married, etc.

Educational Attainment

2021

Count of regional population grouped by educational attainment levels.

Unemployed Population

2020

Count of regional unemployed population.

Purchasing Power

2021

Regional purchasing power. Data provided includes:

  • Purchasing Power: Total—Total regional disposable income of private households.
  • Purchasing Power: Per Mill—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population and multiplied by 1,000.
  • Purchasing Power: Per Capita—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population.
  • Purchasing Power: Index—A measure that compares the regional disposable income (income after taxes) to the national average, which has an index value of 100. For example, if a region's purchasing power index is 89, it has 11% less disposable income than the national average; if the region's index is 117, it has 17% more purchasing power than average.

Consumer Spending

2021

Total consumer spending for specific product and service categories. Data provided includes:

  • Total expenditures—Total regional amount spent on the product or service category. For example, the total amount spent in this region on Alcoholic Beverages.
  • Spending Per Mill—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population and multiplied by 1,000.
  • Spending Per Capita—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population.
  • Consumer Spending Index—A measure that compares regional spending on the product or service category to national spending. The national index value is 100. If a region's spending index is 89, the region spends 11% less than the national average on this category; if the regional index is 117, it spends 17% more than the national average.

Standard Demographics reference documents

Advanced Demographics

Data categories

Esri provides Advanced Demographics in the below data categories for Australia.

Example variables

The following examples are representative of the available variables in the Advanced Demographics data categories for this region. See the Advanced Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables, methodology, and sample report.

Data typeYearDescription

Total Population

2016

Count of total regional population.

Population Density

2016

Regional population count divided by regional land measurement.

Population by age and gender

2016

Count of regional population grouped by age and gender.

Marital Status

2016

Count of regional adult populations grouped by marital status categories, such as single, married, and so forth; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Family Composition

2016

Count of regional family households grouped into categories, such as with or without children.

Family households

2016

Count of regional households that qualify as a family household (related to the householder) grouped by relationship, age, or other demographics.

Non-family households

2016

Count of regional households that qualify as a non-family household (not related to the householder) grouped by age or other demographics.

Religious affiliation

2016

Count of regional populations grouped by religious affiliation; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Nationality

2016

Count of regional population grouped by specific nationality or country of origin categories; might be further refined by age or gender categories.

Educational Attainment

2016

Count of regional population grouped by educational attainment levels; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Language spoken at home

2016

Count of regional population grouped by the primary language spoken at home; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Total households

2016

Count of regional households, typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.

Average household size

2016

Calculates average number of household members for this region; divides regional total number of all households and various household categories by the regional total number of household members.

Household population by relationships

2016

Count of regional household members grouped by age and relationship to other household members, such as married to another household member, non-relative, and so forth.

Housing units by housing metrics

2016

Count of regional housing units grouped by data such as dwelling type, age of building, number of rooms, resident length of tenure, and so forth.

Households by type

2016

Count of regional households grouped by household population structure, such as married couple with children, non-relatives, and so forth.

Housing units by ownership

2016

Count of regional housing units grouped by ownership categories, such as owned or rented; might be further refined by expenditure categories, such as amount spent on rent or mortgage.

Households by income

2016

Count of regional households grouped by income level categories.

Income by gender

2016

Count of regional total, male, and female populations grouped by income level categories.

Occupations

2016

Count of regional adult population and householders by specific professions or industries; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Advanced Demographics reference documents