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.
Release date and vintage
This dataset was updated in February 2024; the vintage is 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 attributes for this region's advanced demographics. See Australia for more information about this advanced demographics dataset, such as use cases and related documents.
| Attribute | Data category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Population by Age | Age | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by age categories and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Years of School Completed | Education | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by educational attainment levels and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Type of Educational Institution Attending | Education | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific current educational institution categories and refined by gender cohorts—for example, the count of regional female population currently attending infant primary Catholic school. |
| Population by Age and Type of Long-Term Health Condition | Health | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific chronic health condition categories and age and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Household Totals | Households | A collection of estimated household counts for the vintage year, including total households, family (members are related), and nonfamily (members are not related), and the average number of household members. Households are people who live together in a single housing unit. |
| Family Composition | Households | The estimated number of family households (members are related) for the vintage year grouped by structural categories; includes the average number of family household members. |
| Household Composition | Households | The estimated number of households for the vintage year, categorized by family (members are related), nonfamily (members are not related), and single-person households; further refined by the number of household members. |
| Dwelling Structures | Housing | The estimated number of housing units for the vintage year, grouped by occupancy status and structure type categories; includes the estimated population who live in private dwellings. |
| Tenure Type and Landlord Type | Housing | The estimated number of households for the vintage year grouped by dwelling ownership categories. |
| Income Totals | Income | A collection of estimated household counts grouped by weekly income amount categories for the vintage year, including total households, family (members are related), and nonfamily (members are not related). Households are people who live together in a single housing unit. |
| Population by Personal Weekly Income | Income | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by personal weekly income amount categories and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Occupation | Jobs | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific occupational categories, such as technicians or professionals, and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Language Spoken at Home | Language-Immigration | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific language spoken at home categories and refined by gender cohorts—for example, the total regional female population that primarily speak an Australian indigenous language at home. |
| Population by Marital Status and Age | Marital Status | The estimated adult population for the vintage year grouped by specific marital status categories and age and refined by gender cohorts—for example, the total number of regional population age 25-34 who are married. |
| Population by Marital Status | Marital Status | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific marital status categories, such as married or separated, and refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Country of Birth | Language-Immigration | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific country of birth categories and refined by gender cohorts—for example, the total regional male population born in Zimbabwe. |
| Population Totals | Population | The estimated population for the vintage year refined by gender cohorts. |
| Population by Religious Affiliation | Population | The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by specific religious affiliation categories, including no affiliation, and refined by gender cohorts. |