SOURCES OF STATISTICAL DATA
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
(ABS)
www.abs.gov.au
WWW.LIB.UTS.EDU.AU
TOPICS: Australian data on the economy, environment, people,
industry, census and more
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Statistics:
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Browse catalogue by title, topic and release
date
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Search by keyword in Statistics Filter (e.g.
waste water)
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Year Book Australia – good place to browse for overview
of a topic and numbers of publications. On the shelf
319.406 In Reference Collection on Level 2
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Census: Find Census data by location or topic.
Includes historical data back to 1996.
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TableBuilder (Basic and Pro version)– allows you to
construct basic and complex tables from census data.
You need to register for access. Assumes you have
some experience with census data. For Pro access,
register using your UTS email and select UTS as your
organisation.
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CURFS – more detailed information, down to street
level. Only for appropriate research projects. You must
request permission through the library’s ABS liaison.
Contact the library for more information.
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Search: Search either in ABS website or all Australian
Government websites
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World Bank Data
data.worldbank.org
Links: list of other statistical sources
TOPICS: Economy, environment, finance, development, health and
more
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Browse, search and download data by topic, region,
country and indicators
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Under Data catalog: World Development Indicators and
topics such as gender & education
World Bank e-Library
(access via library catalogue)
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Data displayed in table, map and charts
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World Bank eLibrary contains the final, peer-reviewed
versions of the World Bank's formal publications
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OECD.Stat
stats.oecd.org
OECD iLibrary
(access via library catalogue)
United Nations (UNData)
data.un.org/
TOPICS: Economy, finance, industry, environment, development,
science and more
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Comprehensive country statistical profiles of OECD
countries and some non-member countries with some
data stretching back to 1950
UTS library has a subscription to the data, reports &
journals of the OECD.
A platform to search statistics data in 32 databases (600
million records) from various international organisations including
United Nations, World Bank, WHO, etc.
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Use simple keywords to search, try suggested
terminologies
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Better results by browsing datasets rather than keyword
search
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Includes directory of statistical agencies in other
countries
United Nations Human
Development Report
hdr.undp.org/en/
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Reports are best known for their innovative and often
controversial analyses of critical issues
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The annual Human Development Index was created as
an alternative to income-based measures of national
and individual well-being
Google search tip
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Government, organisations & related websites are the
usual places to start searching. These groups usually
have a specific section of their URL which designates
their type.
For example:
governmental
> gov or int (intergovernmental)
organisations > org
educational
> edu or ac (academic)
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The following are examples of limiting a search to
particular domains in Google:
inurl:gov site:gov.au inurl:edu
site:edu.au
Also include the word statistics OR data
Google Refine
code.google.com/p/googlerefine/
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A free desktop application
Helps collect and organise data from the internet which
isn’t formatted for downloading
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Library Subscription Databases
(browse Find Databases)
 CEIC Data (economic)
 China Statistical Yearbooks
 Country Economic Forecasts (international)
 IMF eLibrary (international)
 Passport GMID (international consumers and markets)
 Tourism Australia: TRA Online
*Business data: Browse Find Databases > Business >
Company and industry for more
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More Statistical Resources
Social Science
Australian Election Data
 Federal http://www.aec.gov.au/
 NSW http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/
 Adam Carr's Psephos
http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/
For results prior to this, the State Library of NSW
holds Electoral Commission publications. Also the
newspapers eg SMH, The Australian publish the results
in the week following each election.
Australian Institute of Criminology
COAG Reform Council
http://www.aic.gov.au/en/statistics.aspx
International Social Survey
Program
is a collaborative effort involving research organizations in
many parts of the world. Its survey topics include work,
gender roles, religion, and national identity.
www.issp.org
World Values Survey
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
examines the ways in which religious views, identity, or
individual beliefs correspond to larger phenomena such as
democracy and economic development
US Census
http://www.census.gov/
DataFerret
Produced by US Census bureau, software that creates
table of data.
http://dataferrett.census.gov/
Tutorial http://bit.ly/b5wUwc
http://bit.ly/cx4jDg Reports provide all sorts of interesting
data covered by the national administrative reform agenda
on such issues as health care and housing affordability.
Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
State of Australia's Environment annual report, Department of the Environment and Heritage
(http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/index.html)
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Australia Natural Resources Data, Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics
(ABARE) (http://www.abares.gov.au/publications)
Environment Statistics Database, United Nations Statistics Division
( UNSD )( http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environment/default.htm)
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data, the ultimate objective of the Climate Change Convention
(UNFCCC ) (http://unfccc.int/ghg_data)
Energy
Australian energy statistics and forecasts, Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource
Economics (ABARE). (http://www.abares.gov.au/publications)
Western Australian petroleum and minerals statistics , W.A. Dept. of Industry and Resources
(http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/1088.aspx).
Australian electricity industry statistics, Energy Supply Association of Australia
(ESSA)(http://www.esaa.com.au)
International energy statistics, International Energy Agency (http://www.iea.org)
Energy Statistics Database, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
(http://unstats.un.org/unsd/energy/default.htm)
Information Technology and Telecommunication
Internet and mobile usage statistics by countries, International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) (http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/)
Statistical Internet usage data and population figures for over 233 countries and regions,
Internet World Statistics (http://www.internetworldstats.com/)
Analysis and reports of mobile usage, market trends and forecast, Nielson
(http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/)
Health
Social Health Atlas of Australia, Australian Public Health Information Development Unit
(http://www.publichealth.gov.au/data/)
Statistical data on the health status of Australians, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
(AIHW) (http://www.aihw.gov.au/dataonline.cfm)
International health indicators, statistics from World Health Organisation (WHO)
(http://www.who.int/research/en/)
AIDSInfo, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
(http://www.unaids.org/en/dataanalysis/)
Facts on Children, the State of the World’s Children, UNICEF
(http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/sowc/statistics.php)
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