1. ABS Products and Services Chris Spencer York August 2005

2. What we will cover...  About the ABS  ABS Products and Services for Regional Users  New ABS Initiatives

3. About the ABS  The Australian Bureau of Statistics assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.  Provides a wide range of economic, social and environmental statistics.  Provides statistics at national, state and sub-state levels.  Facilitates the sharing of non-ABS data.

4. ABS Products and Services for Regional Users  Free publications on the ABS web site: www.abs.gov.au  Census 2001  Basic and Expanded Community Profiles  Indigenous Profiles  Time Series Profiles  Usual Residence Profiles  Working Population Profiles  Maps

5. Census 19962001 Age Group (years)No% % 0-1468724.568822.3 15-191204.31514.9 20-292649.42508.1 30-3942415.142613.8 40-4941714.947915.6 50-5936312.945714.8 60+53219.062920.4 Total2,807100.03,080100.0 Persons living in the Shire of York

6.  751 employed persons (38%) who live in the Shire of York also work in York.  84 employed persons (4%) commute to Perth for work.  1,126 employed persons (57%) who live in the Shire of York work elsewhere in WA.  37 employed persons commute from Perth to York for work. York workers

7. ABS Products and Services for Regional Users  Estimated Resident Population figures (Regional Population Growth 2003-04, cat. no. 3218.0)  Population projections  Free National Regional Profiles on ABS web site  WA Regional Profiles  Social Indicators  Economic and Environmental Indicators  Regional Area Comparisons

9. ABS Products and Services for Regional Users  Customised data tables  Statistical consultancies  Statistical training courses  ABS Website: www.abs.gov.au  ABS National Information and Referral Service: 1300 135 070  ABS WA Office: 9360 5923

10. New ABS Initiatives  Census 2006  Unpaid Work  Volunteering  Disability (Need for Assistance)  Meshblocks  AddressCoder@ABS  Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC)

11. New ABS Initiatives  National Statistical Service (NSS)  Data Inventory  National Data Network (NDN)  Potential to link with other GIS services

12. Questions?