The ABS is responsible for developing statistical geography standards that are used for the dissemination of statistics. These standards are the ASGC and Census geographic areas. The ASGS will replace the ASGC progressively from July 2011.

http://www.abs.gov.au...

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/geography

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation which provides a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.

http://www.abs.gov.au...

http://www.abs.gov.au/

Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. Site provides access to media releases, publications and interactive data.

http://www.aihw.gov.au...

http://www.aihw.gov.au/

The December edition will include articles relating to Components of household wealth; International students; and Fifty years of Labour Force: Now and then. The December edition will also include national and state summary indicator sets across several broad areas of social concern in the areas of Family and community; Housing; Economic resources; and Work.

http://www.abs.gov.au...

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4102.0

The Australian Statistics Advisory Council (ASAC) provides valuable input to the directions and priorities of the Australian Bureau of Statistics work program and reports annually to Parliament. Site provides membership details and access to agendas of recent meetings and the latest annual report.

http://www.asac.gov.au...

http://www.asac.gov.au/

CensusAtSchool is a nation-wide annual project that collects real data relevant to students. It provides a snapshot of the characteristics, attitudes and opinions of those students who have completed questionnaires.

http://www.abs.gov.au...

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/cashome.nsf/Home/Home

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has introduced Creative Commons (CC) licensing for the bulk of the content on their website.

http://www.abs.gov.au...

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/8b2bdbc1d45a10b1ca25751d000d9b03?opendocument?utm_id=HPI

The National Regional Profile (NRP) presents, for all Australia, a range of data for various types of small regions. Data are available for Local Government Areas, Statistical Local Areas and other larger geographies.

http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au...

http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/nrpmaps.nsf/NEW+GmapPages/national+regional+profile?opendocument#from-banner=LN

The National Statistical Service is the community of government agencies, led by the ABS as Australia's national statistical organisation, building a rich statistical picture for a better informed Australia. It aims to develop and improve a statistical system that ensures providers and users of statistics have the confidence to trust the statistics produced within it.

http://www.nss.gov.au...

http://www.nss.gov.au/

The Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) assists in the development of public health data, data systems and indicators.

http://www.publichealth.gov.au...

http://www.publichealth.gov.au/