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.id community monthly newsletter
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Bumper Census edition! June 2012
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Greetings!
Australia's recent history (since the 2006 Census) includes first and foremost an impressive dodging of the Global Financial Crisis bullet - although the effects of the GFC nevertheless continue to be felt to some extent.
There is also a mining boom and associated record levels of immigration. There were a range of climate-related events such as record heatwaves, floods and bushfires. There are significant spatial differences across Australia with regard to economic performance, population growth and housing construction. There are ongoing political debates around infrastructure provision and there are significant challenges with regard to social cohesion. The Cronulla riots were in 2005 but social cohesion in a rapid growth phase in this country will continue to be a significant challenge for Australians. We are struggling with the impacts of gaming, housing affordability, ageing of the population and indigenous reconciliation. Thankfully we conduct a Census every five years providing us with an extensive evidence base with which to address all of these issues. While the headline numbers have been widely covered in the media (at least for a day or two), we know that unraveling social, economic and community issues at the neighbourhood level is where the gold in the Census lies. For all good policy makers there are several years of work to unravel the stories from the Census, revise our forecasts and carry on with building the good society.
Sincerely,
Ivan |
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 Focus on Local Government
Population confusion after 2011 Census release!
With the Census results released yesterday, lots of people, organisations and governments are looking up their local area's population using the Quickstats feature on the ABS website.
The headline number on Quickstats is people, and many viewers take this to mean the official population. Believe it or not, these are not the same thing and this is leading to some confusion.
This article will step you through it.
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 Census countdown The first Australian 2011 Census results - how have we changed?
The first release of Australian 2011 Census results was published on the 21st June.
We celebrated with champagne and then crowded around computers as the results were released.
Here is a quick summary of some of the headline numbers that caught our attention and busted a few myths. We'll be exploring each of these in more detail over the coming days and weeks as we continue to pore over the figures...
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 Census crystal ball gazing How did Glenn go predicting the results?
Glenn, our Census expert, made 11 bold and fearless predictions before the Census results were released about how Australia had changed.
Well the Census results are out, so now is the moment of truth. Did he pick the trend right? How close did he get to the actual numbers? And what does it all mean?
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Spotlight on NZ
Who sets the local agenda?
Who responds to invitations for public consultation? Demographic analysis shows they are more likely to be male, older, Anglo Celtic, well-educated and to have a higher income. Missing are the submissions from the young, single parent families and ethnic minorities. This affects the agendas that are put forward and skews priorities. How do we achieve both better participation AND representation?
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inside .id
Launch of the 2011 Australian Census data!
Glenn was fortunate enough to to attend the launch of the 2011 Census at the Data Processing Centre in Melbourne last week.
Only about 50 people were invited to hear the results announcement. The speakers included:
- Jill Charker - Assistant Statistician in charge of the Census
- Brian Pink - Australian Statistician
- Dr Martin Parkinson - Secretary of the Treasury
- Andrew Henderson - Head of the Census Data Processing Centre
The results were announced by Andrew Henderson, who got up to speak at 11:25, talked for a couple of minutes, and then was told to wait 3 minutes until 11:30 before he said anything about the results.
You can trust ABS to be sticklers for the launch time!
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A word from our researchers
Australian 2011 Census-based population estimates are out. What do they reveal?
While Australia's population continues to grow, it is at a slower pace than the highs recorded a few years ago. In a precursor to the release of 2011 Census data tomorrow, the ABS today released the quarterly publication Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat.no. 3101.0). The release of this publication is notable because the data has been re-based using the results of the 2011 Census. What are the highlights from this release? read more.. | |
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 Tips and Tricks
How to register for notification of Census 2011 updates.
So the first release of Census data has happened, and now our work at .id begins. As a licensed intermediary of ABS Census data, we take the raw Census data and convert it into online information tools that are used in communities across Australia to inform decision makers, access funding and advocate for services.
These users all want to know as soon as the new Census results are available on profile.id and other .id websites. We are making it easy by providing a registration option on every site.
Find out all you need to know about 2011 Census release dates, .id's schedule for updating our online demographic resources and how to register for notification of updates.
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 Final word Is Perth really the most remote city in the world? When preparing my last blog "Perth's population - a story of economic boom", I initially made a statement which I've long believed, though I forgot where I heard it.
That is the "fact" that Perth is the most remote city of more than a million people on Earth.
It seems right (certainly a long flight from Sydney or Melbourne and then it's the Indian Ocean for many thousands of km in the other direction!)
It's been quoted about the place, and I've always taken it at face value. But is it true? read more.. |
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