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The joy of OPEN DATA

At Deep White we love open data. And we love sharing that love.

Open data is a fast expanding universe. It is also impossible to keep track of it, even in just Australia. With this data you can gain insight and develop tools for near limitess purposes.

At Deep White our main interest in open data is in understanding people and communities. Below is a quite comprehensive list of our favorite data sources (and why). Each bit adds its own unique layer in understanding your organisation, your community and society in general. See our blog of DIY Open Data Analytics to help use this data better.

For your ease sources are broken down into different topics below. Many contain references to the 2016 ABS Census - this in effect is as base layer. Census data is best accessed by downloadable data packs or shaping it yourself in TableBuilder (or better, TableBuilderPro, which has data at meshblock level and increased ability to combine variables, e.g. to find the count of Australian-born females aged in their twenties living in Geelong and working in construction). On top of this census data you can build additional insight layers from the other sources (and project forward to 2018 and beyond).

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So here we go ...

Population and Socioeconomic Sources

Population Projections

Community Social Issues

Elections/Government Data

Transport

Infrastructure, Land & Planning

Addresses

Portals

Population and Socioeconomic Sources

ABS Census

The most comprehensive source of socioeconomic data - last run in 2016 (run every five years)

Social data on age, gender, birthplace, ancestry, marital status, religion, language, birthplace, indigenous status, citizenship, birth counts, internal migration, family type, income, mortgage, rent paid

Census Longitudinal Data

ABS - Population 2017 (by LGA, age, gender)

Annual Data by LGA - Population, Income, Education, Health, etc. (2011 to 2018)

SEIFA Data (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas)

This is very powerful data for scoring and ranking the socio-economic status of small geographic areas (SA1s).

Four different indices are provided.

This data can also be accessed in the ABS TableBuilder.

Gender Equality Measures - ABS

Births - ABS provides data on births per year down to SA2 level

Life Expectancy - ABS at SA4 level

Deaths - ABS provides data on deaths per year down to SA2 level

Also causes of death by state

The aptly named GRIM books show deaths by year by age by gender by cause

HILDA - The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey

A household-based panel study that collects valuable information about economic and personal well-being, labour market dynamics and family life

Household Wealth - ABS Wealth and Income Distributions

VCOSS Poverty Maps - Victoria Council of Social Service

Personal Income - ABS Personal Income data by sources down to SA2 level

Settlement – Immigration - Summary of the settlement of immigrants across Australia

Includes age, country of origin and reason for migration (low to LGA level)

Real Concerns Index - Happiness by Real Insurance

Social Cohesion

Population Projections

Population projections are never as reliable as they would seem (especially at small geographical levels). Projections often need to be tailored to the situation. These sources help, but also look at local (LGA) and supplement with building approvals, housing development and other sources.

ABS (by state - updated November 2018) - 2017 to 2066

ABS (to SA2) - 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018

Victoria (2016-2051 by LGA) - VIF

NSW (2016-2036 by LGA) - Planning

Queensland (2016-2036 by SA2) - QGSO

South Australia (2011-2031 by SLA) - SA Planning

Employment

ABS Census