Useful Stuff
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).
Live in Victoria and can't find what you are looking for? - suggest a data here. And get in touch with us too, we are happy to support good applications.
So here we go ...
Population and Socioeconomic Sources
Infrastructure, Land & Planning
Population and Socioeconomic Sources
The most comprehensive source of socioeconomic data - last run in 2016 (run every five years)
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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
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
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
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Employment status, ccupation, industry, hours worked, income
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Domestic work, child care
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Volunteering
Employment Projections - LMIP
Small Area Labour Markets - Quarterly unemployment and labour force size by SA2 (a very useful and timely economic barometer)
Income and Jobs - by SA2 by Year ABS
Employment Projections - Employees by Industry by region to 2022
ABS Labour Force Statistics - Labour force status by Labour market region - Job Vacancies Details
Jobs in Australia - Jobs and Income by Labour market region and SA3
Youth Unemployment - Brotherhood of St Laurence monitor
Impact of AI by LGA - McKinsey report
ATO Tax Data - Data on individual, company and charity tax lodgements by postcode
Insolvencies - Personal Insolvencies by SA3 by quarter
Business / Industry
ABN Register - Massive database over 10 million businesses in Australia - but postcode data makes it useful locally
ABS Business Counts - Annual counts of businesses by industry by SA2 (including survival analysis, turnover and emplotee sizes)
Intellectual Property - Registered patents with Postcode information
Regional Innovation - Innovation indicators data by region (SA3 level)
Shopping Centre Locations - Locations of all shopping centres in Australia (pull list by searching by state)
Hotels - Small Area - Hotel counts and occupancies by quarter by SA2
Agricultural Commodities - Farm management and demographics by SA4
Agricultural Commodities by Region - Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced
GDP by LGA - SGS Gap Report
Economic Indicators - LGA - .id / National Economics (NIEIR)
Environment
Clean Energy Regulator - Postcode data for small-scale installations
Insurance v Climate Risk - ABC
Environmental Insights Explorer - Google tool with section on Melbourne City
Education
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Current education status, type/field of education
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Type of Schooling (Primary v Secondary, Govt v Catholic v Non-Govt)
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Highest qualifcations (school, acedemic)
ACARA
My School - School Profiles
Databases - Details of all schools
South Australia School Enrolments - Dept of Education (SA)
Post School Destinations - Dept of Education and Training (VIC)
School Locations - Locations of All Schools (Department of Education and Training)
School Locations - SA
SES (Socio-economic Status) Scores - All Schools (Department of Education and Training)
Tertiary Education
Student Counts - By Institution (Department of Education and Training)
Digital Inclusion Index - Australia and Regions
And 2019
Health
Portals:
AIHW : A to Z Data Collections
Australia Health Tracker - great tool by Australia Health Policy Collaboration
DHHS - Victoria
Health Stats - NSW (lots of LGA level data)
Primary Health Networks (PHNs) - Data by PHN + AIHW
Australian Health Tracker - Australian Health Policy Collaboration
Centre for Victorian Data Linkage
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Data on those with a disabilites - and carers fo them
Social Health Atlases of Australia - very useful and comprehensive data from PHIDU
Health Surveys:
Australia Health Survey - 2017-18 2018
Victoria Health Survey 2015 - including LGA data > 2016
Medicare Claims - very useful for types of claim annually by SA3
Preventable Hospitalisations - very useful summary of health and hospital trends at SA3 level
Causes of death by state - filter to specific causes of death
The aptly named GRIM books show deaths by year by age by gender by cause
Mental Health:
Suicides - ABS
Mental Health Activity Data Collection - Queensland at SA2 level
Medicare Claims - very useful for mental health claims and trends by SA3
Hospitals:
Locations - All Victoria Hospital Locations
Locations - All Queensland Hospital Locations
Patient Experience - ABS
Victoria Healthcare Experience
National Health Services Directory
Heart Foundation Victoria - Heart disease by LGA
Cancer Council Victoria - Cancer Rates by PHN
Cancer Screening AIHW - including by small area
Alcohol and Drugs
Victoria - Data at LGA level
Liquor Licenses by Location - Vic
Sports and Rec Locations - Vic
Sports and Rec Locations - Qld
Life Expectancy ABS 2016-18
Domain Healthy Suburbs Index - Interesting small area index for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
Institute of Health Metrics - Australia / Visualisations
Health Intervention League Tables
Community Social Issues
Australia Charity Registry - details of all 50k+ charities in Austrlia (easily filtered by size, services and postcode)
Community Services - SA (www.connectingup.org/)
This is extremely useful data - details on all benefit types, updated quarterly and down to SA2
This makes it a powerful timely social barometer and very local levels
Crime Data:
Victoria - detailed crime type by Postcode - again a powerful timely social barometer (download excel and use table 7)
NSW - crime type by LGA
Aged Care Data Portal - Dept of Health
Veterans - Department of Veterens Affairs
Indigenous Health and Welfare - AIHW
Homeless:
ABS Homeless Census - can also be accessed on AIHW
Ask Izzy Portal - fantastic new portal from Infoxchange looking at requests for services to their app with granular geographical data
Council for Homeless Persons Victoria - homelessness by state electorate
Cultural Events Attended (ABS)
Arts - Victoria Audience Atlas
Elections/Government Data
Federal Election 2016 results - election results by polling booth location and polling booth locations
see blog
Commonwealth Electoral Division Profiles - 2019
Federal Election 2019 results - election results by polling booth location and polling booth locations
Know your council - Victoria
Transport
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Method of travel to work, vehicles owned, work/home locations
Motor Vehicles : MV Census
Victoria Transport Data bases:
Pedestian Sensors - City of Melbourne
NSW Transport Data bases:
Infrastructure, Land & Planning
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Renting and Mortgage payments
Rental Affordability Index - by SBS to postcode level
Affordable Lettings by LGA - DHHS (Vic)
Rent by suburb - DHHS (Vic)
Rent by LGA - DHHS (Vic)
Property Prices
Victoria - Property Values by Suburb (DELWP)
Auction Results - realeastate.com.au
Core Logic - SA3 Rankings > Other Core Logic Reports (many with good localised data) Mapping
Quarterly by SA2 - very useful for population projections and gauging economic activity
SA1 Map - by iD
Urban Living Index - Sydney
Past, Present and Future Building Activity in Victoria (very useful for population projections)
Housing Development Data (Victoria) - housing builds from 2005 to 2016
Urban Development Program (Victoria) - upcoming (and recent) developments
First Home Owners (Victoria) - by postcode
Victoria Growth Areas - Victoria Planning Authority
Water Use (ABS by SA4)
Agricultural Commodities (ABS by SA4)
Addresses
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House type, owne/rented, resident count, internet connectivity
Open Addresses - great source of address data from around the world (including Australia)
G-NAF - all address in Australia
G-NAF API
Portals
Victoria > City of Melbourne > Regional Development Victoria > My Victoria
New South Wales > City of Sydney
Regional Development Australia
Organisations
International:
ABS - Data by Region - a great summary of regional (SA or LGA) data from many ABS Sources
Discover. Connect. Innovate. (for developers)
... or try this new tool from Google ...
Check out Australia in the Open Data Barometer