Australian Bureau of Statistics

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia’s national statistical agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and publishing key economic, demographic, and social data to inform government and public decision-making.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
national statistical agency ⓘ
abbreviation ABS ⓘ
censusFrequency every five years ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dataDomain demographic statistics ⓘ
economic statistics ⓘ
environmental statistics ⓘ
social statistics ⓘ
dataUse informing public policy ⓘ
supporting academic research ⓘ
supporting demographic analysis ⓘ
supporting economic decision-making ⓘ
supporting social planning ⓘ
dataUsers Australian Government ⓘ
businesses in Australia ⓘ
general public ⓘ
local governments in Australia ⓘ
researchers ⓘ
state and territory governments of Australia ⓘ
employerType Australian Public Service ⓘ
formerName Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics ⓘ
headquartersLocation Canberra ⓘ
headquartersStateOrTerritory Australian Capital Territory ⓘ
inception 1905 ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Australia ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 ⓘ
Census and Statistics Act 1905 ⓘ
notableCensusYear 2011 ⓘ
2016 ⓘ
2021 ⓘ
parentOrganization Treasury portfolio of the Australian Government ⓘ
primaryRole analyzing statistical information ⓘ
collecting statistical information ⓘ
compiling statistical information ⓘ
publishing statistical information ⓘ
publishes Census data products ⓘ
Consumer Price Index for Australia ⓘ
Labour Force statistics for Australia ⓘ
National Accounts for Australia ⓘ
Population estimates for Australia ⓘ
renamedAs Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
renamingDate 1975 ⓘ
responsibility conducting the Australian Census of Population and Housing ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serviceArea Australia ⓘ
website https://www.abs.gov.au ⓘ

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Treasury (Australia) → oversees → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Pacific Islanders → ethnicClassificationUsedBy → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Sri Lankan Australian → demographicCategoryIn → Australian Bureau of Statistics classifications ⓘ
linked to: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Commonwealth agencies → include → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Treasurer of Australia → oversees → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Australian Government portfolio of the Treasurer → oversees → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Australian Bureau of Statistics → renamedAs → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Illawarra Statistical District → administeredBy → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Commonwealth scientific agencies in Australia → includes → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Commonwealth Treasury → oversees → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ
Australian government agencies → includes → Australian Bureau of Statistics ⓘ