Additional data sources

Data source

What sort of data is provided?

Web link

National

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Information about Australian communities, including education and socio-economic data and special surveys.

www.abs.gov.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare, including reports on child health, development and wellbeing.

www.aihw.gov.au

My Child Website

Information about early childhood education and care services in Australian communities.

www.mychild.gov.au

The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Information on the development and wellbeing of children born in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The study looks at the impact of Australia’s social and cultural environments on children.

www.aifs.gov.au/growing up/

MySchool website

Information about primary and secondary school education outcomes and strategies.

www.myschool.edu.au

 State 
 
 
 

State Government websites

Information on state government departments and agencies, including relevant infrastructure and services.

www.act.gov.au
www.qld.gov.au
www.nsw.gov.au
www.nt.gov.au 
www.sa.gov.au
www.tas.gov.au 
www.wa.gov.au  

Australian Government public data sets

State/Territory public data sets covering a wide range of categories including community, culture, environment, health, planning, recreation and transport.

http://data.australia.gov.au/

Government reports of evaluation findings from past community-building programs

Reports and other publications of state community building initiatives.

http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/

TIP: search for community building programs in state government websites , e.g. http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/

Playgroups, preschool and childcare associations

Information on childcare and playgroups in states and territories in Australia.

http://www.childcareaust.org.au/
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/  - both websites contain links to state/territory contacts

Local government websites

Information on local government departments and agencies, including relevant infrastructure and services.

www.alga.asn.au contains links to all local government associations

My Neighbourhood data

Suburb-level information on child and family activities and resources, childcare and schools, general and specialist health services, family services and support, government services.

http://raisingchildren.net.au/myneighbourhood/     

Community Portal

Information on local services provided by all levels of government and the non-government sector.  There links to over 3,000 sites covering topics such as funding, volunteering, peak bodies, evaluation and social capital.

http://www.community.gov.au/

Community socio-demographic snapshot

Socio-demographic information and maps for all local communities in Australia based on ABS data.  There is also access to services such as local demographic forecasting, local housing reports and economic profiles for local communities (with a charge).

 http://home.id.com.au/

Local crime data

Local crime statistics

State police websites, e.g.   http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/myplace.html 
Or via the ABS www.abs.gov.au, or the Australian Institute for Criminology http://www.aic.gov.au/en/statistics.aspx 

Local libraries

Find out where the libraries are in your community and view statistics on library usage and services

State library websites, e.g. http://publiclibrariesvictoria.net.au/node/18 Or for national library statistics http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries