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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Subject Guide

ABS Publications \| Census Data \| Historical Data

This subject guide lists the major resources available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) available to students and staff of UNSW.

ABS publications

ABS
Online full text access to all ABS publications from 1998 onwards. Also a major resource for census data

ABS publications in print are located on the Reference shelves, Level 3 of the Social Sciences & Humanities Library. They are arranged by ABS Catalogue number: e.g. SREF 319.405/8 [4184.0] - 4184.0 is the ABS Catalogue number

How to search for ABS publications

ABS - search via the upper right search box or browse Articles & Papers, listed on the left hand menu under Key Products

To access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information (updated weekdays at 11:30am, Canberra time) click Statistics - search by Catalogue Number, Release Date, Topic or Title

How do I? Click Statistics to find answers to common questions about using AusStats such as Navigate to Statistics, Interpret Catalogue numbers, Use the Theme pages, Find Census Data, Cite ABS Sources

ABS Catalogue online via ABS- click Statistics, click By Catalogue Number, click Directories, catalogues and guides, click 1101.1, Catalogue of Publications and Products, 2005

Using the printed ABS Catalogue of Publications and Products [1101.0]: look in the Subject Index to find keywords. E.g. Indigenous Australians is 4184.0(59). (59) is the page number in the ABS Catalogue, giving a description of the content

ABS census time series data

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Contains the census data from the 2001 and 1996 censuses, with times series and mapping facility. CDATA contains data from only 2 major Basic Community and Time Series profiles. Researchers may view, download or print census data in Excel format. Ask at the Information Desk, Level 2, for access