Edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

Tony Kryger

Statistics and Mapping Section
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Philanthropy by Commonwealth electoral division, 2006-07

Using the latest available data published by the Australian Taxation Office for the 2006–07 income year, this background note looks at levels of philanthropy, or more specifically, tax deductible giving in Australia

Australia's foreign debt -- data and trends

This research paper on foreign debt is the fourth update of a Parliamentary Library paper originally published in September 1989

Poverty rates by electoral divisions, 2006

This paper provides 2006 estimates, for each Commonwealth Electoral Division, of the number of persons living in poverty and the proportion which this represents of the total population

State statistical bulletin, 2007-08

This paper provides tables and charts that allow comparisons between individual states and territories across a broad range of social and economic indicators

Home ownership in Australia: data and trends

Around 70 per cent of Australian households own or are purchasing their home, but he proportion of Australian households who own their home outright (that is, without a mortgage) has been far from stable

State economic and social indicators

This paper presents a number of tables and charts that allow comparisons to be made between individual Australian states and territories in terms of their performance across a wide range of social and economic indicators

Economic indicators: Whitlam to Howard

This research paper summarises the performance of the economy during each administration from Whitlam through to Howard by providing period averages across a range of economic indicators

The incredible shrinking public sector

The public sector’s share of total employment fell from 26 per cent in 1984 to 16 per cent in 2005, amounting to 940,000 fewer jobs in the public sector

High unemployment at a time of low unemployment

In 2004-05, Australia had an average annual unemployment rate of 5

Sources of personal income by electorate

The findings in this research note are based on regional experimental estimates, at the Statistical Local Area (SLA) level, of the sources and total amount of personal income which people received in 2000-01

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