This podcast discusses episode the characteristics of the average Australian. Series description Australian Social Trends (AST) podcasts bring you short, easy listening highlights from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest release of the AST publication. Each quarterly release of AST contains several in depth articles, which cover many broad areas of social concern such as...

This release presents key indicators on the incidence of use of information technology and innovation in Australian business, as collected by the 2011-12 Business Characteristics Survey (BCS). Data quality An important aim of the BCS is to release estimates for key indicators within 12 months of the reference date. While every effort has been made...

This publication presents results from a survey of businesses mainly engaged in film and video production and post-production services and a census of businesses mainly engaged in television broadcasting, television channel provision and digital game development.

In Australia and internationally, there is strong interest in the role of ‘cultural’ and ‘creative’ activity in the economy, such as highlighted recently by Australia’s National Cultural Policy, Creative Australia. These terms are often used to describe activities connected with the arts, media, heritage, design, fashion and information technology.

This podcast episode discusses the characteristics of people identified as having dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the 2009 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Caring. Series description