This set of articles and data gives a snapshot of national progress over the last decade, using key measures. The publication also includes an article on the relationships between society, economy and the environment. The ABS has released new information to help Australians assess how our society, economy and environment are developing. Measures of Australia's...

At end June 2007, there were 45 businesses in Australia involved in the provision of digital game development services. These businesses employed over 1,400 people and generated a total income of $136.9m which represented an average of $3m per business.Australia's digital game developers generated $136.9 million in income during 2006-07, according to estimates by the...

This information paper identifies the agreed priorities and action for information development in the area of Arts and Cultural Heritage. The paper also identifies gaps in available data and provides recommendations for addressing these data gaps. Recommendations will be implemented collaboratively by the ABS and other key producers of Arts and Cultural Heritage data over...

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) is a suite of four summary measures that have been created from 2006 Census information. The indexes can be used to explore different aspects of socio-economic conditions by geographic areas. For each index, every geographic area in Australia is given a SEIFA score which shows how disadvantaged that area is...

This publication presents summary data on selected sport and physical recreation occupations from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. The occupations included are derived from those included in the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (ACLC), 2008 (cat. no. 4902.0). The tables show the number and selected characteristics, such as sex, age, state/territory, indigenous status...