There are fewer Australians with literacy assessed as being in the lowest category than there were a decade ago, according to this ABS survey. Approximately 17% (2.5 million) of people were assessed at the lowest prose literacy level (down from 20% in 1996), while 18% (2.7 million) were assessed at the lowest document literacy level...

Internet access in Australia has nearly doubled since 2001, according to an analysis of census information released by the ABS. In 2001, just over a third (35%) of homes across Australia had internet access; in 2006, that had grown to nearly two-thirds (63%). Nationally, two-thirds (66%) of homes in major cities have internet access, compared...

This release presents key indicators on the incidence of business use of information technology and business innovation in Australia, as collected by the 2005-06 Business Characteristics Survey (BCS).

This snapshot presents an overview of Indigenous peoples' experiences of law and justice as reported in the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) as well as data from other relevant ABS collections. Unless otherwise specified, data relate to Indigenous people aged 15 years and over.

The average wealth of an Australian household in 2005-06 was $563,000, up 14% from 2003-04, according to figures from the ABS. The average value of household assets in 2005-06 was $655,000, and the average household liability $92,000, resulting in an average household net worth of $563,000. The average wealth of an Australian household in 2005-06...