A directory of statistics related directly, or indirectly, to education and training in Australia from the ABS. It provides descriptive information on various data sources, data items available, frequency of collections, publications produced, and access to information.A Directory of statistics related directly, or indirectly, to education and training in Australia. It provides descriptive information on...

5.2 million people (34%) of the Australian population aged 18 years and over participate in voluntary work, contributing 713 million hours to the community across diverse activities according to this ABS survey. Results from the national 2006 Voluntary Work Survey released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that 5.2 million people (34%)...

After adjusting for the differences in age structure between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, Indigenous women were twice as likely as non-Indigenous women to report fair/poor health. This snapshot provides an overview of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Topics covered include health status, long-term health conditions, mortality, health risk...

According to the 2006 Census, the median age of the Australian resident population was 37 years, up from 35 years in the 2001 Census. The first figures are now available with more reports on specific topics due out over the coming months.According to the 2006 Census, the median age of the Australian resident population was...

Just over half of Australian adults (54%) felt that they could trust 'most people', according to a this report on social wellbeing from the ABS. People were most likely to trust their doctor (89%) and local police (76%). Older people (75+) were even more likely to trust their doctor (95%). Most people felt that they...