The majority (85%) of Australia's 1,187 discrete Indigenous communities were in very remote localities, according to the ABS 2006 Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey (CHINS) released April 17, 2007. Almost three-quarters (73%) of discrete Indigenous communities reported a population of less than 50 people. Other aspects of the study report on access to infrastructure...

This release contains statistics on expenditure on education by the general government sector for the period 2000-01 to 2005-06. Government operating expenses on education by all levels of general government totalled $49,741m in 2005-06, $27,477m of which was spent on primary and secondary education and a further $18,415m on tertiary education (universities and TAFE). This...

This publication presents nationally comparable statistics relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the Higher (Supreme and Intermediate) and Magistrates' Courts across Australia for the period 1 July 2005-30 June 2006. Children's Criminal Courts data are also provided on an experimental basis. The statistics describe the characteristics of defendants, including information on the offences and sentences...

The City of Perth had the fastest population growth of all Local Government Area cities during 2005-06, according to population estimates from the ABS. During 2005-06, the population of Perth increased by 12.4%, (1,500 people). Many regional coastal areas continued to experience strong population growth, with the largest growth occurring in Gold Coast-Tweed, Sunshine Coast...

This report presents selected data on the characteristics of wage and salary earners in the Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) with the highest average income from wages and salaries in 2003-04 for each state and territory.