This working paper describes the potential of the proliferation of new sources of large volumes of data, sometimes also referred to as "big data", for informing policy making in several areas. It also outlines the challenges that the proliferation of data raises for the production of official statistics and for statistical policies.

This technical report details the processes undertaken to estimate the number of parents with intellectual disability on social security payments in Australia and their characteristics at a given time period.

Presents the findings of a review of the Indigenous Status Standard, which provides the basis for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to collect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statistics. Overview The ABS Indigenous Status Standard which includes the Standard Indigenous Question (SIQ), is used by the ABS and many government and some non-government organisations...

This paper investigates methods for producing Australian intercensal population estimates. Abstract Since the 1981 Census, the ABS has been producing estimates of estimated resident population (ERP) on Census year, and updates these with vital statistics for the intercensal periods. Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ERP on each Census year have also been produced...

Executive summary This technical report details the processes undertaken to estimate the prevalence of parents with intellectual disability in the Australian population, their characteristics and living circumstance based on analysis of data available from Australian national surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Method The Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC 2009)...