Statistics
Report
Arts and culture in Australia: A statistical overview, 2011
This publication contains information on employment in culture, time spent on cultural activities, attendances at cultural venues and events, expenditure on culture, and imports and exports of cultural goods and services. It also provides profiles of the cultural sectors, grouped according to the Australian Culture and Leisure Industry Classification. The information is drawn from a...
Report
Northern Australia statistical compendium 2011 update
The publication provides an update across a wide range of subjects such as population, economic, social, education, transport, infrastructure, climate and natural resources for regions north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Guide
A guide for using statistics for evidence based policy
There in an increasing emphasis within Australia on using good statistical information in policy-making. This guide provides an overview of how data can be used to make well informed policy decisions.
Report
Australian Mineral Statistics 2010
This quarterly report provides: - up to date national mineral statistics on production, trade and policy - indexes and graphs of Australian mine production and export prices - a graphical summary of mineral exports.
Discussion paper
Precipitation, profits, and pile-ups
This paper estimates the impact of increased rainfall on traffic accident fatalities. This focus is motivated by two factors. First, in OECD countries, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people aged 15-24. Second, the social welfare cost of traffic deaths is largely ignored in GDP calculations. If rainfall significantly affects traffic...