Describes the techniques used to create the synthetic small area data. It then provides some examples of how the new methods and data are being used for estimation and analysis of income, wealth and other socio-economic characteristics, as well as the spatial distribution of policy change.

Emer Diviney and Serena Lillywhite identify the barriers low-income and vulnerable Victorians face in accessing appropriate eyecare. Their research confirms the value of increasing outreach services for people who are homeless or living in supported residential services and providing access to interpreters for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. There is also clearly a need to...

In the final report of this project, Nancy Marshall, Ian Burnley, Peter Murphy and Graeme Hugo examine the motivations of, and tradeoffs made by, low-income welfare recipients who choose to relocate from rural and regional areas to metropolitan cities.

It is generally accepted that there are significant regional differences in income distribution in Australia. This paper examines the extent of these differences in the working population and in retirement. Differences in income distributions are analysed according to state or territory, remoteness and age. The results show that in the 65 years and over group...

Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) provides supplementary income to about one million income support recipients in the private rental market in recognition of the additional costs of private rental housing. The primary aim of the research reported in this final report is to assess the targeting performance of CRA at a regional level. The premise is...