6540.0 - Microdata: Household Expenditure, Income and Housing, 2015-16

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/10/2017

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Introduction About the Survey File Structure Data Items Using the CURF Using the DataLab Using the TableBuilder Conditions of Use About this Release History of Changes	ABOUT THE SURVEY The Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) and Household Expenditure Survey (HES) was conducted during 2015-16 to facilitate analysis and monitoring of the social and economic wellbeing of Australian households. SIH collects statistical information about household income, wealth, housing characteristics, demographic and socio-economic characteristics, loans, and child care use and costs, and was last run in 2013-14. HES collects details of household expenditure on goods and services, financial stress and other expenditure related topics, and was last run in 2009-10. The main statistical publications for SIH and HES are: Household Income and Wealth, Australia (cat. no. 6523.0); and Household Expenditure Survey, Australia (cat. no. 6530.0). For more detailed information about HES and SIH, users may refer to the Household Expenditure Survey and Survey of Income and Housing, User Guide, Australia, 2015-16 (cat. no. 6503.0). The HES and SIH 2015-16 User Guide includes information about the purpose of the survey, the concepts and contents, and the methods and procedures used to collect the data and derive the estimates. The remaining sections in this product provide information that is specifically relevant to using microdata release files. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.