USE OF WORLD HERITAGE AREAS, AND NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS
PURPOSE
To collect information about people's use of World Heritage Areas, and National and State Parks.
DESCRIPTION
The Use of World Heritage Areas, and National and State Parks collection was conducted in March 2004 as part of the Environmental Issues supplement to the Monthly Population Survey (MPS) (see Labour force for more detail about methodology). The MPS covers all usual residents aged 15 years and over in both urban and rural areas of all States and Territories of Australia. However, persons living in remote and sparsely settled areas are excluded from the part of the survey relating to environmental issues. This has only a minor impact on aggregate estimates produced for individual States and Territories, with the exception of the Northern Territory, where such persons account for approximately 20% of the population. Although persons staying in non-private dwellings are included in the MPS, the questions relating to environmental issues were only asked of people residing in private dwellings. In March 2004 there were approximately 30,000 occupied private dwellings included in the sample for the MPS. The residents of half of these were asked the questions relating to environmental issues.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Triennially
DATA ITEMS
As this collection was conducted as part of a supplement to the Monthly Population Survey, all of the data items shown in the Labour force entry in this directory, with the exception of occupation and industry of employment, are available for analysis alongside the data items shown below.
Number of persons
The number of persons in Australia aged 18 or more.
Visitation status
Records whether a person visited a World Heritage Area, or National or State Park during the last twelve months. The options are:
Yes
No
Don't know
Main reason for not visiting
Records the main reason why a person did not visit a World Heritage Area, or National or State Park during the last twelve months. The types of reason are:
Cost
Access or distance problems
Age, health or inability
No time
Not interested
Other
No reason
Don't know
HISTORICAL DATA
Previous collections were conducted in May 1992, March 1998 and March 2001as part of the Environmental Issues supplement to the MPS.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices, March 2004, Cat no. 4602.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $30.00. Also available for May 1992, March 1998 and March 2001.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7326
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7366
Email: nccrs@abs.gov.au
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