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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE	Release Date
August 2010	31 August 2010
September 2010	28 September 2010
October 2010	26 October 2010
November 2010	30 November 2010
December 2010	21 December 2010
January 2011	25 January 2011

WHAT'S NEW THIS MONTH

This month's SA Stats includes a feature article that explores children's use of the internet and mobile phones in South Australia. Household uptake of such technologies may impact on the ability of children to learn the necessary skills to operate effectively in today's technology rich world and ultimately affect whether they can reach their future potential.

Household access to computers and the internet in South Australia has steadily increased over the last decade. However, South Australia still has one of the lowest proportions of household broadband access of all states and territories. In the 12 months to April 2009, 71% of South Australian children had access to the internet at school, and 69% had access to the internet at home.

Topics which have been updated with new data in this month's issue of SA Stats include: Construction; Consumption; Demography; Housing Finance; International Merchandise Trade; Labour Force; and Water.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or James Inglis on Adelaide (08) 8237 7405, or email sa.statistics@abs.gov.au.