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Life Course Data Initiative

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Release date and time
09/12/2025 11:30am AEDT

The Life Course Data Initiative (LCDI) pilot is being delivered by the ABS, in partnership with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government, South Australian (SA) Government and University of Adelaide’s BetterStart. The pilot runs from 2023-24 to 2026-27.

The LCDI will create an evidence base, by bringing together cross-jurisdictional data from a range of early childhood, health and community services, to generate insights that can better inform long term policy responses to address disadvantage, particularly for children and young people between 0-14 years. 

The LCDI will also help communities find and access data and help them build capability in using and interpreting data for local decision making.

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