Births
CONTACT
Assistant Director
Demography
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 6557
Facsimile (02) 6252 7494
DESCRIPTION
Statistics on births registered in Australia are compiled from information provided by the Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages in each State and Territory. Data from this collection are used to inform the development of public health policies and programs and to project population and other demographic characteristics.
Statistics from these collections are published in Births, Australia (Cat. no. 3301.0) which presents information and analysis on the number of confinements and live births registered in Australia. It includes information on the characteristics of the mother, the father and if there were any previous children from the current relationship. Estimates of age-specific fertility rates, total fertility rates and net reproduction rates are also provided.
SCOPE
All registered births.
DISSEMINATION
Publication
Births, Australia (cat. no. 3301.0).
Data Service
Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.
Data Details
Data are available for each confinement and registered birth.
Babies/Births
Sex
Date of birth
Birth weight (for States and Territories where coverage is deemed to be adequate)
Indigenous status (for States and Territories where coverage is deemed to be adequate)
Confinement
Plurality
Nuptiality
Date of marriage
Duration of marriage
Previous issue of relationship
Mother/father
Age
Birthplace
Indigenous status (for States and Territories where coverage is deemed to be adequate)
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States and Territories.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Annual.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Administrative by-product.
HISTORICAL DATA
ABS has processed statistics on registered births since 1901. Selected time series from 1901-1995 are available in the 1995 issue.
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