1300.1.55.001 - Statistics News NSW, Mar 2008
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/03/2008
Page tools: Print Page Print All | ||||||
|
SYDNEY... A SOCIAL ATLAS Sydney... A Social Atlas 2006(cat. no. 2030.1) is expected to be released on 17 March 2008. The atlas is one of a series of publications that use maps to highlight key characteristics of the population in Australia's capital cities and selected regional centres, based on data collected in the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. This atlas includes maps for Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle and the Central Coast with brief commentary to accompany each map, highlighting the main features of the mapped characteristic. These characteristics are categorised into broad themes covering Population, Cultural Diversity, Education, Labour Force, Income, Families and Households, and Dwellings. For further information on the Social Atlas series contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or email client.services@abs.gov.au. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEXES FOR AREAS 2006 The ABS has produced Socio-Economic Indexes for Area (SEIFA) from each Census since 1986. SEIFA is a set of four summary measures of relative socio-economic status at a small area level. These indexes can provide a broad view of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage across areas in Australia. With information available at the Census Collection District (CD) level, SEIFA is a unique source of information on relative disadvantage. SEIFA 2006 was created from a wide range of variables collected in the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. For SEIFA 2006 a range of new features have been incorporated into the indexes, including:
For further information about the SEIFA 2006 see:
The main release of SEIFA will be available from the ABS website on the 26 March. For further information on the SEIFA series contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or email client.services@abs.gov.au. FREE INFORMATION AND TRAINING For more information about free 2006 Census training please contact Amanda Biltoft, National Account Manager ABS on (02) 9268 4642 or email client.services@abs.gov.au. Conditions apply Information sessions covering existing online data are available only in NSW for groups of 5 and over, for a minimum duration of 30 minutes and maximum of 2 hours. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
|