References

Latest release
Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA): Technical Paper
Reference period
2021
Released
27/04/2023
Next release Unknown
First release

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Aug 2007), Australian Social Trends, 2007, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Jun 2011), Information Paper: Measures of Socioeconomic Status, New Issue for June 2011, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Nov 2019), ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.3, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019-20), Housing Occupancy and Costs, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021), Census of Population and Housing: Census dictionary, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Jul2021-Jun2026), Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (May 2022), Education and Work, Australia, ABS Website, accessed 20 April 2023.

Joliffe, I.T. (1986) Principal Component Analysis, Springer–Verlag, New York.

O’Rourke, N.; Hatcher, L. and Stepanski, E.J. (2005) A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS for Univariate and Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.

Radisich, P. and Wise, P. (2012) “Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas: Robustness, Diversity Within Larger Areas and the New Geography Standard”, Methodology Research Papers, cat. no. 1351.0.55.038, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Wise, P. and Mathews, R. (2011) “Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas: Getting a Handle on Individual Diversity Within Areas”, Methodology Research Papers, cat. no. 1351.0.55.036, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Historical research papers

Over the years, the ABS has released several research papers that have documented research and development the ABS has performed on different aspects of the SEIFA indexes.

Wise, P. and Williamson, C (2013) “Building on SEIFA: Finer Levels of Socio-Economic Summary Measures”, Methodology Research Papers, cat. no. 1352.0.55.135, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Radisich, P. and Wise, P. (2012) “Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas: Robustness, Diversity Within Larger Areas and the New Geography Standard”, Methodology Research Papers, cat. no. 1351.0.55.038, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Wise, P. and Mathews, R. (2011) “Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas: Getting a Handle on Individual Diversity Within Areas”, Methodology Research Papers, cat. no. 1351.0.55.036, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Baker, J. and Adhikari, P. (2007) “Socio-Economic Indexes for Individuals and Families”, Methodology Research Paper, cat. no. 1352.0.55.086, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Ciurej, M.; Tanton, R. and Sutcliffe, A. (2006) “Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Relatively Disadvantaged Areas using 2001 SEIFA”, Methodology Research Paper, cat. no. 1351.0.55.013, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

Adhikari, P. (2006) “Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas: Introduction, Use and Future Directions”, Methodology Research Paper, cat. no. 1351.0.55.015, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

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