History of Charges
Historical DataLab and associated access and service charges for previous financial years
Important Note
The charges listed on this page are no longer current and are provided for transparency and historical reference only.
To view charges for the 2025-26 financial year, please visit the Charges page.
If you have any questions, please contact info@mydata.abs.gov.au
FY 2024-25 Charges
Annual charges for projects established prior to 1 July 2023
Tier 1 and 2 projects (projects with under 10 analysts)
- Tier 1 and 2 projects continued to be charged the same annual rates for financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Prices increased from 2025-26 for all Tier 1 and 2 projects.
Tier 3 projects (projects with 11 to 25 analysts)
- Tier 3 projects were charged half the 2022-23 annual charge of $10,000 ($5,000 excluding GST) for 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023, with prices increasing from 1 January 2024.
- From 1 January 2024, Tier 3 projects were subject to a new charge rate.
- Tier 3 projects were charged half the new 2023-24 annual charge of $30,000 ($15,000 excluding GST) for 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024.
Tier 4 projects (projects with over 25 analysts)
- Tier 4 projects were charged custom pricing from 1 July 2023 under the new pricing model.
| Annual charge (per project) | Excluding GST |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 - 1 to 5 analysts | $2,000 |
| Tier 2 - 6 to 10 analysts | $4,000 |
| Tier 3 - 11 to 25 analysts | $5,000 - 1 Jul 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 $15,000 - 1 Jan 2024 to 30 Jun 2024 |
| Tier 4 - Over 25 analysts | Custom |
Annual charges for projects established after 1 July 2023
| Annual charge (per project) | Excluding GST |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 - 1 to 5 analysts | $5,000 |
| Tier 2 - 6 to 10 analysts | $12,000 |
| Tier 3 - 11 to 25 analysts | $30,000 |
| Tier 4 - Over 25 analysts | Custom |
ABS International Merchandise Trade (IMT) statistics charges
ABS International Merchandise Trade (IMT) statistics were subject to additional disclosure controls and consistency checks. In 2024-25 projects requiring access to IMT data were subject to the following charges:
- $500 (GST exclusive) – per project requesting access to merchandise imports or exports data.
- $250 (GST exclusive) – per IMT output request submitted.
Additional non-standard access and service charges
Non-standard charges applied to all projects for services not within the scope of the annual charge. Non-standard charges included access to SAS, Databricks, non-standard virtual machines and storage above one terabyte. Non-standard charges also applied to increased service levels, such as priority clearance and high service level. More information on non-standard access and services are in the tables below.
| Annual charges per project | Excluding GST |
|---|---|
| Use of SAS (per user) | $500 |
Each additional terabyte of storage (One terabyte of storage was included in the annual charge.) | $850
|
| Quarterly charges per project |
|---|
Standard virtual machines were included in the annual charge and comprise machines up to and including the large size. Non-standard virtual machines were charged quarterly. Please refer to virtual machines for further information on size. |
| Please refer to Databricks for more information on this service. |
| Annual charges per project | Excluding GST |
|---|---|
High output demand - Tier 1 High output demand - Tier 2 A high output demand charge applied to projects that required a higher level of service, including high volumes, faster turnaround or the application of special rules. This charge was applied when the project team requested this higher level of service, or when the ABS determined that a project required resources exceeding cost recovery of the annual charge. High output demand charges were structured into two separate tiers. Tier 1 applied to projects with output requests that:
Tier 2 applied to projects with output requests that:
| $19,000 (Tier 1) $41,000 (Tier 2) |
High service level A high service level charge applied to projects that required resources exceeding the cost recovery of the annual fee. This charge was applied when the project team requested this higher level of service, or when the ABS determined that a project required resources exceeding cost recovery of the annual charge. The following was a factor in considering the application of the high service level charge:
| $20,000 |