TableBuilder
Create, save and download your own tables. Find out about costs and how to access.
Latest updates
We are planning a system update to TableBuilder on the 28th of September. Users may experience disruptions to the TableBuilder system between 10am and 4pm AEST on the 28th of September. Work that users are undertaking during this time may be lost.
Please note:
- Saved tables created after 5pm AEST 22nd of September 2023 will not be retained after the system updates on the 28th. All tables saved on or before the 22nd will be retained. Please see: save all tables.
- Custom variables saved after 5pm AEST 22nd of September 2023 will not be retained after the system updates on the 28th. All custom variables saved on or before the 22nd will be retained. Users can also download custom variables as csv files to upload after the system updates. Please see: custom variables.
- Queued and processed tables will not be retained after updates, users will need to download all their queued and processed tables before the 28th of September to ensure access to their outputs.
This update is not reinstating on screen tables or mapping.
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TableBuilder is a flexible way to access detailed data where you can:
- build your own tables based on underlying microdata
- select the data items of your choice for cross-tabulation
- display counts, percentages and relative standard errors in your table
- calculate means and medians for continuous variables such as income
- tables are automatically treated to protect privacy and confidentiality before the output is provided to you
- download tables as CSV, Excel and SDMX files
- create, save and share customised geographic areas and recodes with other registered users
- see Topics for a full list of files in TableBuilder
Cost
Data series are per organisation - add unlimited members to your organisation at any time at no additional charge.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Census TableBuilder Basic | Free |
| Census TableBuilder Pro | Free for organisation members* |
| Businesses in Australia | Free |
| TableBuilder - other datasets | Free** |
*Contact microdata.access.abs.gov.au if you have not automatically been joined to your organisation in the Registration Centre
**See the TableBuilder Topics page for more.
How to access
- Register using your organisation email address (if applicable) to automatically join your organisation in the Registration Centre.
- When you register, you are automatically granted access to Census TableBuilder Basic and Businesses in Australia
- All organisation members are also automatically granted access to Census TableBuilder Pro (free) and to the products your organisation has access to.
- If you wish to register your organisation for Census TableBuilder Pro, email microdata.access@abs.gov.au, including your organisation name, ABN (if applicable), street and postal addresses, user IDs of contact officers (must be registered), and your organisation's email domain (e.g. @xyz.com.au)
- If you wish to subscribe to any other data series or if you have not automatically joined an organisation, email microdata.access@abs.gov.au, including your name, organisation, user ID number and the products and systems you want to subscribe to
- Log in to access TableBuilder using your Registration Centre ID and password.
Once registered, see Getting started for information on how to use the TableBuilder system, as well as the TableBuilder user guide (links on the left of this page)
Privacy policy
The ABS privacy policy, Census privacy policy and TableBuilder privacy impact assessment outline how the ABS handles any personal information that you provide to us.