Types of Data

ABS Census Data

We are proud to be a leading secondary distributor for the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Our joint history dates back to 1995 when Eighty20 was first produced on disks.

Eighty20 contains data from the most recent Census that was taken on August 7, 2001 (released 17 June 2002) as well as the results from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing. Data from previous years are included in modules such as trends - to assist the user understand how an area has changed over time.

The demographic tables included in the first release (June) are:

Age by sex

Age by registered marital status by sex

Ancestry by birthplace of parents

Birthplace (countries) by sex

Birthplace (regions) by sex

Language spoken at home by sex

Proficiency in spoken English by year of arrival in Australia

Religious affiliation by sex

Type of educational institution attending (full-time/part-time) by sex

Highest level of schooling completed by sex

Weekly individual income by age by sex

Relationship in household by age by sex

Age by computer use by sex

Internet use by sex

Family type

Dwelling structure by persons usually resident

Dwelling structure by tenure type and landlord type

Monthly housing loan repayment

Weekly rent by landlord type

State of usual residence on census night by sex

Selected characteristics

Another 12 tables will be released later in the year. Note - all purchasers of Tailored Packages (subscriptions) and the "full set" of Direct Data downloads will be automatically updated to the new data when it is released by the ABS.