Data notes - Glossary

ABS Census of Population and Housing

Official count of the population undertaken every five years.

ABS Business Register

A register of businesses with an ABN that are actively registered for GST as maintained by the Australian Taxation Office.

ABS Building Approvals

Monthly count of building work approved.

ABS Labour Force Survey

Monthly survey of 30,000 households to provide information on the labour force and unemployment rates.

ABS National Accounts

Measure the economic activity of a nation.

ABS State Accounts

Measure the economic activity of a State or Territory.

ANZSIC

The Austalian New Zealand Standard Industry Classification used to classify industry sectors from the Census. These classifications are subject to change.

ANZSIC06

The most recent industry classification which was updated in 2006. Prior to that the classification had not changed since 1993. No time series is available for the is classification until 2011.

ANZSIC93

The previous industry classification which was replace in 2006. This classification is used when timer series data is required.

Census Total Employment

A count of the number of jobs at the time of the Census, regardless of whether they are full-time or part-time

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Measures quarterly changes in the price of a 'basket' of goods and services on which the population group spend a high proportion of their income.

DEEWR Small Area Labour Markets

Estimate the number of unemployed persons and unemployment rates for Statistical Local Areas across Australia.

Destination zones

Geographic units designed by State Transport Authorities to enable the presentation of Place of Work data.

Disposable Income

Measures the income (after taxes) that is available for saving or spending.

economy.id

Online economic profile of a local government area or region produced by .id (informed decisions).

Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Official estimates of the Australian population generated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Estimated Total Employment

An estimate of the total number of jobs regardless of whether they are full-time or part-time.

Full-time Equivalent Employment

A measure of the number of full-time equivalent jobs in an industry sector.

Gross Local Product (residents)

The economic value-added generated by the residents of the area regardless of where they work (i.e the income received by people in the local area).

Gross Regional Product

A measure of the size or net wealth generated by a region including the sum of all industry gross product plus ownership of dwellings.

Household Expenditure Survey

Survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to track the composition of household spending.

Journey to Work data

A Census based data set cross tabulating people's place of residence with their place of work.

Local Government Area

An official geographic unit that equates to areas controlled by each individual Local Government.

Local labour force

The local labour force refers to the people who reside in an area and are available to work. They may currently be either employed or unemployed. They may work either in the local area or elsewhere.

NIEIR

National Institute of Economic and Industry Research - economic research and modelling firm.

Place of Work

A Census based data set showing the location of workers by Destination Zone.

Regional labour force

The regional labour force refers to the people who reside in a defined region around the local area and are available to work. They may currently be either employed or unemployed. They may work either in the local area, the region or elsewhere.

Retail Trade Index

ABS estimate of the value of turnover of retail trade compiled from a monthly Retail Business Survey.

Statistical Local Area

An official geographic unit equal to or smaller than a Local Government Area, which add up to LGAs.

Usual Residents

A count of where people usually live derived from the Census.

Value-added

Measure showing the productivity of an industry sector.

Workforce

The number of people who work in an area, regardless of where they live.
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