Australian Bureau of Statistics Connector
Intro
Use the Australian Bureau of Statistics connector to pull public Australian population data for a variety of categories, such as quarterly population estimates, aboriginal population projections, and more.
You connect to your Australian Bureau of Statistics account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Australian Bureau of Statistics connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Prerequisites
None. This connector pulls in public data, so there is no need to enter connection information.
Connecting to Your Australian Bureau of Statistics Account
This section enumerates the options in the Detail panes in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Details Pane
This pane contains a primary Dataset menu, along with various other menus which may or may not appear depending on the report type you select.
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Description |
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Dataset |
Select the Australian Bureau of Statistics report you want to run. The following reports are available:
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Sex |
Select the gender(s) you want to return information for. |
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Age |
Select the age range(s) you want to return information for. |
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Country of Birth |
Select the country or countries of birth you want to return information for. |
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State/Territory |
Select the Australian states and/or territories you want to return information for. |
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Region |
Select the Australian region(s) you want to return information for. |
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Indigenous Region |
Select the Australian indigenous region(s) you want to return information for. |
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Projected Series |
Select the projected series you want to return information for. |
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Frequency |
Select the desired date granularity for your report. For example, if you select Annual, data will be returned for individual years. |
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Remoteness Area |
Select the Remoteness Area(s) you want to return information for. |
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Fertility Assumption |
Select whether to pull data for high, low, and/or medium fertility levels. |
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Mortality Assumption |
Select whether to pull data for high and/or medium life expectancy. |
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Net Overseas Migration |
Select whether to pull data for high, medium, low, and/or zero net overseas migration. |
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Net Interstate Migration |
Select whether to pull data for large, medium, or small interstate flows. |
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Start |
Select the first year you want to be included in your report data. |
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End |
Select the last year you want to be included in your report data. |
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Detail |
Select the desired level of detail for your report. |
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Dimension at Observation Level |
Select how many dimensions you want to appear in your report. |
Other Panes
For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
FAQs
How often can the data be updated?
As often as needed.
Are there any API limits I should be aware of?
No.