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The ABS have released their second tranche of data from the 2021 Census. Glenn walks us through what’s in the second-release datasets, and the national stories they tell us.
The 2021 Census second-release datasets are now available from the ABS. About 75% of all Census topics are released in first release, which was in June of this year. These have been loaded into the .id community profile and social atlas tools. We now have the second release data and are processing this for release into the economic profile, community profile and social atlas tools.
What’s included in the second release of 2021 Census data and where can I see it?
The second release of Census data contains additional topics that require a bit more processing by the ABS. This includes primarily data relating to employment (eg. what industries people work in, where they work and how they get there), and also qualification-related information and internal population movement within Australia. These are a smaller but important part of the .id community profiles, but make up the bulk of datasets from the Census in economy.id.
The great news is that the first datasets based on second release are already available in economy.id. This includes information on total employment and industry breakdown from the Census. The rest will be updated over the upcoming weeks and months, along with the community profile and atlas tools. By December, this will leave just the SEIFA indexes to be updated. These require even more analysis and aren’t scheduled for release until March 2023.
What are the national stories coming out of the second release?
The second release doesn’t lend itself as much to headlines as the first release, but a few interesting national characteristics are now out:
The data are now available right through to local levels, and each place has a story to tell. We’ll be updating all the second release topics over the coming weeks and months. So you don’t miss your local story, be sure to sign up to our product updates mailing list – they’re coming out weekly at the moment. If you have any more queries about the new Census data, contact us via email demographics@id.com.au.
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