The Australian Data Archive
The Australian Data Archive (ADA) provides a national service for the collection and preservation of digital research data. ADA disseminates this data for secondary analysis by academic researchers and other users.
The archive is based in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) at the Australian National University (ANU).
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Welcome to the new homepage for the Australian Data Archive. Here you can access ADA datasets, and find out more about accessing ADA data, depositing data with the Archive, and research data management.
The Archive is in the process of a major upgrade to its archive and catalogue systems. Part of this upgrade is the move of our archive systems from the existing Nesstar platform to the new ADA Dataverse platform. You can try our new system in three ways:
- Visiting the ADA Dataverse
- Searching using the search box above
- Viewing a list of all the datasets currently available in the new Dataverse system
If you would like to browse the datasets still to be migrated to Dataverse, you can explore them at our legacy site: http://legacy.ada.edu.au/ada/browse
If there is a particular dataset of interest on the legacy site, please let us know via email at ada@anu.edu.au, and we will organise for it to be migrated to Dataverse as soon as possible in order to provide you access to the data.
Our Data Collections…
The Australian Data Archive holds over 6000 datasets from more than 1500 projects and studies from 1838 through until the present day.
Some of our most popular datasets are identifiable by methodology (eg. Longitudinal) and by theme (eg. Social Attitudes Surveys, Health Studies).
Accessing Data…
Would you like to access data from the Australia Data Archive? This section includes details on how to find data in the ADA collection, access conditions, and procedures for requesting and downloading data.
Depositing Data…
Do you want to deposit data with ADA? Look here to find out what is involved, included data formats, licensing, metadata and deposit processes.
Newly Published Datasets…
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 8 (Waves 1-8)
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of approximately 10,000 young people and their families from all parts of …
Our Lives, Social Futures and Life Pathways of Young People in Queensland: A Longitudinal Project, 2006-2019 (Waves 1-7)
The Our Lives Project is a longitudinal study currently administered by the Australian Catholic University. The project seeks to follow up respondents every two years and explores the attitudes and …
Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, 2019
The Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) is Australia’s main source of data for the scientific study of the social attitudes, beliefs and opinions of Australians, how they change over time, …
‘Yes, I Can!’ adult literacy campaign
This research examined the impact of the ‘Yes, I Can!’adult literacy campaign as a place based justice reinvestment initiative, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Interviews conducted …
Recently Updated Datasets…
Western Australia Supreme Court 1862-1899
Trials on indictment at Western Australia Supreme Court, includes data on name of accused, offence, trial date, judge, verdict, sentence and links to Trove (nla.gov.au) digitised newspaper reports. …
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, Release 10 (Waves 1-10)
The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) follows the development of around 1,700 Indigenous children and their families across urban, regional and remote Australia. It is one of the …
National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2019
The 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between April and September of 2019 and examines current awareness of attitudes and behaviours toward drugs and drug problems within the …
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016
The 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between June and November 2016. The NDSHS examines current awareness of attitudes and behaviours toward drugs and drug problems within …
Forthcoming Datasets…
Afghanistan: A Survey of the Afghan People 2006-2017
The Asia Foundation and ADA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the preservation and dissemination of Asia Foundation projects through the ADA. The Afghan survey is the first dataset deposited under this agreement. Afghanistan in 2017: A Survey of the Afghan People is Th e Asia Foundation’s thirteenth annual public opinion survey in Afghanistan. The longest-running barometer of Afghan opinion, the Survey has gathered the views of more than 97,000 Afghans since 2004, and provides a longitudinal portrait of evolving public perceptions of security, the economy, governance and government services, elections, media, women’s issues, and migration. You can find out more about the Afghan project at the Asia Foundation project page.
RUMIC – Rural-Urban Migration in China
The Rural-Urban Migration in China project was established to investigate the impacts of internal migration within China and Indonesia. In particular, the investigation is focused on the collection of data through five year longitudinal surveys in China and Indonesia and the use of these data to answer questions with relation to migration’s impact on income mobility, poverty alleviation, education, health and nutrition of migrant children, and the assimilation of migrant workers into the city. You can find out more about this project at the project web page.
