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 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’s archive and catalogue systems are hosted on ADA’s Dataverse platform. This can be accessed in three ways:
- Visiting the ADA Dataverse
- Searching using the search box above
- Viewing a list of all the datasets currently available in our Dataverse system
Please direct enquiries regarding the ADA’s datasets to our email address at ada@anu.edu.au and we will reply in due course.
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…
Prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons 1890-1899
Dataset of prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons as published in Victorian Police Gazette, 1890-1899. Data includes name, offence, sentence, dates of trial and discharged, trial location, …
Prisoners discharged from Tasmanian prisons 1865-1874
Prisoners discharged from Tasmanian Prisons, 1865-1874, data accessed from Tasmanian Police Gazette. Data includes name, offence, sentence, trial date and place, date of discharge from prison, …
Prisoners discharged from NSW prisons 1880-1899
Prisoners discharged from NSW Prisons, 1880-1899, data accessed from NSW Police Gazette. Data includes name, offence, sentence, trial date and place, date of discharge from prison, prisoner …
Prisoners discharged from NSW prisons 1865-1879
Prisoners discharged from NSW Prisons, 1865-1879, data accessed from NSW Police Gazette. Data includes name, offence, sentence, trial date and place, date of discharge from prison, prisoner …
Recently Updated Datasets…
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 …
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: 1946-51 cohort Core Data Release (Version 2), Survey 8 data, 2016
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based survey, first funded in 1995, which examines the health of over 57,000 Australian women. The project was …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, GENERAL RELEASE 17 (Waves 1-17)
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED RELEASE 17 (Waves 1-17)
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian …
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.
