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…
1986 Census Data – various
Data files copied from a CD found at ADA offices. There are accompanying printed materials. CSLASF.TXT CCDSF (OTHER.txt) ULGASF.TXT
Making Futures
Making Futures is a qualitative study of young people’s journeys through the senior years of secondary schooling and into the world beyond. It explores how young people navigate their educational, …
Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Waves 1-13 (1992-2014)
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA) was the centrepiece research activity of the Flinders Centre for Ageing Studies. The ALSA commenced in 1992 with 2087 participants aged 65 years or …
Childhood Maltreatment and Public Inquiries
This data set contains transcripts from interviews conducted by Katie Wright for an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded study on childhood maltreatment and public inquiries. This historical …
Recently Updated Datasets…
Historical and Colonial Census Data Archive (HCCDA)
The Historical Census and Colonial Data Archive (HCCDA) is an archive of Australian colonial census publications and reports covering the period from 1833 to 1901, the year of Australia’s federation. …
Our Lives Asylum Seekers
This dataset contains project materials and interview transcripts from a qualitative study aiming to undertake a nuanced analysis of phenomena surrounding the acceptance of asylum seekers by …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 1995 cohort (Version 3.0)
In 1995 a nationally representative sample of about 13,000 Year 9 students was selected to form the first cohort of the LSAY program (LSAY Y95). Reading and numeracy tests were administered to …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 1998 Cohort (Version 3.1)
In 1998 a nationally representative sample of about 14,000 Year 9 students was selected to form the second cohort of the LSAY program (LSAY Y98). Reading and numeracy tests were administered to …
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.
