New Data
The Australian Data Archive holds over 6000 datasets from more than 1500 projects and studies from 1838 through until the present day. This section presents some of our most recently published and updated datasets, sorted by release date.
Newly Published Datasets…
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants, Release 6 (Waves 1-6)
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants (BNLA) aims to identify factors which help or hinder positive settlement outcomes. BNLA follows 1,509 humanitarian …
Australian Election Study, 1987-2022 Trends
The excel file contains the excel tables underlying the charts contained in the report Trends in Australian Political Opinion: Results from the Australian Election Study 1987-2022 (Cameron and …
Werner Senn Letters
Emeritus Professor Werner Senn (born 1942) studied English and German language, literature and civilisation at the Universities of Berne, Vienna and Liverpool. He qualified as a teacher in 1968 and …
Australian Election Study, Longitudinal Panel Data (2016-2022)
This dataset contains the linked panel component of AES voter surveys for 2016, 2019 and 2022. The 2022 Australian Election Study is thirteenth in a series of surveys.
This data file …
2019 ACT Gambling Prevalence Survey
The Australian National University (ANU) Centre for Gambling Research (CGR) was commissioned by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Gambling and Racing Commission to conduct the 2019 ACT Gambling …
Pharmacy in Australia: Measuring Employment, Labour decisions and Activity (PAMELA) Survey
Pharmacy in Australia: Measuring Employment, Labour Decisions and Activity (PAMELA) survey collects key relevant factors that have a significant influence on the current and future dynamics of the …
ANU Poll 53 (Oct 2022): COVID-19, mental health, employment, data privacy and support for randomised controlled trials.
This was the 66th wave of data collection undertaken by the Social Research Centre’s probability-based panel, Life in Australia™. This wave was run on behalf of the Australian National University, …
Australian Election Study, 2022
The 2022 Australian Election Study is thirteenth in a series of surveys. It covers the respondent’s interest in the election campaign and politics, their past and present political affiliation, …
ANU Poll 49 (January 2022): Experiences with COVID 19
This is the 49 th wave of data collection undertaken by the Social Research Centre’s probability-based panel, Life in Australia™. The survey was conducted between 17 January to 30 January …
Journeys Home (Waves 1-6)
Journeys Home: A Longitudinal Study of Factors Affecting Housing Stability was a national survey of Australians who were either homeless or at high risk of becoming homeless. Data collection commenced …
The National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) was commissioned by the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department to conduct a study of the nature of elder abuse and the extent to which it …
Australian Workplace Barometer Survey 2014-15
In this research participants were asked about their job, their working conditions, and their health. The study aims to find out more about various aspects of job stress (such as high job demands and …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED RELEASE 20 (Waves 1-20)
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, GENERAL RELEASE 20 (Waves 1-20)
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 …
ANU Poll 48 (October 2021): Mental health and economic stress during COVID 19
This is the 48 th wave of data collection undertaken by the Social Research Centre’s probability-based panel, Life in Australia™. The survey was conducted between 12 October to 26 October …
Norfolk Island Penal Colony
A reconstructed register of convicts detained at the Norfolk Island Penal Colony. Data was prepared by Dr Tim Causer (University College London) and curated for the Prosecution Project by Mark Finnane …
Lowy Institute Poll 2020
The Lowy Institute Poll, now in its sixteenth year, captures the mood of the Australian public at a remarkable moment. At the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Lowy Institute Poll records …
Plus61J’s survey on attitudes to Israel, Jews and antisemitism
The Plus61J survey on attitudes to Israel, Jews and antisemitism was conducted between 18 January and 1 February 2021 by the Social Research Centre on its probability-based Life in AustraliaTM panel. …
Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, 2020
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, …
Survey of the Bangladeshi People (2015 – 2018)
This latest survey in Bangladesh by Asia Foundation was conducted in January and February 2018. A total of 11848 respondents were surveyed in the three wave of surveys in Bangladesh (2015, 2017 and …
Recently Updated Datasets…
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants, Release 6 (Waves 1-6)
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants (BNLA) aims to identify factors which help or hinder positive settlement outcomes. BNLA follows 1,509 humanitarian …
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 9.1 C2 (Waves 1-9C)
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 …
Australian Election Study, Longitudinal Panel Data (2016-2022)
This dataset contains the linked panel component of AES voter surveys for 2016, 2019 and 2022. The 2022 Australian Election Study is thirteenth in a series of surveys.
This data file …
Australian Election Study, 2022
The 2022 AES is the thirteenth in a series of surveys beginning in 1987, timed to coincide with Australian Federal elections. The series builds on the 1967, 1969, and 1979 Australian Political …
Teaching materials for ADA Introductory Sessions – 2018-Present
This dataset includes materials used in the Introduction to the Australian Data Archive session at ResBaz Sydney 2018 at Macquarie University, and the 2023 HASS and Indigenous Skills Summer School
ANU Poll 52 (August 2022): COVID-19, mental health, population issues, data privacy and coercive control
This was the 64th wave of data collection undertaken by the Social Research Centre’s probability-based panel, Life in Australia™. This wave was run on behalf of the Australian National University, …
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, Respondent Dataset (Release 2)
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) was established in 2011 to build the evidence base on male health to inform policy and program development. It is a national longitudinal …
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, Wave 2 (Release 2)
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) was established in 2011 to build the evidence base on male health to inform policy and program development. It is a national longitudinal …
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, Wave 1 (Release 2)
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) was established in 2011 to build the evidence base on male health to inform policy and program development. It is a national longitudinal …
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 …
Australian Candidate Study, 2016
The Australian Candidate Study surveys are conducted in parallel with the AES surveys of voters, and have been conducted at each federal election since 1987, with the exception of the 1998 election. …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED RELEASE 21 (Waves 1-21)
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, GENERAL RELEASE 21 (Waves 1-21)
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 …
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. …
Victorian Quality of Life Panel Study, 1987
This is the fourth wave of a study designed to monitor and explain change in people’s levels of subjective well-being and ill-being. The measures of well-being used relate to life satisfaction, …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 2015 cohort (Version 5.0)
In 2015 a nationally representative sample of about 14,500 15 year-old students was selected to participate in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This group of young …
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 9.0 C2 (Waves 1-9C)
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 …
New Zealand Election Study (6 new updates)
Dataverse Link: Click HereNew datasets: 2005 New Zealand Election Study V3.0 Click Here2008 New Zealand Election Study V3.0 Click Here2011 New Zealand Election Study V3.0 Click Here2014 New Zealand Election Study V3.0 Click Here2017 New Zealand Election Study V3.0...
Australians’ Use of Time, Albury-Wodonga and Melbourne, 1974
This study is a companion effort by the Cities Commission to the Multinational Time Budget Studies conducted in 1965 and 1966 in twelve European and American countries. Samples of the Albury-Wodonga …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED RELEASE 20 (Waves 1-20)
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 …