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…
Retirement Planning, Saving and Attitudes Survey
The Retirement Income Review was commissioned to ‘establish a fact base of the current retirement income system’ to improve the outcomes it delivers for Australians. This report contributed to the …
ANU Poll 44 (November 2020): Infections, Stress, Income and Economic burden during COVID 19
This is the 44th wave of ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre on behalf of the Australian National University (ANU). This wave of the poll focussed on infections, stress, income and …
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 9.0 C1 (Waves 1-9)
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 …
ANU Poll 45 (January 2021): Stress and Economic burden during COVID 19
This survey was run on behalf of the Australian National University (ANU) and the data collection was undertaken by the Social Research Centre. The survey was conducted from 18 January to 1 February …
ANU Poll 2020-2021 Longitudinal
This is the first longitudinal ANU poll data created with accumulate information over the surveys. The dataset covers waves 34, 35, 37, 38, 41, and 43-45 of the ongoing series of polls being …
ANU Poll 48 (April 2021): Vaccination, Stress and Unemployment during COVID 19
This is the 48th wave of data collection undertaken by the Social Research Centre’s probability-based panel, Life in Australia™. The survey was conducted between April 12 and April 26, 2021. This wave …
Teaching Materials for ADA Training, University of Melbourne, April 2021
This dataset includes materials used in the Introduction to the Australian Data Archive training session at University of Melbourne, April 2021
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 …
Prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons 1880-1889
Dataset of prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons as published in Victorian Police Gazette, 1870-1879. Data includes name, offence, sentence, dates of trial and discharged, trial location, …
Prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons 1870-1879
Dataset of prisoners discharged from Victorian prisons as published in Victorian Police Gazette, 1870-1879. Data includes name, offence, sentence, dates of trial and discharged, trial location, …
NSW Port Macquarie Penal Settlement (1821-1826)
This data is a record of the population of convicts at the Port Macquarie Penal Settlement, 1821-1832, collated by David Roberts and Melissa Gibbs (University of New England) from records in the NSW …
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, Release 11 (Waves 1-11)
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 …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED RELEASE 19 (Waves 1-19)
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 19 (Waves 1-19)
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 …
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, …
Recently Updated Datasets…
Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, 2015
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, …
Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, 2017
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, …
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 …
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 9.0 C1 (Waves 1-9)
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 …
The Australian Rental Housing Conditions Dataset
Rental is Australia’s emerging tenure. Each year the proportion of Australians who rent increases, many of us will rent for life, and for the first time in generations there are now more renters than …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 2015 cohort (Version 4.0)
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 …
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: 1946-51 cohort Core Data Release (Version 2), Survey 4 data, 2004
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 19 (Waves 1-19)
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 …
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants, Release 5 (Waves 1-5)
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 …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, GENERAL RELEASE 19 (Waves 1-19)
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 19 (Waves 1-19)
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 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 …
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, Release 11 (Waves 1-11)
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 …
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, Release 9 (Waves 1-9)
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 …
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 …
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 7.2 (Waves 1-7)
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 …
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants, Release 5 (Waves 1-5)
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 …
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 …