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…
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 …
Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL), Release 11.0
The Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) study was developed by researchers at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at The University of Melbourne and …
ANU Poll 2020: COVID-19 attitudes and behaviours, Wave 2 (May)
This poll data is the 34th in an ongoing series of polls being undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. Their purpose is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues, …
ANU Poll 2019: Discrimination and Workplace Interventions
This dataset is a subset of the 30th ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. The purpose of the ANU Poll is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues. …
ANU Poll 2020: COVID-19 attitudes and behaviours (longitudinal panel data)
This longitudinal data set includes panel data from the 33rd ANUPoll wave, along with a subset of linked data from the January and February waves of the LinA panel data collection. The purpose of the …
NSW Supreme Court 1865-1899
Trials on indictment at NSW Supreme Court. Data accessed by the Prosecution Project from court registers. Data includes offender name and sex, date and location of trial, offence, verdict, sentence, …
Western Australia Supreme Court 1900-1939
Trials on indictment at Western Australian Supreme Court, sourced from court register and police gazettes. Data includes name, sex, offence, trial data, judge, verdict, sentence and some trial reports …
Tasmania Supreme Court 1900-1939
Trials on indictment at Tasmanian Supreme Court from 1900-1939. The data was sourced by the Prosecution Project principally from court registers and record books held at Tasmanian Archives and …
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. …
ANU Poll 2020: COVID-19 attitudes and behaviours
This dataset is the 33rd ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. The purpose of the ANU Poll is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues. These polls are …
National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey, 2017
The National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS) is the world’s longest-running survey of community attitudes towards violence against women. It was initially developed on …
ANU Poll 2020: Bushfires, The Environment, and Optimism For The Future
This dataset the thirty-first ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. The purpose of the ANU Poll is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues. These polls …
National Survey of the Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Workforces, Workers Survey, 2017
The National Survey of the Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Workforces, 2017 study involved two surveys, the design and interpretation of which was informed by stakeholder …
National Survey of the Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Workforces, Service Leaders Survey, 2017
The National Survey of the Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Workforces, 2017 study involved two surveys, the design and interpretation of which was informed by stakeholder …
Tasmanian Supreme Court 1850-1899
Trials on indictment at Tasmanian Supreme Court from 1850-1899. The data was sourced by the Prosecution Project principally from court registers and record books held at Tasmanian Archives and …
Victorian Supreme Court Trials 1890-1899
Trials on indictment at Victorian Supreme Court. Data accessed by the Prosecution Project from registers in the Public Record Office of Victoria. Includes name, offence, trial date and location, …
Victorian Supreme Court Trials 1880-1889
Trials on indictment at Victorian Supreme Court. Data accessed from registers in the Public Record Office of Victoria. Includes name, offence, trial date and location, judge, verdict, sentence and …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Australian Election Study, 2019
The 2019 Australian Election Study is the twelfth in a series of surveys. It covers the respondent’s interest in the election campaign and politics, their past and present political affiliation, …
Australian Election Study, 1987-2019 Trends
The tables in this excel file can be used to produce graphs on Australian politics, without the need to conduct analyses separately on the Australian Election Study (AES) data files for individual …
Canberra Longitudinal Study
The Canberra and Queanbeyan survey of health and well-being in later life aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms, depressive disorders, cognitive impairment and dementia in older …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 2009 cohort (Version 9.0)
In 2009 a nationally representative sample of about 14,000 15-year-old students was selected to participate in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This group of young …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 2006 cohort (Version 10.1)
In 2006 a nationally representative sample of about 14,000 15 year-old students was selected to participate in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This group of young …
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 2003 cohort (Version 7.1)
In 2003 a nationally representative sample of about 12,500 15 year-old students was selected to participate in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This group of young …
Papua New Guinea urban (employment) survey, 1973-1974
The Urban Household Survey was designed to obtain detailed information on the workforce participation and employment status of urban residents aged 15 to 44 years in Papua New Guinea together with …
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 …
National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2013
The 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between July and November of 2013 and examines current awareness of attitudes and behaviours toward drugs and drug problems within the …
National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2010
The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between April and September of 2010 and examines current awareness of attitudes and behaviours toward drugs and drug problems within the …
ANU Poll 2019: Discrimination and Workplace Interventions
This dataset is a subset of the 30th ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. The purpose of the ANU Poll is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues. …
University of Melbourne Social Survey, 1941-1943: A 1981 Sample
In 1981, Dr John Lack of the Department of History at the University of Melbourne received a grant from the Australian Research Grants Committee to re-code and convert into digital form a sample of …
NSW Supreme Court 1865-1899
Trials on indictment at NSW Supreme Court. Data accessed by the Prosecution Project from court registers. Data includes offender name and sex, date and location of trial, offence, verdict, sentence, …
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, GENERAL RELEASE 18 (Waves 1-18)
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 …