ACSPRI, ADA, HILDA & ICPSR, SEIFA - Statistics - Australian - Subject guides at University of Sydney

ACSPRI

ACSPRI
The Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI) facilitates access to, collects and disseminates Australian and overseas sources for social science data;
ACSPRI courses
ACSPRI runs courses for social research methods and research technology.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
The University of Sydney is a a member of ACSPRI, our membership entitles staff and students free access to ICPSR data. See box on right.

Australian Data Agency (ADA)
ADA is a consortium of leading national Australian universities. As a member of ACSPRI, University of Sydney staff and students can register for free to access data.

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Formerly known as ASSDA (Australian Social Science Data Archive). ASSDA was set up in 1981 to collect and preserve computer-readable social, political and economic data relating and to make the data available for further analysis.

The data is useful for longitudinal and comparative studies and covers a wide range of research areas. The datasets include both Australian and non-Australian studies. Data is continuously added to ADA and includes current and historical datasets.
How to access datasets
Scroll down to ADA Undertaking Forms box to register to download relevant datasets.

HILDA Survey
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study that collects valuable information about economic and personal well-being, labour market dynamics and family life.
Accessing HILDA Survey Data
There is an application process you need to go through in order to proceed through to ordering HILDA survey data.
HILDA Survey Publications
An extensive bibliography of all Australian and international research publications known to use or reference data from the HILDA Survey.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
University of Michigan
Free registration required
The University of Sydney membership to ACSPRI provides access to most ICPSR datasets. Free registration is required.
Accessing Restricted use data
Some datasets have additional access restrictions due to confidentiality issues.
Requests for ICPSR data
ADA maintains collaborative arrangements with many national and international data archives including ICPSR. The agreements include access for Australian researchers. If you are interested in obtaining data from these archives, please contact ADA.

SEIFA
Socio-Economic Data for Areas (SEIFA) allows research into the socio-economic well-being of Australian communities and areas of advantage and disadvantage.

SEIFA indexes were first produced in 1990 and from 1986 onwards are available from the ABS website.There are four indexes:
- Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage,
- Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage/Disadvantage,
- Index of Economic Resources, and
- Index of Education and Occupations
SEIFA 2011 census data
Via the ABS TableBuilder product.
Research papers using SEIFA data
ABS has released research papers that have documented research and development the ABS has performed on different aspects of the SEIFA indexes.