National economic and social datasets and research

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National economic and social datasets and research

• Leanne Johnson
• Regional Research Leader, BITRE

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Outline of presentation

• BITRE datasets
• How we use these datasets
• Data issues
• Themes from our research Major cities

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About BITRE

• Dedicated research unit within Department of
  Infrastructure
• Regional research function added in 2002
• What we do
• Undertake research projects and publish reports
• Provide advice on research related issues
• Build and maintain networks
• Events
• Our work typically covers all Australian regions,
  from major cities to the most remote areas

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BITRE small area datasets

• Industry Structure Database
• Education and Occupation Databases
• Social capital indicators database
• Taxable Income Database
• Income support payments database
• Household wealth database
• Cost of remoteness dataset
• Regional aviation database

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BITRE small area datasets

• Industry Structure Database
• Education and Occupation Databases
• Taxable Income Database
• Income support payments database
• Household wealth database
• Cost of remoteness dataset
• Regional aviation database
• Social capital indicators database

Census
Admin data
Small area estimation
Surveys /
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Industry Structure Database

• Detailed data on employment for 53 industries
• SLAs
• Working zones based on commuting patterns
• 1991, 1996 and 2001
• Being updated to 2006
• Available from ltwww.bitre.gov.augt

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Largest sources of employment growth, 2001 to 2006
Working zone Largest source of jobs growth 2nd largest source of jobs growth
Sydney Education Community services
Melbourne Government administration Health services
Brisbane Government administration Business services
Adelaide Community services Government administration
Perth Government administration Construction trade services
Hobart Government administration Community services
Darwin Government administration Education
Canberra Government administration Health services
AUSTRALIA Government administration Community services
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Largest sources of employment decline, 2001 to
2006
Working zone Industry Job loss
Sydney Machinery equipment manufacturing -8 746
Melbourne Textile, clothing, footwear leather manufacturing -9 708
Brisbane Storage -2 103
Adelaide Machinery equipment manufacturing -2 618
Perth Communication services -1 258
Hobart Health services -357
Darwin Food retailing -221
Canberra Business services -1 804
AUSTRALIA Agriculture - 39 072
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Regional economic growth

• Three measures
• Real income per taxpayer
• Number of taxable individuals
• Aggregate real taxable income
• Taxable Income Database
• LGAs 1980-81 to 2004-05
• SLAs, working zones 1990-91 to 2004-05
• Currently being updated

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ARTI growth, Sydney
2000-01 to 2001-02
2001-02 to 2002-03
2003-04 to 2004-05
2002-03 to 2003-04
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ARTI growth, Perth
2000-01 to 2001-02
2001-02 to 2002-03
2003-04 to 2004-05
2002-03 to 2003-04
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Household wealth database

• Estimates of wealth (what a household owns)
• major components superannuation, owner occupied
  housing, mortgages, shares, business assets
• 2003-04
• SLAs, LGAs, working zones
• Relationship between regional income wealth

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Average household wealth, Melbourne
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Wealth and income, Melbourne
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Social capital

• Identified six social capital profiles for
  Australians
• Cluster 2 Lonely, limited support, weak family
  community bonds
• Who are they?
• 11 of Australians
• More likely to be male, 35-44, renters,
  unemployed, employed
• Less likely to be 55, owners, degree holders,
  not in labour force
• Where are they?
• Concentrated in NT, QLD cities of 50 000 to 99
  999
• Capital cities SW Perth, Northern Adelaide,
  Blacktown, Logan

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How we use this data
Input into policy formulation
Input into local decisions
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Input into briefings

• For Minister, Department, regions
• On Specific region, Type of region, National
• Most useful datasets
• Industry structure
• Population
• Taxable income
• Unemployment
• Aim to identify key issues
• Statistical data only goes so far

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Input into research publications

• Drivers of economic growth in the Greater Sydney
  Metropolitan Region
• A regional economy a case study of Tasmania
• Investment trends in the Lower Murray Darling
  Basin
• Skill shortages
• Costs of remoteness

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Data issues

• Nationally comparable data for regions
• Geography
• Spatial disaggregation
• Coverage
• Time
• Regularly updated
• Timely
• Historic time-series
• Access confidentiality
• Gaps economic data

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Themes from our research major cities

• Dominant role of capital cities
• 60 70 of population, income, employment
• 60 70 of growth
• Urban sprawl
• Congestion

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Capital cities population growth, 2002 to 2007
Average annual growth rate ()
Contribution to national growth ()
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Themes from our research major cities

• City economies
• Strong dependence on national economy
• More diverse ? stability
• Significant differentiation in social economic
  conditions within cities
• Same areas tend to emerge as disadvantaged
• Spatial disadvantage is very persistent over time
• Important role of housing

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Low income households, Adelaide
2006
1996
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Themes from our research major cities

• Functions of cities
• Interconnections between cities their
  hinterlands
• Major cities as attractors of
• Commuters from surrounding areas
• International migrants
• Young people
• Advanced health education services
• Skilled labour knowledge workers
• High order business and financial services
• Global capital

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Overseas migration, 2001 to 2006
Degree holders, 2006
Business services jobs, 2006
Finance insurance jobs, 2006
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Where to from here?

• Major cities emerging as new priority for BITRE
• What issues require further research?
• Urban transport infrastructure
• Other?
• Opportunities for data sharing, collaboration etc