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Research Data Service

For advice on storing and managing data effectively contact the Research Data Service Team

E: researchdatasupport@csiro.au

P: 02 4960 6086 or 926086

Statistics and Data Sources

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
ABS is an information service providing the ABS' full standard product range including:
All ABS publications from 1998 onwards, mostly in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf); Over 2,000 spreadsheets containing economic and social time-series data; Data cubes in the form of multidimensional datasets in SuperTABLE format and Excel spreadsheets; 1996, 2001 and 2006 Census data; Information on concepts underlying ABS statistical collections (information papers).
A directory of sources of statistical information.
Other information, including Services; Statistics; Themes & Links; Methods & Standards; News & Media; Education.

ASX - Australian Securities Exchange

CSIRO Data Access Portal

UNdata
UNdata brings United Nations (UN) statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point. Users can search and download data compiled and produced by UN agencies as well as other international agencies including the FAO, WHO, UNESCO and ILO. UNdata allows users to access a large number of UN databases either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search.

IBISWorld
Provides independent, accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date market research on over 500 Australian industries, including statistics, analysis and forecasts. IBISWorld updates reports regularly, ensuring that they reflect the current state of an industry. IBISWorld also has reports on Australia's top 2000 companies, Risk Rating and Global Reports across many industries. [Requires one-time registration]

Do You Have Data?

Research Data Management Guidelines

Good data management supports and enables quality research. It involves planning and making decisions about how you collect, organise, manage, store, back-up, preserve and share data throughout its lifecycle

The CSIRO Data Access Portal provides access to data published by CSIRO across a range of disciplines

CSIRO’s Research Data Management Procedure provides guidance on the data management planning process to enable good data management, and to meet the requirements of the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research, the recommendations of the Australian Government 2.0 Taskforce and the research data management requirements of the CSIRO Code of Conduct