Working Zones 2016

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Information Sheet
ISBN
978-1-925701-55-5
ISSN
1440-9593
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This report provides an overview of the newly developed Australian 'working zone' (WZ) regions which have been compiled by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). WZs are mutually exclusive regions delineated to reflect the commuting patterns of Australian workers. WZs are useful for spatial analysis of economic, social and policy issues at a regional level because they reflect the actual geographic behaviour of individuals, as opposed to other administrative and political boundaries. They are particularly useful for analysing labour markets, because individual WZs have minimal work-based commuting flows either into or out of adjoining WZs.

Review of the National Cities Performance Framework – Final paper

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Research Report
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The National Cities Performance Framework (NCPF) was launched in 2017 with the commitment to conduct reviews every 3 years. This report covers the feedback received and the approach for the future of the NCPF. The conclusion of the NCPF review is that alternate departmental data and research products better meet the needs of stakeholders and that the Framework should be phased out. Targeted research will focus on issues of the highest priority to the government and cities’ stakeholders.

Review of the National Cities Performance Framework - Consultation paper

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Research Report
Review of the National Cities Performance Framework - Consultation paper - cover image
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The National Cities Performance Framework (NCPF) was launched in 2017 with the commitment to conduct reviews every 3 years. The first 3 Year Review will examine what improvements can be implemented in the 2021 update and future years. This consultation paper is the start of the public consultation process, conducted over January-February 2021. It details the 3-year review process, the issues being considered, and the proposed approach for each issue.  Some of the topics covered include potential new indicators, a review of the geographies, and improving the structure of the framework.

Population synthesis for travel demand modelling in Australian capital cities

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Transport
Resource Type
Research Report
Population Synthesis for Travel Demand Modelling in Australian Capital Cities
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In this research, the proposed synthesis routine has been used to generate full size synthetic populations of households and individuals for Greater Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Two heuristic algorithms have been formulated for data treatment before and after the synthesis process to improve the representation of the synthesised populations. The procedure proposed for data treatment before the synthesis routine ensures the consistency of the input data, whereas the procedure proposed for data treatment after the synthesis routine extends under-synthesised estimates to a complete synthetic population. The synthesis process was tested for its efficacy and the synthesised populations were validated extensively. This research contributes in setting up a replicable population synthesis routine that can be included into a standard methodological toolbox for transport researchers and mainstream social scientists to produce Australian synthetic populations that is essential to microsimulation analysis.

Population and access to local services

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Cities
Population
Regions
Resource Type
Research Report
Population and access to local services
ISBN
978-1-925843-29-3
Release date

​The paper considers the relationship between population and services. The approach taken is to consider the role of population before a service provider will enter a market, and then explain why this occurs and how this relates to competition. This paper applies a standard neo-classical micro-economic framework.

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Progress in Australian Regions Yearbook 2019

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Statistics
progress Australian regions yearbook 2019 cover
ISBN
978-1-925843-41-5
ISSN
2204-6984
Release date

The Progress in Australian Regions—Yearbook is a statistical resource that measures progress in a region against social, economic, environmental and governance indicators. The Yearbook brings together information about Australia's regions from a range of different sources and presents that data in a consistent format over time.

This sixth edition updates information from previous editions of the Yearbook. It incorporates updated data where possible.

Excel files with additional geographic boundaries have also been provided, where data is available at that scale (Local Government Areas, Statistical Urban Areas, Statistical Areas Level 2, Statistical Areas Level 3). These are additional to the data in the published Yearbook.

Note that data for areas with very small populations should be used with caution, as small numbers can be significantly impacted by random adjustment.

Where possible, component data used to calculate indicators has been included.

Progress

Contextual

Appendices

  • Abbreviations and acronyms; Endnotes and definitions; and References
    PDF: 2363 KB

Previous yearbooks

Society

  • Progress 1: Society
    PDF: 3043 KB
    • P 1.1 Health and wellbeing 
    • P 1.2 Close relationships 
      • P 1.2.1 Children developmentally vulnerable due to physical health and wellbeing
        XLSX: 16 KB
    • P 1.3 Home 
    • P 1.4 Safety 
    • P 1.5 Learning and knowledge 
      • P 1.5.1 Vocational or higher educational qualifications
        XLSX: 34 KB
        • P 1.5.1 Vocational or higher educational qualifications - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 228 KB
      • P 1.5.2 Year 5 and 9 reading standards
        XLSX: 100 KB
      • P 1.5.3 Year 5 and 9 numeracy standards
        XLSX: 17 KB
    • P 1.6 Community connections 
    • P 1.7 Fair opportunity 
      • P 1.7.1 Disposable household income for low and middle income households
        XLSX: 59 KB
    • P 1.8 Enriched lives 

Economy

  • Progress 2: Economy
    PDF: 2944 KB
    • P 2.1 Opportunities 
      • P 2.1.1 Having a qualification or working in a skilled occupation
        XLSX: 35 KB
        • P 2.1.1 Having a qualification or working in a skilled occupation - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 282 KB
      • P 2.1.2 Young people earning or learning
        XLSX: 34 KB
        • P 2.1.2 Young people earning or learning - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 227 KB
      • P 2.1.3 Net business entry rate
        XLSX: 41 KB
        • P 2.1.3 Net business entry rate - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 277 KB
    • P 2.2 Jobs
    • P 2.3 A resilient economy
      • P 2.3.1 Proportion of unemployed persons unemployed for 12 months or more
        XLSX: 16 KB
      • P 2.3.2 Labour force underutilisation rate
        XLSX: 24 KB
      • P 2.3.3 Value of new building approvals
        XLSX: 40 KB
        • P 2.3.3 Value of new building approvals - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 321 KB
    • P 2.4 Enhanced living standards 
      • P 2.4.1 Real median weekly household income
        XLSX: 33 KB
        • P 2.4.1 Real median weekly household income - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 282 KB
      • P 2.4.2 Real household net worth
        XLSX: 57 KB
      • P 2.4.3 Labour force participation
        XLSX: 25 KB
    • P 2.5 Fair outcomes 
      • P 2.5.1 Inequality in household income
        XLSX: 60 KB
        • P 2.5.1 Inequality in household income - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 212 KB
    • P 2.6 International economic engagement 
      • P 2.6.1 International visits to resident ratio
        XLSX: 21 KB

Environment

  • Progress 3: Environment
    PDF: 2813 KB
    • P 3.1 Healthy natural environment
    • P 3.2 Appreciating the environment
      • P 3.2.1 Domestic trips involving nature activities
        XLSX: 25 KB
    • P 3.3 Protecting the environment
    • P 3.4 Sustaining the environment
    • P 3.5 Healthy built environments

Governance

Population and demographics

  • Context 1: Population and Demographics
    PDF: 3020 KB
    • C 1.1 Population
      • C 1.1.1 Estimated resident population
        XLSX: 107 KB
        • C 1.1.1 Estimated resident population - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 549 KB
      • C 1.1.2 Population projections
        XLSX: 28 KB
        • C 1.1.2 Population projections - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 149 KB
      • C 1.1.3 Internal migration
        XLSX: 24 KB
      • C 1.1.4 Overseas arrivals
        XLSX: 34 KB
        • C 1.1.4 Overseas arrivals - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 225 KB
      • C 1.1.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
        XLSX: 34 KB
        • C 1.1.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 219 KB
    • C 1.2 Age structure
      • C 1.2.1 Age profile
        XLSX: 47 KB
      • C 1.2.2 Proportion of people who are working age
        XLSX: 36 KB
        • C 1.2.2 Proportion of people who are working age - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 520 KB
    • C 1.3 Housing
    • C 1.4 Social characteristics 
      • C 1.4.1 People who speak a language other than English at home
        XLSX: 33 KB
        • C 1.4.1 People who speak a language other than English at home - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 224 KB
      • C 1.4.2 People on selected pensions or allowances
        XLSX: 32 KB
        • C 1.4.2 People on selected pensions or allowances - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 127 KB
      • C 1.4.3 Single parent families
        XLSX: 32 KB
        • C 1.4.3 Single parent families - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 224 KB

Transport and infrastructure

  • Context 2: Transport and Infrastructure
    PDF: 2832 KB
    • C 2.1 Moving people
      • C 2.1.1 Transport mode for journey to work
        XLSX: 64 KB
        • C 2.1.1 Transport mode for journey to work - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 606 KB
      • C 2.1.2 Passengers through airports
        XLSX: 96 KB
      • C 2.1.3 Dwellings with no motor vehicle
        XLSX: 33 KB
        • C 2.1.3 Dwellings with no motor vehicle - Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 223 KB
      • C 2.1.4 Kilometres travelled by passenger vehicles
        XLSX: 28 KB
      • C 2.1.5 Road speed performance
        XLSX: 16 KB
    • C 2.2 Moving freight
    • C 2.3 Communications and utilities
      • C 2.3.1 Dwellings with an internet connection
        XLSX: 34 KB
        • C 2.3.1 Dwellings with an internet connection -Additional boundaries
          XLSX: 226 KB
      • C 2.3.2 Residential water supply
        XLSX: 16 KB
    • C 2.4 Land use

Industry and innovation

  • Context 3: Industry and Innovation
    PDF: 2751 KB
    • C 3.1 Industry
    • C 3.2 Business activity
    • C 3.3 Innovation 
      • C 3.3.1 Employment in knowledge-intensive service industries
        XLSX: 25 KB

Relationship between transport use and income in Australia

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Cities
Transport
Rail
Resource Type
Information Sheet
ISBN
978-1-925531-55-8
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

This Information Sheet explores the relationship between income and transport use in Australia by identifying the nature of the relationship between income and different types of transport use and how public transport use (especially rail) varies with income in different locations. The information in this publication will be useful in understanding the equity implications of government investment in transport infrastructure, particularly new urban rail infrastructure and implementation of regional development policy for regional cities located within commuting distance of the capital cities.

Economies of scope and regional services

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Information Sheet
ISBN
978 1 925701 90 6
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

This paper explores how producing different services together, or the scope of production, affects the spatial distribution of services in Australia's regions. Clusters of different types of economic activity, from the remote roadhouse to a city's central business district, are features of economic geography that have been shaped by these economic forces.

Measuring Gross Regional Product

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Information Sheet
ISBN
978-1-925701-82-1
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

This information sheet provides an introduction to measuring the total value of goods and services produced in a region, known as Gross Regional Product (GRP), as well as conceptual and practical limitations of this measure.

Economies of scale and regional services

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Archive
Subject
Cities
Regions
Resource Type
Information Sheet
ISBN
978-1-925701-81-4
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

Economies of scale are a common feature of the cost structure of service providers. This paper discussed how economies of scale incentivise the geographic centralisation of services because they make it cheaper to supply services from fewer centralised locations. The paper also articulates the trade-off between centralising to gain the benefits from economies of scale and the costs of centralisation. These costs include extra transport costs for people who access the services and the costs to society from people not using the services due to difficulty accessing them. This creates a tension between the benefits from economies of scale and the benefits from having more geographically dispersed services.