Current statistics online
Queensland statistical information is found at the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other agencies such as:
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Queensland Government Statitician's Office - demographic, economic and social data relating to the state of Queensland
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Queensland Health Statistical Services Branch - statistics on the health of Queenslanders and their use of health services
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Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority - data on enrolment and assessment outcomes provided by Queensland schools and the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
Other statistics can be found with a search of the Queensland Government website
Print resources in the National Library
- select the Browse alphabetically tab
- choose subjects from the drop-down list
- Type your keywords in the search bar
Example: Queensland -- Statistics
- Queensland year book 1937 - 2001
- Demography, Queensland - also available online
Case Study
Information about Queensland
A researcher needs answers to 3 specific questions about Queensland:
- What is the total area of Qld in sq miles/ks
- What was the total population of Queensland in 1987
- What was the percentage of children in care in 1987
1. Information about the geography of Queensland is given in Queensland at a Glance from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The total area is approximately 1.73 million square kilometres (668,497 square miles)
2. Population data is also available from the ABS in Australian Historical Population Statistics. Use the downloads tab to open the files, where you can find, in 'Population Age-Sex Structure' for Queensland, 1987:
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Males: 1344029
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Females: 1331078
- Total: 2675107
3. Information for 1987 is more likely to be available in print than online. A careful National Library Catalogue search reveals a 1987 publication, Children in care : Welstat National Data Collection
Statistics are published by state, and include several categories of care orders. Briefly, in 1987 the number of children under guardianship orders in Queensland were:
- Males: 1,974
- Females: 1,545
- Total: 3,519
Later statistics may be available from the following departments:
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Queensland Department of Communities; some later statistics are available online
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies; this website includes a publication on Child abuse and neglect statistics.