Statistical tools to assist grant applications

Global Open Data Index - Registers the availability of open government data from countries around the world, with links to data sources.

World Bank Open Data - The World Bank collects a range of data on different regions and countries.

World Development Indicators - a collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognised international sources. It contains data on economic policy and debt, education, environment, finance, health, infrastructure, social protection, poverty, private sector and trade and public sector and social development. Custom comparisons based on a variety of variables can also be created.

Google Dataset Search - Dataset Search enables users to find data sets stored across the web by way of a simple keyword search. The tool surfaces information about data sets hosted in thousands of repositories across the web, making these data sets universally accessible and useful. It has been designed for use by the scientific community, but it can be used by anyone to find the statistics they need.

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australia's national statistical agency provides trusted official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters.

Census Data – Provides census data 1911-2021.

Report on the quality of census data – This Australian Bureau of Statistics report provides an independent view of the quality of statistical outputs from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Not-for-profit Organisations, Australia, 2006-07 – This Australian Bureau of Statistics report provides information about not-for-profit organisations in Australia, including the number of organisations, employment, volunteers, income, expenses and more, with breakdowns by type of not-for-profit organisation.

National Rural Health Alliance Fact Sheets - The National Rural Health Alliance prepares a large amount of fact sheets on a variety of issues relating to health in rural and remote areas.

Informed Decisions - The Informed Decisions website contains a large amount of data relevant to grant submissions, as well as analysis and commentary on that data. Its demographic resource centre provides information including community profiles, population forecasts, economic profiles and social atlases.

Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHCRIS) - PHCRIS provides information, statistics and reports about Australian primary health care and is funded by the Department of Health.

Australian Human Rights Commission – Explore Human Rights publications covering topics such as racism, immigration, first nations and gender.

Australian Institute of Criminology – The AIC provides crime data and statistics on a range of topics, including crime and criminal justice, homicide, fraud and deception, victims of crime, deaths in custody, illicit drugs, family and domestic violence and other violent crimes.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – The AIHW provides authoritative information and statistics on a range of subjects including aged care, alcohol and other drugs, body weight, cancer, chronic disease, disability, hospitals, and mental health.

Australian open government data - This site provides an easy way to find, access and reuse public datasets from the Australian Government and state and territory governments.

Australian Data Archive - The ADA provides a national service collecting, preserving, publishing and accessing digital research data.

profile id - This demographic resource covers data for 80% of Australia's LGAs. It includes community profile, social atlas, population forecast, economic profile, housing monitor and community views.

Victorian Government Data Directory - This directory provides public access to Victorian Government generated or owned data on a range of topics including health, business, planning, community, transport, environment and education.

Statistical Data for Victorian Communities - MyVictoria is an authoritative platform for open data insights in Victoria.

Victoria in Future 2023 – Learn about Victoria's future population projections. This includes trends and projections in birth rates, life expectancy, migration, and living arrangements across all of Victoria.

Health status of Victorians – The Department of Health & Human Services collects information about the health status of the Victorian population to inform policy development and assist planning efforts to improve health services. The information collected is used to check and keep a continuous record on the health of the population.

Crime Statistics Agency - Victoria Police Crime Statistics include statistical summaries of offences recorded by police in Victoria for the previous financial year and can also be viewed by Local Government Area or Police Service Area.

RMIT Centre for Urban Research – The RMIT Centre for Urban Research conducts research in understanding various fields including geography, economics, environment and social interaction to analyse the way in which these factors are affecting the urban environment. The centre analyses data from their research to provide progressive ideas on how to confront issues facing urban society as well as information on how urban society can grow and develop. The Centre can assist grantseeker's by providing valid and current research that can form a basis of evidence for grant applications.

Snapshot of Victoria, 2021 - This high-level summary data for Victoria is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

ACT Government Open Data Portal - The portal supports re-usable, accessible, understandable and shareable data from the Australian Capital Territory. It covers topics such as Business and Industry, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Justice, Safety and Emergency, People and Society, and Transport.

Snapshot of ACT, 2021 - This high level summary data for the ACT is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

ACT Policing Crime Statistics - Each quarter, ACT Policing issues crime statistics illustrating the offences reported or becoming known in suburbs across Canberra.

HealthStats ACT – ACT Health collects information about the health status of the ACT population to inform policy development and assist planning efforts to improve health services. The information collected is used to check and keep a continuous record on the health of the population.

NSW Open Data Portal - This resource brings together a list of NSW Government datasets available in one searchable website. It covers a range of topics including business, conservation and environment, education and training, government administration, health, infrastructure and communications, law and order, and social and community services.

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research – The NSW Police Force provides information on the number of criminal incidents recorded by year and offence type.

Health Statistics NSW - Health Statistics NSW is an interactive, web-based application that allows users to access data and tailor reports about the health of the New South Wales population.

NSW Bureau of Transport Statistics – The NSW Bureau of Transport Statistics provides free access to various datasets to monitor and forecast transport system usage and performance to support the development of transport policy, planning, infrastructure and services.

Snapshot of New South Wales, 2021 - This high level summary data for New South Wales is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NT Government Open Data Portal -This portal contains datasets released openly by Northern Territory Government agencies. It covers topics such as Environment, Education, Health, Safety and Emergency, Crime, and Transport.

Snapshot of Northern Territory, 2021 - This high-level summary data for Northern Territory is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NT Economy – Department of Treasury and Finance provide tourism statistics for the Northern Territory. This includes visitation to the NT and its regions, market demographics, consumer behaviour and trends and outlooks.

Northern Territory Police Crime Statistics - Northern Territory Crime Statistics are prepared by the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice using data recorded by the Northern Territory Police and are updated on a monthly basis.

Transport Statistics - This page contains data that plays an important role in the implementation of policies and projects.

Queensland statistics - This government website contains a wide range of demographic, economic and social data relating specifically to the state of Queensland.

Region summary: Queensland - This resource from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides state-specific information for Queensland including people, industry, economy and environment.

Queensland Police Service - Online Crime Map – This interactive tool provides statistics on crime in Queensland and can be searched by suburb or city/shire council.

Health Statistics QLD – Queensland Health’s Health Statistics Unit provides statistics on the health of Queenslanders and their use of health services.

Queensland Government Data - This directory provides public access to Queensland Government generated or owned data.

South Australian Government Data Directory - This directory provides public access to South Australian Government generated or owned data.

South Australia Police - Safer Communities - Conducts statistical monitoring, research and evaluation, providing up-to-date and comprehensive statistical information on crime and criminal justice in South Australia.

Snapshot of South Australia, 2021 - This high level summary data for South Australia is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Health Statistics SA - SA Health reports statistics on a range of areas including health risk factors, mental illness, population groups, the performance of hospital and health care services, drug and alcohol, Aboriginal health and public health.

Snapshot of Tasmania, 2021 - This high level summary data for Tasmania is taken from the Snapshot of Australia, 2021 report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Tasmania at a Glance, 2007 - This resource from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides state-specific information for Tasmania including population, finances, social and vital statistics, labour force, wages, foreign trade, price indexes, major industries and environment.

Tasmanian Key Indicators, 2011 - This resource from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides a range of statistics on Tasmania.

Tasmania Police Crime Statistics - The Department of Police and Emergency Management Crime Statistics Supplement is published on an annual basis.

Tasmania Crash Statistics - The Tasmanian Crash Statistics website provides the public with a straight forward overview of Tasmanian crash statistics and road safety.

Data WA - This directory provides public access to datasets provided by organisations across the public sector.

Snapshot of Western Australia, 2021 - This resource from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides state-specific information for Western Australia including people, economy, industry and environment.

Western Australia Police Crime Statistics – Western Australia Police publish crime statistics on a monthly and annual basis. Crash statistics are also available. The University of Western Australia Crime and Research Centre also produces reports on crime and justice statistics for Western Australia.