ABS maps provide insights into Australian electorates

Leveraging Esri’s world-leading GIS technology, the map transforms ABS data into a picture that can easily be understood by the culturally-diverse 16 million+ voters enrolled to have their say in the upcoming Federal election.

Through the Discover Your Commonwealth Electoral Division map, members of the public now have the ability to gain a deeper understanding of their own electorate, zero in on any electorate – and instantly see official 2017 population counts and 2016 Census information including household income, housing tenure, languages spoken and Indigenous status.

Showing the big picture of Australia’s demographics and social characteristics, the map aims to help voters understand and use Census data to inform their own decisions at the polls.

Voters can not only see the differences between electorates but can also interact with the same data that drives government social and economic policy. 

By leveraging the technology to present complex social and economic data in an accessible way, the ABS ranks amongst the most progressive government agencies.

The informative picture it delivers has become a single-point-of-truth for the public to access valuable insights and make better-informed, evidence-based decisions.

In the current data age – with consumers showing that they are prepared to educate themselves on issues of material importance – the role of organisations like the ABS has never been so important.

The Discover Your Electoral Division map uses data from the 2016 Census of Population & Housing, the 2017 Estimated Resident Population and the latest ABS Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries.

The map can be accessed through the ABS website: http://bit.ly/electoraldivisionmap

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