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Synthetic Population Estimates by Indigenous Status, 2000 to 2010

In response to a significant demand within the Queensland Government and community, the Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR) has developed detailed synthetic estimates by Indigenous status.

The estimates are available by:

Indigenous status (Indigenous and non-Indigenous);
Queensland statistical local areas (SLAs) based on the 2006, 2008 and 2010 Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC);
age (single year under 20, five-year age groups from 20 to 64 years, and 65 years and over) and sex; and
years 2000 to 2010.

These estimates are the result of a synthesis—the combining of data from two or more sources to form a new data product. In this case, data from the 2001 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing have been combined with population estimates and projections published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, to form a new set of population estimates by Indigenous status.

Synthetic estimates should be used with caution. These estimates have been made available for small age, sex, Indigenous status and SLA categories, but a high degree of accuracy at this level of disaggregation should not be assumed. It is strongly recommended that the estimates be aggregated (for example, into larger geographical units or broader age groups) before being used. In addition, data cells may not sum to published totals due to rounding.

Two technical papers have been developed to support the synthetic estimates: a Methodology Paper and Data Quality Paper.

OESR will be releasing updated estimates later in 2012, for Queensland SA2s and local government areas (LGAs) based on the new Australian Statistical Geography Standard. The new estimates will be compiled using 2011 Census data (scheduled for release in June 2012) and preliminary re-based small-area population estimates for SA2s and LGAs (scheduled for release in August 2012).

Release	ZIP	ZIP Size
2000 to 2010 (2006 ASGC)(Excel format)	zip	(2,965 kB)
2000 to 2010 (2008 ASGC)(Excel format)	zip	(3,045 kB)
2000 to 2010 (2010 ASGC)(Excel format)	zip	(3,045 kB)

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Alternative download format (CSV)

The above data have also been provided below in a comma-separated text format for users who who may not be able to access the Microsoft Excel workbook in compressed ZIP format.