National Statistical Service

Improving Statistics on Children and Youth

The Information Development Plan (IDP), published in December 2006, is an agreement among key stakeholders on statistical work required in the field of children and youth to support policy, planning and accountability and provide a better evidence base for analysing outcomes for children in the wider social and economic context. It supports the work of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and its partner organisations in enhancing the National Statistical Service.

Publications

Information Paper: Improving Statistics on Children and Youth - An Information Development Plan (cat. no. 4907.0)

Reports and Review

Each year in consultation with key stakeholders, the ABS will produce an annual report of achievements against the actions listed for each of the priorities in the Plan.

Annual Progress Reports

2008 -

2007 -


Other information and related publications

Information Paper: Key Issues Relating to Children and Youth, 2005 (cat. no. 4908.0) discusses the key issues in the children and youth field, including relevant government policies and programs. For each key issue the main questions surrounding it are identified. Data sources applicable to each issue are mentioned with further details provided in an appendix.

Information Paper: Field of Children and Youth Statistics, 2005 (cat. no. 4910.0) freely covers the field of children and youth statistics and the key concepts and statistical tools that apply to it. The paper discusses a range of topics including: frameworks; policies; children and youth in an international context; and key concepts (age, development, dependency, childhood, social and legal responsibilities).

Both of the above papers were released in April 2005 and are freely available on the ABS website.

Further information about other projects, general information and data sources for children and youth statistics, and ABS contact details are available from the children and youth theme page on the ABS web site.