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Economic and social indicators

This page provides a compendium of NSW Government open datasets that can be used to understand social and economic trends in NSW.

Wellbeing signals

DatasetDescriptionOrganisation
Vulnerable population dataData and reports on services for children, families, social housing, caseworkers, domestic and family violence
Note: Research data may be available on request. 
Department of Communities and Justice
NSW Recorded crime statisticsStatistics and graphs relating to the 62 offences BOCSAR reports on, with trends rates and ratios for LGAs and Statistical Areas.BOCSAR
Health open dataAboriginal health, ambulance and emergency department performance, mental health, chronic disease, elective surgery alcohol and other drug use etcHealth

Social signals

DatasetDescriptionOrganisation
Education statisticsAttendance, school and class size, school locations and  catchments, selective high schools entry scoresDepartment of Education Training
Population projectionsThis dataset paints a picture of NSW’s population through to 2041, including: how many people are likely to be living in NSW, how old they are likely to be, and where in NSW they are likely to live.
Note: DPIE undertook analysis on Population projections for COVID-19, which included intra-state migration. This may also be of use. 
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Rent and Sales ReportThe Rent and Sales report is the sole authoritative source of data on NSW rent movements.Department of Communities and Justice
Opal dataPublic transport patronage data by mode and LGA from July 2016.Transport for NSW
Road network usage dataContinuous collection of road use statistics including annual average traffic counts, hourly traffic counts since 2006. Includes map viewer.Transport for NSW
Transport Performance and Analytics DataHousehold survey, fare compliance survey, intrastate aviation patronage, monthly public transport patronage by modeTransport for NSW
Live traffic camerasImage URL, GPS coordinates, and view description of traffic cameras in GeoJSON format.Transport for NSW

Economic signals

DatasetDescriptionOrganisation
FuelCheckFuelCheck provides real-time information about fuel prices at service stations across NSW.Liquor & Gaming
Freight dataFreight forecast, port, air and rail freight usage, road safetyTransport for NSW


Last updated 18 Jul 2024