ABS Survey of Income and Housing
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Item type: | Data Source |
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| Description: | The Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) (previously known as the Survey of Income and Housing Costs (SIHC)) is a household survey which collects information on sources of income, amounts received, household net worth, housing, household characteristics and personal characteristics. The principal objective of the survey is to facilitate the analysis and monitoring of the social and economic welfare of Australian residents in private dwellings. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| National reporting arrangement: | The SIH was conducted annually from 1994–95 to 1997–98, and then in 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2002–03. Commencing in 2003–04 the SIH has been conducted every two years. |
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| Frequency: | Biennially |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Data custodian: | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2015. Survey of Income and Housing, Australia. Cat. no. 6553.0. Viewed 20 October 2016, |