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Current statistics online

Some statistical information in addition to reports found at the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

  • The ACT Criminal Justice Statistical Profile - this page from the Department of Justice and Community Safety has downloadable current ACT Crime statistics

  • Health - includes data on specific health risk factors, conditions, behaviours and diseases  

Print resources in the National Library

Start with the Library Catalogue
  • choose subjects from the drop-down All Fields list  
  • Type your keywords in the search bar

Example: Australian Capital Territory -- Statistics -- Periodicals

Selected works:

Case Study

Crime rates in Canberra

I'm studying Year 12 geography, looking at demographics including crime rates in different Canberra suburbs. My teacher said as part of our research we could 'ask a librarian' for statistics, news articles or facts about our chosen topic.

Can you find statistics or facts about burglaries or vandalism around different areas of Canberra please?

As noted on the Library's Ask a Librarian page, we can't research or provide answers to school or university assignments, but here are some suggestions of places to look:

FEATURED RESOURCE

Australian Capital Territory ephemera collection

Australian Capital Territory including Canberra : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia

Australian Capital Territory ephemera collection. This includes:

  • ACT general: 1900-1989
  • 1990-
  • Foreign languages
  • ACT regional tours. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (Places and attractions)

FROM THE ABS

ACT resources include:

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