Market research in your state or territory

Australian Capital Territory

• ABS: ACT Statistical publications - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides statistical publications that deal specifically with the ACT and surrounding regions.
• Social Atlas: Canberra - Covering the Canberra and Queanbeyan areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

New South Wales

• ABS: NSW statistical publications - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides statistical publications specifically dealing with NSW.
• Social Atlas: Sydney - Covering the Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Central Coast areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

Northern Territory

• ABS: NT statistical publications - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides statistical publications that deal specifically with the Northern Territory.

• Social Atlas: Darwin & Palmerston - Covering the Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and Litchfield Shire areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• NT Business profile - Summaries of economic information relevant to business in the Northern Territory.

Queensland

• ABS: QLD statistical publications - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides statistical data and services specifically for Queensland.

• Social Atlas: Brisbane - Covering the Brisbane, Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• Market Information - Advice from the Smart Small Business website about accessing and using market information.

• Queensland Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR) - OESR is the Queensland Government's statistical and economic agency. It provides a wide range of demographic, economic and social data relating to Queensland.

South Australia

• ABS: SA statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides information on statistical publications and reports available for purchase or to download from the site.

• Social Atlas: Adelaide - Covering the Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• Industry profiles - The SA Government publishes one-page summaries of South Australian industries in sectors such as food, health and information technology.

Tasmania

• ABS: Tasmania statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides essential links to Tasmanian data.

• Social Atlas: Hobart - Covering the Hobart, Launceston and Burnie-Devonport areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• Researching your market (PDF, 1.28MB) - Department of Economic Development business guide about market research.

• Tasmania’s export statistics - Information on the export of goods from Tasmania using foreign merchandise trade statistics.

Victoria

• ABS: Victorian statistical publications - the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides a large amount of data and information on Victoria.

• Social Atlas: Melbourne - Covering the Melbourne and Geelong areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• Statistics - Business in Victoria - statistics and demographic profiles to assist businesses in understanding their markets.

• Market Research - information sheet on why and how to conduct market research.

Western Australia

• ABS: WA publications - the ABS Western Australia Office publishes a range of statistical information - this website provides details of the publications and instructions on how to purchase them.

• Social Atlas: Perth - Covering the Perth, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie areas, the Social Atlas provides statistical information on population, cultural diversity, education, labour force, income, family and households, dwellings.

• Market research - small business brief published by Small Business Development Corporation.

• Small business statistics - provided by the Small Business Development Corporation of WA, this is a useful resource with business-related statistics focused on small business.