Monday, August 19, 2013

Update of Census 2011 map app

My Census 2011 map app has just been updated with Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data.  For each index there are two measures available for mapping: index value and decile it falls within (ie. comparing to all postcodes in Australia). The indexes can be used for a number of different purposes, including targeting areas for business and services, strategic planning and social and economic research (for more in depth examples see: How to Use SEIFA).



Briefly about SEIFA. It is a suite of four indexes that have been created from social and economic Census information. Each index ranks geographic areas across Australia in terms of their relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. The four indexes in SEIFA 2011 are:
  • Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD)
  • Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD)
  • Index of Economic Resources (IER)
  • Index of Education and Occupation (IEO)

Full explanation of each index is available from the ABS.

As a side comment, working with the updated version of Fusion Tables got me thinking that the writing is on the wall as to the future of this service… It is well on the path to share a place in history with many other Google initiatives that now are just a distant memory. The concept is great but the execution is very cumbersome. Hmm, perhaps an opportunity?

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2 comments:

  1. EricAugust 19, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    Looks good. Fusion tables make for far tidier polygons that I get in Mappage.

    I've been doing a lot of stats stuff in Mappage lately. You can see census data on the map like yours, as well see bar charts, scatter plots (to look at correlations), etc.

    And as it's election season, I've thrown in the votes from the 2010 election to see what 2011 census variables they correlate with.

    http://mappage.net.au/?wco=correl
    Pity it's never that user-friendly.

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  2. All Things SpatialAugust 21, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Hi Eric, I will have to look closer at your map, it has quite interesting functionality!

    A few bits not working for me in FF.

    Cheers

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