Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Agency overview
Formed	8 December 1905
Preceding agency	Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics;
Jurisdiction	Australian Government
Headquarters	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Employees	3779 (at 30 June 2021)
Annual budget	AUS$ $172.7 million (over four years from 2023–24)
Minister responsible	Jim Chalmers, Treasurer;
Agency executives	David Gruen, Australian Statistician; Brenton Goldsworthy, Deputy Australian Statistician, Insights and Statistics Group; Teresa Dickinson, Deputy Australian Statistician, Data and Statistical Practices Group; Jenet Connell, Deputy Australian Statistician, Enterprise Services Group and Acting Chief Operating Officer;
Parent department	Treasury
Website	abs.gov.au

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is an Australian Government agency that collects and analyses statistics on economic, population, environmental, and social issues to advise the Australian Government.

The bureau's function originated in the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, established in 1905, four years after Federation of Australia; it took on its present name in 1975. The ABS conducts Australia's Census of Population and Housing every five years and publishes its findings online.

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