Statistics and data research is vital for the success of your business.

The following resources can help you find relevant statistics to:

Using data in this way helps you to understand your customers so you can adapt your business strategies to match.

Australian small business key statistics report

The Australian Small Business Key Statistics illustrates the importance of small business to the Australian economy.

The report uses data from the ABS and other sources to provides statistics on business survival rates, small business exports and innovation.

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency providing trusted official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters.

This is a fully public website, with tools like “Data by Region” and “Quick Stats” that are great for small business insights.

Data.gov.au

Data.gov.au - Australia’s central open data portal. You can search by topic, location, or agency.

Victorian Planning Authority (VPA)

Victorian Planning Authority offers Public access to planning documents, growth area maps, and precinct-level data.

eResearch

If you need to process a large amount of data or understand how big data is processed, eResearch accelerates data processing to allow experimental decisions to be made in real time. It enables researchers to process very large datasets or use computationally intensive algorithms that cannot be easily handled otherwise.

eResearch refers to the use of advanced information and information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities by researchers such as:

  • high-performance computers
  • collaboration tools
  • high capacity broadband networks
  • data storage and manipulation
  • skilled experts