LibGuides: Community Studies: Websites

Useful Websites

These Australian websites have been compiled to help you with your research.

AASW - Ethics and Standards
ACOSS - Australian Council of Social Service
AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Austalia's national agency for health hand welfare statistics and information.
Analysis and Policy Observatory
APO makes public policy research visible, discoverable and usable.
Association Of Childrens Welfare Agencies
Australian Government - Public Safety & Law
Australian Human Rights Commission
The Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament. We are an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.
Australian Institue of Family Studies
AIFS is a Commonwealth government research and information agency that promotes the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia.
Bringing Them Home Report
Commonly known as Stolen children report or Stolen generations report.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence
Through research, services and advocacy, the Brotherhood of St Laurence helps people experiencing disadvantage at all stages of life, empowering them to build a better future.
Child Family Community Australia
Department of Communities - Government of Western Australia
Department of Social Services
Family and Community
Mission Australia
Relationships Australia
Western Australian Council of Social Service

Council on Social Work Education
Social Care Online
The UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work - for free.
Tavistock Institute
The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations is a not-for-profit organisation which applies social science to contemporary issues and problems.

Australian Association of Social Workers
Australian Counselling Association
Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
Founded in 1969, the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers Inc (AIWCW) is the recognised professional body for welfare and community workers in Australia.
International Federation of Social Workers
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is a global federation of national organisations of social workers (unions or associations). It is striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the development of social work, best practices and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organisations.

To find statistical information:

Search ECU Library (subject and statistics) e.g. homeless AND statistics.

You can also search evaluated websites of government and professional organisations, for example:

.ID Community - Australia Community Profile
ABS Community Profiles
A Community Profile provides a comprehensive statistical picture of an area in Excel format, providing characteristics relating to people, families and dwellings. They cover most topics on the Census form.

Community Profiles contain the following six profiles:
•Basic Community
•Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Indigenous)
•Time Series
•Place of Enumeration
•Expanded Community
•Working Population
ABS Data by Region
ABS Topics@aGlance
Australian Bureau of Statistics Website
Australian Early Development Census
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Reports and Data
data.gov.au
An Australian government website accessing public information datasets.
Remote Aboriginal Community Profiles WA
Remplan - Australian Community
Research Data Australia
Find data for research. Find, access, and re-use data for research - from over one hundred Australian research organisations, government agencies, and cultural ...
The World Bank
the development data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources and environmental indicators for more than forty years.