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	3663 (at 30 June 2024)
Annual budget	AU$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; Phillip Gould, Deputy Australian Statistician, Data and Statistical Practices Group; Kylie Bryant, Deputy Australian Statistician, Enterprise Services Group;
Parent department	Treasury
Website	abs.gov.au

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is an agency of the Australian Government that collates and analyses statistical data on economic, demographic, environmental and social issues to support policy research and development.

The bureau's function originated in the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, established in 1905, four years after the Federation of Australia. The organisation 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.