Statistics

Key resources

Australia:

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

NB. Not all ABS products are available free of charge.
All enquiries about non-standard ABS products should be directed to the ABS Consultancy Services, except for Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFS). More information about requesting these through the University of Adelaide can be found here:

Research Data Resources - CURFs

Lists of CURFs on the ABS website can be found here:

Australlan Bureau of Statistics CURFs List

Global:

OECD iLibrary
One of the most comprehensive online resources on the world economy, society, education and environment. It contains all books and papers published since 1998 - as well as a vast collection of statistics, with data going back to the early 1960s. More than 80 countries are covered.

World Factbook
CIA publication which includes country by country statistics taken from primary sources
WHO (World Health Organization)
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)