Posted 31/01/2022 by Joanne Simon-Davies
This month: sugar cane, Indigenous regional statistics and cancer in Australia.
Statistics releases in February 2022
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
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Statistical reports |
Release date |
| ABS |
Lending Indicators, December 2021 |
1 Feb |
| ABS |
Retail Trade, December 2021 |
1 Feb |
| AIHW |
Mental Health Services in Australia |
1 Feb |
| ABS |
Selected Cost of Living Indexes, December 2021 |
2 Feb |
| ABS |
Building Approvals, December 2021 |
3 Feb |
| ABS |
International Trade in Goods and Services, December 2021 |
3 Feb |
| ABS |
Retail Trade (Detailed), December 2021 |
7 Feb |
| ANZ |
Job Advertisements, January 2022 |
7 Feb |
| ABS |
Recorded Crime: Offenders, 2020-21 |
10 Feb |
| ABS |
Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, December 2021 |
10 Feb |
| ABS |
Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages, Week ending 15 January 2022 |
10 Feb |
| ABS |
Building Approvals (small geographic areas), December 2021 |
10 Feb |
| AIHW |
Younger People in Residential Aged Care |
10 Feb |
| ABS |
People with disability: Household impacts of COVID-19, April 2021–June 2021 |
11 Feb |
| ABS |
Livestock Products, December 2021 |
16 Feb |
| ABS |
Land and Housing Supply Indicators, February 2022 |
16 Feb |
| ABS |
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, December 2021 |
17 Feb |
| ABS |
Labour Force, January 2022 |
17 Feb |
| AIHW |
Economics of Sports Participations, preliminary results |
18 Feb |
| ABS |
Crime Victimisation, 2020–21 |
22 Feb |
| ABS |
Wage Price Index, December 2021 |
23 Feb |
| ABS |
Construction Work Done, Preliminary, December 2021 |
23 Feb |
| ABS |
Criminal Courts, 2020–2021 |
24 Feb |
| ABS |
Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, December 2021 |
24 Feb |
| ABS |
Labour Force, Detailed, January 2022 |
24 Feb |
| ABS |
Average Weekly Earnings, November 2021 |
24 Feb |
| AIHW |
Specialist Homelessness Services, December Quarter |
24 Feb |
| ABS |
Business Indicators, December 2021 |
28 Feb |
| ABS |
Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, December 2021 |
28 Feb |
| ABS |
Retail Trade, January 2022 |
28 Feb |
| NVCER |
Apprentice and Trainee Outcomes, 2021 |
28 Feb |
| NVCER |
Government-Funded Students and Courses, January to September 2021 |
28 Feb |
| RBA |
Housing Lending Rates, December 2021 |
28 Feb |
Please contact the Library if you would like to see further information on any of these releases. Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
New reports
According to the ABS, in 2020:
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Production of sugarcane during the 2020 harvest period grew by 3%.
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Almost 95% of sugarcane production came from Queensland, with just over 5% from New South Wales.
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Sugarcane production in the Cairns Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) region grew by 12% (from 5,626,000 tonnes to 6,305,500 tonnes) between the 2019 and 2020 harvest periods. Production in the Wide Bay SA4 region fell by over 14% (2,238,700 tonnes compared to 2,614,000 tonnes) due to decreased production around Bundaberg.
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Estimates show that the Burdekin and Ingham Statistical Area Level 2 regions are the largest sugarcane producers in tonnes produced, area harvested and number of sugarcane businesses, with Burdekin having 444 sugarcane businesses and Ingham 419.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities (RIFIC) website brings together a range of regional statistics about the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities. According to AIHW, the aim of the website is ‘to provide access to data at a local level, to help communities set their priorities and participate in joint planning with government and service providers.’
Major topics included: People and communities, Education and work, Mothers and babies, Health risk factors, Health conditions, Life expectancy and mortality and Housing circumstances and health.
Users can also explore national, state/territory and remoteness areas statistics by Life stages (mothers and babies, children, adolescents and youth, adults, older people).
Statistics of the month
According to AIHW:
‘There are over 1 million people alive in Australia who are either currently living with or have lived with cancer. This number is expected to grow over time as both cancer incidence and cancer survival continue to increase. In 2021, it is estimated that 151,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer (excluding basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin), and 49,000 people will die as a result of cancer. Influenced by population growth and older people becoming a larger proportion of the population (Australia’s ageing population), the number of new cases of cancer diagnosed is estimated to increase to 185,000 in 2031.’ In summary:
- In 2021, the Australian population is expected to exceed 26 million, increasing about 36% since 2001. Over the same time, the number of cancer cases diagnosed is estimated to have increased by 67% (90,000 cases in 2001 compared with an estimated 151,000 in 2021).
- In 2021 in Australia, it is estimated that 150,782 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed and 72% of new cancer cases will occur in people aged 60 and over.
- In 2001, colorectal cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. However, age-standardised incidence rates have decreased substantially, and in 2021, colorectal cancer is estimated to be the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer (following breast cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma of the skin).
Table 1: Estimated 10 most commonly diagnosed cancers among persons in 2021, all ages, 2001 and 2021
Note: ASR refers to age-standardised rate. The rates were age-standardised to the 2001 Australian Standard Population and are expressed per 100,000 population.
Source: AIHW, Cancer in Australia (Canberra, 2021)
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population?
Each month the Parliamentary Library will publish a Flag Post listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list will include important upcoming releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as well as other research organisations and government departments.