WESTIR Ltd is a not-for-profit community organisation, standing for Western Sydney Regional Information and Research Service. Since 1981, we have been committed to enhancing accessibility to social research and data for everyone in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) and beyond. We address current and potential issues by collecting, analysing, and interpreting information, making it readily available to the community. Our guiding principle is to ‘let the data run free.’
WESTIR has available current data and information about Greater Western Sydney, and beyond, for you to use.
This paper summarises the Socio-Economic Index for Areas in the Local Government Areas of Greater Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, utilising the 2021 Census data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Based on the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census, this paper analyses and presents the disability among people living in Greater Western Sydney (GWS). As the variable ‘Need for Assistance with Core Activities (ASSNP)’ is the only variable used by ABS to collect the data on disability, the phrase ‘Need for Assistance with Core Activities’ has been used throughout the paper to signify the disability status of people in GWS.
As part of the Australian Government’s election commitment for a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector, the Department of Social Services is exploring opportunities to better support Australian communities through the design and administration of grants to the sector, including more meaningful working partnerships and options for greater innovation.
The international education sector plays a vital role in Australia's economy, contributing $37.6 billion and supporting 240,000 jobs in 2019. The consistent growth in enrolments and commencements from 2012 to 2019 led to a boom in the sector.
WESTIR Limited analyses data from the Australian Census Report of Population and Housing for Greater Western Sydney.
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EXPLORE ALLWESTIR Limited analyses data from the Australian Census Report of Population and Housing for Greater Western Sydney.
EXPLORE ALLWESTIR holds current, and a library, of our publications and data over the years.
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AIFS 2024. Online registration by Cvent ... See MoreSee Less
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BLACKTOWN'S FINEST || Angela Van Dyke
Angela is the recipient of Blacktown's Woman of the Year award, which she received last month on International Women's Day for her dedication to the community she supports through North West Community Services based in Riverstone.
Read more about what Angela has done for Riverstone and the surrounding areas on pages 6-7 of our April issue or access the digital article here:
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Please find the link to the recording of the March the Brotherhood of St Laurence, BSL Talks, on the topic of ‘Counting Women In’ for International Women’s Day, featured an expert panel in discussion. Dr Anne Summers AO, Aradia Sayner, Terese Edwards from Single Mother Families Australia and Dr Margaret Kabare from BSL’s Work and Economic Security research team were chaired by BSL’s Social Policy and Research Director, Dr Nicole Bieske. The webinar covered systems that can trap women in poverty such as housing affordability, low participation of women in employment, high rates of part-time roles for women, high costs of further education, unpaid caring responsibilities and inadequate government payments. The panel discussed both short and long-term solutions to these problems. The speakers acknowledged that while there have been some recent positive steps towards improving systems – like the abolition of the punitive ParentsNext program – much more needs to be done. ... See MoreSee Less
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights presents key statistics about Australia’s publicly funded alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services and their clients. Early insights is a companion report to the data and analysis presented in Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: annual report. This is a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights. Around 131,500 clients sought AOD treatment in 2022-23 and there are 1,280 publicly funded AOD treatment agencies who provided treatment services to clients in that year too. ... See MoreSee Less
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights, About
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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights presents key statistics about Australia@s publicly funded alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services and their clients...Liz Allen, Demographer, ANU has published in The Conversation (9/4/24) 'Eight charts on how Australia’s population is growing – and changing'. Australia’s population now numbers around 27 million. On its own, however, this figure says little about our demography. Unpacking Australia’s population composition reveals the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. Australians can expect to live into their eighties. Our increased longevity, alongside below-replacement fertility, means Australia’s population is structurally ageing. The challenges of an ageing population include greater aged care needs, amid a relative shrinking workforce.
In other words, populations like Australia need to work out how to fund more with fewer financial resources or risk declining living standards. Have a look at the graphs in her article. ... See MoreSee Less
Eight charts on how Australia’s population is growing – and changing
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Australia’s latest population projection figures have just come out. This is what they show about our demographics and where the country is heading in the future.Canterbury City Community Centre ... See MoreSee Less
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We are a values-driven, medium sized NFP organisation with a 50-year history based in LakembaACON Research Snapshot Forum: PrEP for Women ... See MoreSee Less
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Research Snapshot Forums are an opportunity for ACON staff, stakeholders and community to explore research projects relevant to our work.Australian charity beats Quentin Blake and Neil Gaiman to win $725,000 international literary award ... See MoreSee Less
Australian charity beats Quentin Blake and Neil Gaiman to win $725,000 international literary award
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The Australian not-for-profit has bested authors, illustrators and organisations including Neil Gaiman and Quentin Blake to win a global award, in honour of the creator of Pippi Longstocking.Family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) is a major health, welfare and social issue. It affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but mainly women and children. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has a site that brings together information from a range of sources to provide a comprehensive picture of FDSV in Australia and summarises changes in key measures over time. In their latest release, topic pages, data tables and infographic resources within the site have been updated to include information from the following sources:
ABS Recorded Crime – Offenders (2022–23)
AIHW National Drug Strategy Household Survey (2022–2023)
AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) (2021–22 state/territory data)
AIHW Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (2022–23)
Attitudes matter: The 2021 NCAS findings for young Australians
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Family, domestic and sexual violence
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Family, domestic and sexual violence page on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website