The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released an experimental child mobility indicator using the Life Course Dataset, tracking residential moves of children aged 0-14 in Australia from 2006-2021. The dataset links administrative records to address histories, enabling analysis of mobility patterns over time. Unlike the Census, which captures mobility at single points in time, the Life Course Dataset tracks repeated movements, identifying local, short-distance, and long-distance moves based on Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) boundaries. The indicator compares mobility trends with Census data, noting differences in population scope and address accuracy. ABS emphasizes the data is not official statistics and reflects experimental analysis of mobility patterns, with potential gaps due to incomplete address records or administrative errors.
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