About the South Australian Office Australian Bureau of Statistics Themes About the South Australian Office The South Australian Office employs approximately 190 people spread across 6 branches. A number of National Centres are located throughout the SA office. A Census Branch is created to develop and administer the Population Census every 5 years. This branch is responsible for the collection, processing, analysing and dissemination of a range of statistics related to measurement of the performance of key sectors of the economy.
Statistics covered by the branch include mining, building and public finance.
Varying collection methodologies, processing techniques and dissemination strategies are involved in dealing with these different subject matter areas. Prime responsibility for most of these statistical areas is allocated to individual ABS offices via National Project Centres . National Project Centres located in this section in Adelaide are Building Statistics National Project Centre and Mining Statistics National Project Centre . The Building Statistics National Project Centre is located in Adelaide making this office a centre of excellence in the production of a full range of Building statistics. Building Approvals , a leading economic indicator, are processed on a monthly cycle while Building Activity data is processed on a quarterly cycle.