AURIN Housing data survey

The purpose of this survey is to gain a greater understanding of how housing researchers and policy makers perceive the current state of the data landscape as it relates to their work in the housing space.

The outcomes of this survey and additional in-depth interviews will be presented by AURIN at the National Housing Conference in Darwin in August this year.

We also intend for the emergent themes and principle concepts raised in this investigation to drive the subsequent conversations needed to make housing data FAIR for researchers: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reproducible.

AURIN, as the single largest resource for accessing and interrogating thousands of multi-disciplinary datasets related to Australia’s human settlements, is ideally placed to lead these conversations.

We appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey. It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

This section of the survey we ask a few questions to get a picture of you as a housing researcher or user of housing data

Which state or territory are you located in? *

Which best describes the sector/organisation that you are are employed or enrolled in? *

Which best describes your position within that sector? *

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RESEARCH

This section contains information on your engagement with research practices, housing research and housing data

Which best describes your participation in research practices? *

I undertake research on a daily basis

In a standard week I undertake research on some but not all days

I undertake research a couple of times a month

I occasionally undertake research throughout the year

I do not undertake research personally, but I actively oversee or manage one or several research projects as part of my job/I manage a research centre

I do not have any involvement with research as part of my job.

What best describes the role of QUANTITATIVE data analysis in your research *

My research and research methods are dependent entirely on quantitative data analysis

Quantitative data analysis is a large component of my research, but it is not the only component

I sometimes undertake quantitative data analysis as part of my research, in conjunction, with or complementary to other research methods

I occasionally incorporate quantitative data analysis in my research

I do not undertake quantitative data analysis in my research

What best describes your engagement with HOUSING research in particular? *

Housing is the only, or primary focus of my research

Housing forms an important part of my research, but is not necessarily the primary focus over other domains

Housing is a clear component of my research, but my focus is predominantly in other domains

I occasionally incorporate housing in my research

I do not focus on housing at all in my research

Other:

DATA ACCESSIBILITY

This section contains questions relating to your perceptions of housing data accessibility and quality

Thinking about the housing datasets or variables that you incorporate into your research and analysis, how would you rate each of them in terms of the ease with which you access them?

	Very Difficult				Very Easy
Land or Property Value Data
Property Sales Data
Private Rental Data
Public or Social Housing Rental Data
Land Tenure Data
Mortgage and Lending Data
Building Approvals/Construction Data
Insurance Data
Taxation Data
Other:

Thinking about how easy it is to get the kinds of housing data needed in your research, would you say housing data are easier or harder to get than data for the following domains? Please only answer domains that you have experience in

	Housing data are much HARDER to obtain		Housing data are about as easy to obtain		Housing data are much EASIER to obtain
Transport
Demographics/Socio Economics
Planning and Land Use
Health
Assets and Infrastructure
Jobs and Employment
Environment and Ecology
Energy and Water
Other

Which of the following factors would you describe as a barrier to your housing research, or places limitations on the kinds of housing research that you are able to undertake? Please select all that apply

Access (the right data have been produced, but have not been made available)

Cost (the right data are available, but are too expensive)

Spatial Coverage (the data do not cover the areas that I need, or are incomplete)

Temporal Coverage (data do not cover the time periods I need, or are incomplete)

Spatial Granularity (the data are not at a small enough spatial resolution)

Temporal Granularity (the data do not cover fine enough time frames)

Other (Please Specify Below)

Other:

Of the issues mentioned in the previous question, which do you consider to be the greatest barrier to you undertaking the kinds of housing research you wish to?

DATA CREATORS

This section contains questions relating to your perceptions of organisations that create or produce housing data. Bear in mind that these may not always be the same organisations that you source housing data from

Which of these organisations produce or create housing data which you use or incorporate into your housing research? Please select all that apply

Australian Bureau of Statistics

AIHW

Other Federal/Commonwealth Government Organisation

State or Territory Rental Bond Boards

State or Territory Valuers General

Other State or Territory Organisation (e.g. State Planning Authority)

Local Government Organisation

Private Business (e.g. CoreLogic, Australian Property Monitors)

Other (Please Specify Below)

Other:

How would you rate each of the above organisations for the ACCESSIBILITY of the housing data they produce or create, that you require for your research?

	Data are very Inaccessible				Data are Very Accessible
Australian Bureau of Statistics
AIHW
Other Federal/Commonwealth Government Organisation
State or Territory Rental Bond Boards
State or Territory Valuers General
Other State or Territory Organisation (e.g. State Planning Authority)
Local Government Organisation
Private Business (e.g. CoreLogic, Australian Property Monitors)
Other

How would you rate each of the above organisations for the VALUE of the housing data that they produce or create, for your research?

	Data have Very Low Value				Data have Very High Value
Australian Bureau of Statistics
AIHW
Other Federal/Commonwealth Government Organisation
State or Territory Rental Bond Boards
State or Territory Valuers General
Other State or Territory Organisation (e.g. State Planning Authority)
Local Government Organisation
Private Business (e.g. CoreLogic, Australian Property Monitors)
Other

DATA DISTRIBUTORS

This section contains questions relating to your perceptions of organisations that distribute housing data, or make it available to researchers. Bear in mind that these may not always be the same organisations that created or produced the data

How do you normally source or access the housing data that you use in your housing research? Please check all that apply

I obtain the data directly from the source (ABS website or TableBuilder)

I purchased the data directly from a private company

I obtain the data via a federal, state or territory open data portal (data.gov websites)

I obtain the data via the AURIN workbench (AURIN Portal, AURIN API)

I obtain from another source (please specify below)

Other:

For the data sources mentioned above, how would you rate each for their USEFULNESS to you in obtaining the appropriate housing data you require for your housing research?

	This Source is Not Very Useful				This Source is Very Useful
Directly from the source (e.g. ABS website or TableBuilder)
Purchased directly from a private company
Federal, state or territory open data portal (data.gov websites)
AURIN workbench (AURIN Portal, AURIN API)
Other Sources

CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES IN HOUSING DATA AND HOUSING RESEARCH

This section contains questions relating to your perceptions of the challenges and priorities for the housing research community, specifically as they relate to housing data

What do you think is the largest CHALLENGE facing Australian housing researchers, with respect to the availability of housing data

What do you think is the biggest PRIORITY in the housing data space, for Australian housing researchers going forward?

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey! As a follow up, would you be willing to take part in a more in-depth interview with the AURIN Outreach Team to explore some of these ideas, in particular around barriers, challenges and priorities for housing data and housing research in Australia more broadly? If yes, please enter your email in the field below. Otherwise, just click submit

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