Regional Data Hub Survey

We know that data is critical for making evidence-based decisions in your region. RDA Riverina has a subscription service available via REMPLAN for your ongoing data needs. We are also available for smaller one-off data projects or just to track down the public datasets that you may need. Find out more on our website.

The Federal Government is calling for public input on the creation of the Regional Data Hub – a new central source of data for Australia’s regions.

Data plays a critical role in helping community decision-makers and governments improve outcomes for Australia’s regional communities. The Regional Data Hub (the Hub) will improve the evidence base for regional communities, local leaders, and industry by bringing together key economic, demographic, and socio-economic data to provide easy access for users to information about their regions. The Hub is part of the Australian Government’s $13.7 million Better Data Use to Support Delivery for Regional Australians program, announced in the 2020-21 Budget.

If you would like to have a say in the development of the Regional Data Hub the Government is looking for feedback on:
- how you use data
- what data you need
- how you access data
- if you have data you would like to share

This information will be used to help design the data hub, what data is available, and how you can access it. A six-week consultation process is now underway to understand the data and information needs of users that will help prioritise data sets made available on the Hub.

For more information, you can read the consultation paper here: https://www.communications.gov.au/have-your-say/regional-data-hub-consultation

There are two ways to provide feedback:
1. Take the survey here
2. A written submission in response to the consultation paper here
The public consultation period closes at 5pm AEST on Friday, 2 July 2021.