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In text citation

  • ABS = Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  • Author will always be Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Abbreviate publisher to ABS
  • Place of publication for ABS printed statistics is always Canberra

Paraphrase

Template

(Name of government organisation Publication year)

Example

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008) the median length of a marriage to separation is approximately 9 years

Direct quote

Template

(Name of government organisation Publication year, p. Page number)

    • If a specific page is not available, exclude this from the citation.

Example

"The number of divorces has been decreasing each year after reaching a peak in 2001" (ABS 2008, p.23).

Reference list

    • Year of publication is the year it is released not the date in the title
    • Include the Catalogue number preceded by cat. no. (the number is part of the title on ABS publications)

Template

Name of government organisation Year of publication, Title of publications, cat. no. catalogue number, Publisher, Place of Publication, viewed Date Month Year, <URL>.

Examples

Print

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Divorces Australia 2007, cat. no. 3307.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra.

Online

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Divorces Australia 2007, cat. no. 3307.0.55.001, viewed 17 January 2011, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3307.0.55.001Main+Features12007?OpenDocument>.