AUSynth Analysis Products Overview

AUSynth delivers four distinct analysis types that provide actionable insights into Australian demographic data. Each analysis is designed to answer specific research questions with varying levels of statistical sophistication.

Available Analysis Types

Descriptive Analyses examine population distributions across key demographic and economic dimensions. These parameterised templates allow you to cross-tabulate variables by geography, computing proportions and displaying results as line plots (for ordered variables) or bar charts (categorical data). With 10 pre-configured analyses covering income, education, health, occupation, and family composition, descriptive analyses are ideal for exploratory data review and stakeholder reporting. Cost: 10 credits per analysis.

Mediation Analyses apply the counterfactual decomposition framework to quantify indirect effects and causal pathways. Using bootstrap confidence intervals, mediation analyses partition total effects into direct and indirect components via mediating variables. Six analyses explore pathways including migrant income via education, gender pay via occupation, and immigrant employment sorting. Cost: 100 credits per analysis (pooled), 150 credits (stratified).

Profile Clustering segments the population into distinct groups based on multiple demographic and economic characteristics analysed simultaneously. Optimal cluster counts are determined automatically. Profile labels describe the defining characteristics within each group. Cost: 50 credits per analysis.

Spatial Analyses identify geographic hotspots and coldspots using Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA). Results classify areas into hotspots, coldspots, and spatial outliers with significance testing. You configure the target variable and geographic aggregation level. Cost: 75 credits per analysis.

Output Formats

All analyses are delivered as an interactive HTML dashboard, a static PDF report, and underlying CSV data files. This multiformat approach supports exploration, presentation, and downstream statistical work.

Data Source and Version

All analyses use ABS Census 2021 data adjusted to 2025-26 via Wage Price Index (WPI) adjustments for income variables and Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments for housing costs. AUSynth version 1.0.