The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) uses large, nationally representative samples of students at school to collect information about education, training, work, financial matters, health, social activities, and related issues. LSAY began in 1995 and to date, six cohorts have commenced the survey program.
The following data tools provide quick and easy access to summary LSAY data so users can readily explore results from the LSAY surveys.
LSAY QuickStats
This data visualisation tool (formerly known as the Cohort reports) presents information on education and employment pathways, as well as social indicators on living arrangements and satisfaction with life. The data can be filtered by demographic groups.
Learn more >
Frequency tables
Frequency tables provide the frequency counts for each data item in the LSAY datasets. Frequency tables are available for each cohort at every survey wave.
Learn more >
Pivot tables
Create customised tables in Excel from a range of variables, including sex, state, geographic location, school sector, country of birth or socioeconomic status.
Learn more >HOW TO ACCESS LSAY DATA
Data from the new LSAY 2015 cohort (Y15) are now available, along with the latest data collected from the 2016 interviews for the Y06 and Y09 cohorts. Access to the data is free via a formal request and registration process managed by the Australian Data Archive (ADA).
USER SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION
A range of resources are available to help understand and use the LSAY data.
Questionnaires and frequency tables
More information about these resources can be found on the User support and documentation page.