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Here you’ll find all of our InfoBase news including updates on the system and its content.

Entitlement to Attendance Allowance (latest quarter, 2023)

Entitlement to Attendance Allowance data for June - August 2023 is now available following a release by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Claimant counts (January 2024)

The data for January 2024 for number of working age people who are claiming Job Seeker's Allowance or Universal Credit is now available following a release by the Welsh Government.

Average house prices (December 2023)

The data for December 2023 for average house prices is now available following a release by the Land Registry.

Employment status – economic inactivity excluding students (January 2024 release)

The latest (October 2022 – September 2023) employment status for economic inactivity excluding students estimates are now available following a recent update of the Annual Population Survey.

The next update will be available in April 2024.

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Understanding child poverty Data Unit Logo

We are excited to publish our 'Children in poverty' dashboard, which brings together data to help you understand how many children are living in poverty across Wales and how this has changed over time.

The dashboard allows you to view the data at a Welsh local authority and UK level.

The data is based on a model produced by the End Child Poverty Coalition.

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Understanding inflation data Data Unit Logo

We are excited to publish our dashboard, which brings inflation data into one place to help you understand the key trends.

The impact of inflation is something we are all feeling. However, not all prices have been rising at the same rate.

The dashboard allows you to view the data by categories and sub-categories to help you understand which goods and services are driving price increases.

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Census 2021 – ethnicity, identity, language and religion data People_population

The fourth round of data from the 2021 census was published on 29 November by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Data is available at a local authority and local area level. It includes:

  • Ethnicity
  • Identity
  • Language
  • Religion

This data is available bilingually in InfoBaseCymru.

For more information on census data please contact Sam Sullivan.

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Census 2021 – demography and migration data is now available… People_population

On 2 November the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the second round of data from the 2021 census.

Demography and migration data is available at a local authority and local area level. It includes:

  • All households
  • Year of arrival in UK
  • Length of residence in the UK
  • Passports held
  • Country of birth
  • Usual resident population
  • Population density
  • Age structure (five year age bands) by sex
  • Marital status
  • Age structure.

To help you use and understand the data, we have:

For more information on census data please contact Sam Sullivan.

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Data-focused Communities of Practice (CoP): get involved Knowledge

Today sees the launch of the first of our data-focused Communities of Practice (CoP). These communities aim to enable positive, constructive information sharing across the Welsh public sector in relation to all things data. And, we’d like to invite you / your organisation to get involved.

The first of the CoPs, focus on:

  • PowerBI; and
  • Improving access to data.

The PowerBI CoP is aimed at individuals that work in the Welsh public sector and use PowerBI to create and share data visualisations, or are keen to do so. As a member of the community, you will be able to connect with other PowerBI users, share knowledge, ask questions and build skills.

Similarly, the Improving access to data CoP is aimed at individuals that work in the Welsh public sector and want to encourage and facilitate better access to data. As a member of this community, you will connect with like-minded colleagues to share, develop and promote good practice in relation to data access and sharing.

So, if you think you could benefit from being a part of these exciting new communities, please see our CoP webpage for details on how to get involved.

We look forward to connecting with you.

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Census 2021 – new approach, new data, and new outputs People_population

The first round of data from the 2021 census was published on 28 June by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data is available at a local authority level and includes:

  • Usual resident population by sex and 5 year age band;
  • Usual resident population density; and
  • Number of households.

To help you use and understand the data, we have developed a suite of resources, including:

For more information on census data please contact Sam Sullivan.

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Capacity building - training programme Data Unit Logo

Are you looking to learn more about collecting and using data? Do you work with data and want to extract more value from it? Are you thinking of expanding your skills?

We have developed a suite of training that will introduce you to:

  • Summary statistics
  • Presenting data
  • Survey design and analysis
  • Planning and delivering focus groups.

Courses are aimed at local government colleagues. Please note: there is a maximum of two delegates per council. To accompany this training, we will also release a series of guides. We will run 16 free sessions throughout the year; one of each per quarter! 

You can book onto one of our courses via Tocyn Cymru, our booking partner.

Alternatively, if you’ve four people or more from one organisation that are interested in attending a course then it may be more convenient and cost effective for us to deliver it for you at a time and date that suits you. Please get in touch with Sam Sullivan if you’d like to discuss your requirements in more detail.

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Understanding well-being of Wales data Data Unit Logo

We’ve published our well-being of Wales data dashboard.

The dashboard provides information about progress towards the national well-being goals, including:

  • A prosperous Wales
  • A resilient Wales
  • A more equal Wales
  • A more equal Wales
  • A Wales of Cohesive Communities
  • A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language
  • A Globally Responsible Wales.

The data, where possible, is shown at a local authority level. Where local data is not available, data is shown at a Wales level. It is designed to help you understand the current position in relation to each of the indicators and how this varies over time and across Wales.

From the home page you can select any of the well-being goals. You will be shown an indication of well-being in that area using six of the chosen goal’s measures. You can then choose to explore all the data for that goal or to choose another goal.

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We are excited to launch our online training programme! Data Unit Logo

We are really excited to launch a range of training opportunities as part of our capacity building programme.

Our training courses are led by experts in their field and will be delivered online.

Take your time to explore our suite of training courses, which focus on:

To accompany this training, we will also release a series of guides.

You can book onto one of our courses via Tocyn Cymru, our booking partner. Alternatively, if you’ve four people or more from one organisation that are interested in attending a course then it may be more convenient and cost effective for us to deliver it for you at a time and date that suits you.

Please get in touch with Sam Sullivan if you’d like to discuss your requirements in more detail.

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Season's greetings from Data Cymru

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‘Inform and Inspire’ – webinar programme DataCymru

“There is no such thing as failure, only learning experiences” – Anon.

Today we have launched our webinar programme of events, which aims to inform and inspire.

In our first webinar, “Understanding future skills requirements: data for the green revolution”, our colleague Dan will be talking about his research around the skills demands that are likely to arise with the rapid growth of the green economy. Join us to learn more about the research, the underlying data and to explore some of the key findings.

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Are you looking to understand which local authority, ward or local health board a postcode is in? DataCymru

We’ve published a geography lookup table to help you understand which local authority, ward or local health board a postcode is in. We’ve made this available as a result of demand from users wanting to use this information e.g. vaccination centres, to understand which local authority/local health board a person’s postcode belongs.

The table contains the names, descriptions, and identification codes of Welsh statistical geographies, from postcode through to local health board, and how they relate to each other.

The data is updated quarterly following a release by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The table can be found in our tools OpenDataWales and InfoBaseCymru.

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2021 Thriving Places Wales update now available Thriving Places Wales logo

The 2021 update of Thriving Places Wales is now available. The tool provides a measure of the prevelance of the conditions that support well-being across local authority areas.

The scores measure conditions for well-being across Wales at a local authority area level. They are not reflective of the performance of any organisation, or groups of organisations, within these areas.

Developed in conjunction with the Centre for Thriving Places, the tool provides a robust reporting framework to help support decision-makers to understand well-being in their area.

The tool is based on many years of development work in consultation with experts from around the world, academics, practitioners and diverse local communities The conditions included in the framework are what have been shown to be most important for individuals, communities and areas to thrive. They define sustainable well-being as providing equal opportunities to thrive for present and future generations. The tool offers an alternative view of well-being compared to financial and deprivation-based indices.

There is analysis to accompany the scores and users can also create a pdf scorecard for their local authority area.

If you’d like support with the data, if you have questions about the tool or want support to help embed it in your work, please contact Duncan Mackenzie.

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CACI offers free customer segmentation data DataCymru

CACI have contacted us with an offer of support to Welsh local authorities in these unique times. CACI produce a range of commercial datasets, including Acorn, Household Acorn, Wellbeing Acorn and Vulnerability Indicators, which can be used to better understand your communities at a small geography level.

Normally available on a commercial basis, CACI are now making this data available free to local authorities and public sector organisations in England and Wales, to help you identify vulnerable people in your communities. This offer extends until the end of February 2021 in the first instance and will cover COVID-related work only. Any future agreement will be between yourselves and CACI.

More information about accessing this data is available on CACI’s website, including details on how to register.

Please note: if you are already part of the current consortium agreement we have with CACI, this offer is separate to that agreement and will have no impact on it.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact CACI via their website or Duncan MacKenzie.

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Profiling Places Wales: March update! We’ve launched the latest release to our tool Profiling Places Wales.

The tool aims to support Welsh local authorities, Public Services Boards and their partners to plan and deliver services, to understand how places are changing over time and to better understand well-being at a community level. The tool contains data on 192 Built-up Area (BUA) geographies with a Census 2011 population of 2,000 or more.

Following the successful launch of the tool in 2019, we’ve continued to review and develop the tool, the latest release includes:

  • train station mapping and commuter data;
  • linking local health & well-being services to the Dewis Cymru directory and map;
  • the addition of 2019 WIMD data;
  • improvements to Census metadata; as well as
  • other functional updates.

We have an exciting route map planned for the tool, with a long-term focus on its potential to support understanding of the data coming out of the 2021 Census. In the meantime, we’re looking for input from users as we seek to add further data and extend its functionality.

If you have any thoughts or ideas or would like to have a chat about the tool, please contact Tom.Brame@data.cymru.

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2019 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) data is now available in InfoBaseCymru IBC Logo

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) rankings and the indicator data is now available in InfoBaseCymru.

There are 1,909 LSOAs in Wales, across the 22 local authorities. They are ranked from most deprived to least deprived against the eight domains of deprivation (Income, Employment, Health, Education, Access to Services, Community Safety, Physical Environment and Housing) and also for overall deprivation.

Each domain is made up of a number of indicators and the indicator data is also available along with the LSOA rankings.

The data and rankings are a valuable source of information for local authorities, public bodies, policy makers and the general public to understand how deprivation exists across Wales.

To access the data please visit InfoBaseCymru.

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Free swimming data (August 2019 - September 2019) is now available

Overall, the latest free swimming data shows a 7% increase in the number of free public swims for both younger and older people compared to the same period last year.

Want to see more? Check out our Free Swimming interactive tool for Wales.

For more information on Free Swimming data please contact Adrian Smith.

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Free swimming data (June - July 2019) is now available

Overall, the latest free swimming data shows a 14% increase in the number of free public swims for both younger and older people compared to the same period last year.

Want to see more? Check out our Free Swimming interactive tool for Wales.

For more information on Free Swimming data please contact Adrian Smith.

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Profiling Places Wales: September update! We’ve launched the latest release to our tool Profiling Places Wales.

The tool aims to support Welsh local authorities, Public Services Boards and their partners to plan and deliver services, to understand how places are changing over time and to better understand well-being at a community level. The tool contains data on 192 Built-up Area (BUA) geographies with a Census 2011 population of 2,000 or more.

Following the successful launch of our beta tool earlier this year, we’ve continued to receive valuable feedback which has helped us update and develop the tool further, including:

  • The addition of health and well-being services data;
  • The addition of more LSOA level maps to provide a breakdown for larger areas;
  • The ability to export or print charts for reporting purposes; as well as
  • More functional updates.

We have an exciting route map planned for the tool, with a long-term focus on its potential to support understanding of the data coming out the 2021 Census. In the meantime, we’ll be looking for input from users as we seek to add further data and extend its functionality.

If you have any thoughts or ideas or would like to have a chat about the tool, please contact Tom.Brame@data.cymru.

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