The Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research (BCARR) undertakes research and provides economic and data analysis on communications, arts, cities and regions to support evidence-based policy development and advice.

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Communications

See our research and analysis of the communications and media sectors.

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Arts

View our research and analysis of the arts sector and cultural and creative parts of the economy.

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Regions and Cities

The economic and social characteristics of Australia’s regions and cities vary significantly. Our spatial research and analysis improves our understanding of these differences and enables location appropriate development.

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Data Dashboards

Our data dashboards provide an interactive way of monitoring, measuring, analysing, and generating insights from different datasets.

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Publications

Population trends BCARR Migration Geography

This fact sheet provides an overview of Australian population trends over the five years from 2016 to 2021, using the BCARR migration geography based on six regional categories.

Supplementary analysis—Telecommunications Services and Productivity

In this supplementary analysis, the BCARR uses a growth accounting framework to examine the multifactor productivity performance of telecommunications-intensive activity at an industry level.