Australian civic data transparency and open data

Australian civic data transparency is the idea that the data and tools used to understand public life — census data, housing policy data, policy models — should be open, auditable, and free from capture by any single institution. When methodology is hidden or data is locked away, public debate and evidence-based policy analysis suffer. SOCii exists to build and maintain independent tools that put open data and transparent methodology at the centre of Australian civic life.

We run two major platforms: A-GIC (Australian General Independent Census) for independent census research and Australian census data, and AIM-HR (Australian Independent Model for Housing Reform) for housing policy data and reform modelling. Both are built on open methodology, reproducible analysis, and a commitment to public benefit — no political parties, no commercial lobby groups, no paywalls. That’s civic data transparency in practice.

Researchers, journalists, policymakers, and everyday Australians deserve access to data and models they can trust and verify. SOCii is a not-for-profit dedicated to Australian civic data transparency and open data for the public interest. Support our work to keep these tools free and independent.

Explore A-GIC and AIM-HR on our homepage, or donate to help us sustain independent civic technology for Australia.