​​​ Featured research papers ​Research papers explore issues of interest to parliament. ​​​	​​​ ​​​ Featured data briefs ​Data briefs provide interactive visualisations of electorate data.​ ​​​​
​ Coal mining in NSW: key statistics This paper provides data on the coal industry in NSW including the number of mines, employment, production, exports and royalties.​	Housing supply estimates This data brief presents the number of dwellings approved and the average value of the approval by type of dwelling for each electorate in NSW.
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Human rights Acts ​​This paper outlines how human rights are currently protected, reviews the debate about human rights Acts in Australia, and examines the features and effectiveness of the human rights Acts in the ACT, Victoria and Queensland.​​	​​​Unemployment and JobSeeker estimates ​ This data brief provides the latest unemployment and JobSeeker estimates for all 93 NSW electorates (June 2025). The publication shows headline data for each electorate and enables comparison of electorates using maps and tables.
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About the Parliamentary Research Service​

The NSW Parliamentary Research Service provides impartial research, data and analysis services for members of the NSW Parliament, including:

• Confidential re​search for individual members
  
• Publications on issues of interest to parliament
  
• Statistics analysed at the NSW electorate level
  
• Maps and other data visualisations​​

Contact Us​

Members and parliamentary staff can request research by emailing ​[email protected]. 

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