Teresa Dickinson is the Deputy Australian Statistician leading the Data and Statistical Practices Group.

The Data and Statistical Practices Group is responsible for sourcing the data the ABS uses in its work and disseminating the official statistics, data and insights it produces to inform Australia’s important decisions. The Group provides statistical infrastructure to support work of the ABS and leads its work to expand and improve data sharing, data integration and microdata access across government. It also provides methodological and data science leadership to the ABS.

Teresa joined the ABS in April 2018 after four years as a Deputy Government Statistician and Deputy Chief Executive at Statistics New Zealand. 

During a career spanning more than 30 years, Teresa has worked in a wide range of statistical and data roles in the public sector including Commonwealth Government (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and ABS previously), Victorian State Government and scientific research (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). She has over 20 years of experience at senior executive levels.

Teresa holds Master of Statistics and Master of Business Administration degrees. She is a University Medallist and Accredited Statistician with the Statistical Society of Australia. Teresa was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2022 for the development of data and statistics, and for the delivery of the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.