Ausdata MCP server
{
"mcpServers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ausdata-mcp@latest",
"ausdata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "<ausdata_api_key>",
"AUSDATA_API_URL": "https://..."
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ausdata-mcp@latest",
"ausdata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "<ausdata_api_key>",
"AUSDATA_API_URL": "https://..."
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ausdata-mcp@latest",
"ausdata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "<ausdata_api_key>",
"AUSDATA_API_URL": "https://..."
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ausdata-mcp@latest",
"ausdata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "${input:ausdata_api_key}",
"AUSDATA_API_URL": "${input:ausdata_api_url}"
}
}
},
"inputs": [
{
"id": "ausdata_api_key",
"type": "promptString",
"description": "Ausdata api key",
"password": true
},
{
"id": "ausdata_api_url",
"type": "promptString",
"description": "Ausdata api url",
"password": true
}
]
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ausdata": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ausdata-mcp@latest",
"ausdata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"AUSDATA_API_KEY": "<ausdata_api_key>",
"AUSDATA_API_URL": "https://..."
}
}
}
}file .mcp.json (in your project root)file claude_desktop_config.jsonfile ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonfile .vscode/mcp.jsonfile ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsoninstall npx -y ausdata-mcpversion 0.4.5
What it does
This server provides access to over 100 Australian government datasets from sources including the ABS, RBA, ATO, APRA, AIHW, ASIC, AEMO, and WGEA through the ausdata.io gateway. It is for developers building applications that need Australian economic, financial, health, energy, or employment data.
- Query the latest RBA cash rate and compare it to historical values or calculate real rates adjusted for CPI.
- Search and retrieve Australian housing affordability, trade balance, or unemployment data for specific states and time periods.
- Build dashboards or reports that pull multiple economic indicators (cash rate, CPI, unemployment, wage growth, lending) in a single call.
Tools this server exposes
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
| search_datasets | Search the dataset catalog using plain-English queries to find relevant dataset IDs. |
| list_datasets | List available datasets from a specific source such as ABS, RBA, or ATO. |
| describe_dataset | Retrieve the schema and filter options for a dataset before fetching data. |
| get_data | Fetch data from a dataset using source and dataset ID. |
| releases | Show the calendar of upcoming and recent statistical releases across all sources. |
| real_wages | Return quarterly Wage Price Index adjusted for CPI. |
| real_cash_rate | Return RBA cash rate adjusted for CPI to show real policy stance. |
| economic_dashboard | Return a single response containing cash rate, CPI, unemployment, wage growth, and lending data. |
| cost_of_living | Return ABS Selected Living Cost Indexes broken down by household type. |
| youth_unemployment | Return unemployment rate for ages 15-24 at state level. |
| trade_balance | Return monthly goods and services trade balance. |
| housing_affordability | Return house prices versus household disposable income as an indexed comparison. |
| gender_pay_context | Return WGEA gender pay gap data by industry and employer size. |
| energy_snapshot | Return current AEMO NEM dispatch and price data for the current trading interval. |
| health | Check API reachability and connection status. |
Before you enable it
An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.
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