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The Census in Australia, officially the Census of Population and Housing, is the national census in Australia that occurs every five years. [1] The census collects key demographic, social and economic data from all people in Australia on census night, including overseas visitors and residents of Australian external territories, only excluding foreign diplomats. [2]
The first simultaneous census across all the Australian colonies occurred in 1881. [8] A national statistical office was subsequently proposed to develop comparable statistics. [9] The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics (CBCS) was established under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). [1] [2] It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census. [3] The total ...
The 2016 census had a response rate of 95.1% and a net undercount of 1.0%, with 63% of people completing the Census online. [7]In the period leading up to census date the Australian Government decided that the retention period for names and addresses would be increased to up to four years, from 18 months in the 2006 and 2011 censuses, leading to concerns about privacy and data security.
When added at the end, generally as |quick=on, it forces QuickStats instead of a link to the "Census Community Profiles" page. link This is an optional parameter that causes a bare link to be generated instead of a citation if |link=yes and is for use in lists such as List of cities in Australia by population#50 largest urban centres by population.
This template allows for the inclusion of direct web links to official 2006 census data into Australian geographical articles. Due to periodic changes/redesigns on the ABS website, these links may change: the advantage of using the template is therefore that all articles using this template will migrate with it.