The Australian Bureau of Statistics has advised the Federal government not to include questions on gender identity and sexual orientation in the 2021 census because…

For every $1 invested in the Census, $6 of value was generated to the Australian economy, according to consultancy firm Lateral Economics. The Australian Bureau…

Imagine how difficult it would be for local government decisionmakers if they were unable to obtain accurate estimates of their local area populations. Lateral Economics'…

By combining Census data with Australian government administrative data, the ABS has found more highly educated people have longer working lives and retire later. This…

To assess the value of the Census, we need to assess the additional value it generates over alternatives in its absence.

Statistical agencies worldwide have come under pressure from ministers to provide greater justification for the hundreds of millions of dollars of costs of a national…

A few people scratched their heads last year after hearing the Australian Bureau of Statistics won a public sector innovation award for running the same-sex…

The ABS wants to test out eight new topics in the next census to reflect a changing Australia.

Digital technologies put an abundance of data at our fingertips, but we must ensure questions of what should, and should not, be measured are answered…

A balance is possible between the safe and effective use of nationalised data to inform important government decisions -- without compromising sensitive information. Australian Statistician…

New research reckons citizens want transactions that go through in one online hit as the core digital baseline. Agencies on Facebook? Not so much.

Census data shows Ku-ring-gai is Australia's most advantaged area, with small, majority-Indigenous communities in Queensland and the NT the least.

ABS chief David Kalisch is pushing for data linkage across all levels of government and the private sector, but he thinks his fellow data geeks…

A new data de-identification decision-making guide has been released to help public servants and others navigate this area. But there is still more work to…