Around 31% of households yet to complete census Community & Social The ABS reminds Australians it's not too late to fill out the census, after receiving completed forms from 7,734,307 households across the country.
ABS records more than 6 million census submissions Wednesday August 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Australians delivered 6,229,629 completed forms by 8am on Wednesday; online forms made up in excess of 6 million of completed entries.
Census: tonight’s the night Tuesday August 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology The ABS is hoping for a 95% census response rate this year for the national count of each household and person in Australia.
ABS hiring 20,000 field officers to deliver Census Monday April 12, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The ABS said applicants should have knowledge of their local area, and an ability to read and navigate maps, as well as a driver’s licence…
Statistics New Zealand to start the new year with a new chief Tuesday December 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The New Zealand government has chosen senior public servant Mark Sowden to take over the post of Government Statistician from Liz MacPherson, who announced she…
ABS advises against LGBTI census questions despite calls for data Wednesday December 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social 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…
Every $1 spent on the Census brings $6 to the economy, report finds Wednesday September 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry 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…
The role of the Census in improving local area population estimates Monday July 22, 2019 By Gene Tunny and Nicholas Gruen and Matt Balmford Career Advice 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'…
The Value of the Census when combined with other data Tuesday July 2, 2019 By Gene Tunny and Nicholas Gruen and Matt Balmford Career Advice 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…
Comparing the Census to alternative data or information: What is the right counterfactual? Friday June 21, 2019 By Matt Balmford; Gene Tunny; and Nicholas Gruen Career Advice To assess the value of the Census, we need to assess the additional value it generates over alternatives in its absence.
Valuing the Australian Census Monday June 17, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Community & Social 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…
From #censusfail to survey by mail: what's so innovative about a national postal vote? Friday March 1, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
Census 2021 questions: internet access out, chronic health in Thursday November 15, 2018 By David Donaldson Federal The ABS wants to test out eight new topics in the next census to reflect a changing Australia.
The promise and problems of including ‘big data’ in official government statistics Monday November 12, 2018 By Fleur Johns, Caroline Compton & Wayne Wobcke Case studies 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…
Big data is here, let's handle it responsibly Tuesday June 19, 2018 By David Kalisch Editors' Picks A balance is possible between the safe and effective use of nationalised data to inform important government decisions -- without compromising sensitive information. Australian Statistician…
