In Australia’s first census in 1911, only 0.4% of us said we had ‘no religion’. Now, ‘no religion’ is Australia’s biggest religious affiliation.
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The census gives you the option to preserve your records, to be released after 99 years. We should all consent.
Maybe you live with your parents. Maybe you’re unsure. Here’s what to keep in mind if sharing your sexuality in a census question feels tricky.
Australia’s census has a complicated history with Indigenous peoples. One major issue is an ongoing undercount of First Nations people.
People still remember the 2016 #CensusFail. So how safe is the 2026 census?
After backlash from the LGBTQIA+ community, the government agreed to include gender and sexual orientation questions in the new census. So why not intersex?
Are you straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual or another sexual orientation? The census wants to know. Here’s why.
Here are ten practical things to know about the 2026 census, including fines if you lie or ignore it, what happens to your data and how to ask for help.
The government has decided against including questions about sexuality and gender identity in the 2026 Census. How can it make policy for LGBTQI+ people without such basic data?
The ABS is exploring whether and how to ask questions on gender, sexual orientation, and variations of sex characteristics.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Director of the Australian Centre in Sex Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor in Demography, Australian National University
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Professor of First Nations Research, First Nations Program Lead, Charles Sturt University
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First Nations Program Manager One Basin CRC, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne