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The 2001 Census Household Sample File CURF contains the following data:
Dwelling variables: Geographic area of enumeration, BEDD Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwellings, CPAD Count of Persons Temporarily Absent from the Household, DWTD Dwelling Type, HHTD Household Type, HIND Household Income (weekly), HLRD Housing Loan Repayment (monthly), LLDD Landlord Type, MCYCD Number of Motorbikes and Scooters, MV1D Household 1 Year Mobility Indicator, MV5D Household 5 Year Mobility Indicator, NPDD Type of Non-Private Dwelling, RNTD Rent (weekly), STRD Dwelling Structure, TEND Tenure Type, VEHD Number of Motor Vehicles.
Family variables: Geographic area of enumeration, CDCAF Count of Dependent Students <15 Years Temporarily Absent, CDSAF Count of Dependent Students (15–24 years) Temporarily Absent, CNDAF Count of Non-Dependent Children Temporarily Absent, CPAF Count of Persons Temporarily Absent from Family, FINF Family Income (weekly), FMTF Family Type, FNOF Family Number, FRLF Relationship Between Families, SPLF Location of Spouse.
Person variables: Geographic area of enumeration, AGEP Age, ANCP Ancestry 1st response, ANCP Ancestry 2nd response, BPFP Birthplace of Female Parent, BPLP Birthplace of Individual, BPMP Birthplace of Male Parent, CITP Australian Citizenship, COMP Computer Use at Home, CTPP Child Type, ENGP Proficiency in Spoken English, GNGP Industry sector, HRSP Hours Worked, HSCP Highest Level of Schooling Completed, INCP Individual Income (weekly), INDP Industry of Employment, INGP Indigenous Status, LANP Language Spoken at Home, LFSP Labour Force Status, MDCP Social Marital Status, MSTP Registered Marital Status, MTWP Method of Travel to Work, NETP Internet Use, OCCP Occupation, QALFP Non-School Qualification: Field of Study, QALLP Non-School Qualification: Level of Education, QALYP Non-School Qualification: Year Completed, REGUCP Region of Usual Residence Census Night, REGU1P Region of Usual Residence 1 Year Ago, REGU5P Region of Usual Residence 5 Years Ago, RELP Religious Affiliation, RLHP Relationship in Household, RPIP Family/Household Reference Person Indicator, SEXP Sex, STUP Full/Part-Time Student Status, TYPP Type of Educational Institution Attending, UAICP Usual Address Indicator Census Night, UAI1P Usual Address Indicator 1 Year Ago, UAI5P Usual Address Indicator 5 Years Ago, YARP Year of Arrival in Australia.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BASIC HOUSEHOLD SAMPLE FILE AND THE EXTENDED HOUSEHOLD SAMPLE FILE
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| Variable |  2001 Basic File |  2001 Expanded File |
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Areas | 
48 regions. Based on Statistical regions or aggregated Stat. Regions with a Census
count of > 250,000 persons | 
63 regions. Statistical regions individually with Census count of > 124,000 |
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Dwellings |  |  |
Household Income | 
Topcoded to $1,500+ | 
Topcoded to $2,000+ |
Number of Motorbikes | 
New variable, topcode 2+ | 
New variable, topcode 3+ |
Dwelling Structure | 
Categories 93 & 94 collapsed, otherwise full detail | 
Full classification |
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Families |  |  |
Family Income | 
Topcoded to $1,500+ | 
Topcoded to $2,000+ |
Relationship between Families | 
Categories 2 and 4 collapsed | 
Full classification |
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Persons |  |  |
Age | 
0-24 singly, 5 year groups to 85+ | 
0-84 singly, 85+ |
Ancestry, First and Second Response | 
Multi-response field: 13 common responses included at the 4 digit level, some 2 digit level (mainly Europe) and 1 digit. | 
Multi-response field: 29 most common responses included at the 4 digit level (50,000+ responses), remainder at 2 digit level. |
Birthplace | 
20 categories. 10 with 4-digit codes, Other UK
& Ireland at 2-digit level, remainder at
1-digit level | 
56 categories. Top 22 4-digit codes (50,000+ persons), remainder at 2-digit level. |
Child Type | 
Categories 4, 5 and 6 collapsed | 
Categories 4 & 5 collapsed, otherwise full detail |
Proficiency in Spoken English | 
Categories 1 & 2 collapsed, categories 3 & 4 collapsed. | 
Full classification |
Industry Sector | 
Categories 2, 3 & 5 collapsed, otherwise full detail | 
Categories 3 and 5 collapsed; otherwise full classification |
Highest Level of Schooling Completed | 
Categories 2, 3, 4 & 5 collapsed to Year 10 or below (incl. did not attend school). | 
Full classification, except did not attend school combined with Year 8 or below |
Industry of Employment | 
Industry Division level | 
Full 2-digit |
Indigenous Status | 
Not included | 
Categories 2 - 4 collapsed to "Indigenous" |
Language Spoken at Home | 
Top 6 languages, remainder as aggregated
1-digit codes. | 
Top 30 languages, remainder as 1-digit codes with southern and northern Europe combined. |
Internet Use | 
No, Yes, NS, V | 
Full Classification |
Occupation | 
1-digit level | 
2-digit level |
Relationship in Household | 
1 digit level | 
Mostly 1 digit level, some extra detail in group 1, 3 and 7. |
Full/Part Time Student Status | 
Not stated TYPP collapsed with Not stated full/part time | 
Full classification |
Type of Educational Institution Attending | 
Catholic and Other non-government collapsed | 
Full classification |
Year of Arrival in Australia | 
Arrived before 96, 96-99, 2000-01 | 
Arrived before 86,86-90,91-95, 96-97, 98-99, 2000-01 |
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Two CURFs are available:
- Basic file on either CD ROM or accessible through the Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL)
- Expanded file accessible only through the Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL)
For more information about the content of the files see 2001 Household Sample File (HSF) Technical Paper on the Census of Population and Housing - Household Sample File (HSF) page.
This page last updated 4 July 2008
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