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Your moment to check your letter box - Census Instruction Letters arriving

1 August 2016 | WA/79
What could be Australia’s biggest online event is in full swing, as delivery of 8 million 2016 Census Instruction Letter from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) continue arriving at households around the country.

Census celebrates NAIDOC Week across Western Australia

5 July 2016 | WA/78
As part of NAIDOC Week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders culture, history and achievements throughout Western Australia (WA).

ABS seeking up to 2,900 Census Field Officers to make a difference in Western Australia

2 May 2016 | WA/77
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today begins a state-wide search for up to 2,900 enthusiastic people committed to making a difference in their community.

There's still time to apply to be a Census Area Supervisor

23 February 2016 | WA/76
If you haven’t yet applied to become a Census Area Supervisor there’s still time, but applications close soon.

24 special Australians needed to help count remote Western Australia

16 February 2016 | WA/75
Have you ever wanted to explore the Australian outback while getting paid to do it? This might be the break you have been looking for.

Up to 253 Census Area Supervisors needed across Western Australia

02 February 2016 | WA/74
Are you a good communicator, care about your community, and have strong project and people skills? If you answered yes, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is keen to hear from you.

WA District Managers needed for first digital Census

20 October 2015 | WA/73
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) needs up to four District Managers to oversee Western Australia (WA) operations in the lead up to, and following, the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

Help keep our Census Field Officers out of harm’s way

19 August 2014 | WA/72
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is encouraging pet owners to ensure their pets do not pose a threat to Census Field Officers when they begin visiting selected households in parts of Western Australia for a Census field test.

Save yourself a visit from a Census Field Officer

19 August 2014 | WA/71
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reminds everyone that Census Field Officers will be visiting households selected to participate in the test that have not yet provided a response.

There’s still time to complete the Census field test

06 August 2014 | WA/70
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) would like to thank everyone who took part in the Census field test.

Tonight is Census test night

05 August 2014 | WA/69
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reminds people in Western Australia that tonight is Census test night for selected households throughout the Shires of Plantagenet, Denmark, and City of Albany and surrounds.

Online is the easiest way to complete the Census test

28 July 2014 | WA/68
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) is reminding people selected to participate in the Census field test in Western Australia that the online form is the most convenient way to complete the Census test.

The Census – what's new?

25 July 2014 | WA/67
The Census of Population and Housing provides a snapshot of the nation. It aims to count every person and every household in Australia on Census night.

Census Inquiry Service – answering your questions

23 July 2014 | WA/66
To coincide with the start of a major Census field test in parts of South Australia and Western Australia, the Census Inquiry Service is open Monday to Friday, between 8am and 6pm (local time) from today until Friday, 5 September 2014.

Australian Bureau of Statistics conducting Census field test

22 July 2014 | WA/65
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is conducting a Census field test with selected households throughout the Shires of Plantagenet, Denmark, and City of Albany and surrounds in Western Australia.

Census job opportunities in Western Australia

24 March 2014 | WA/64
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced the creation of over 130 short-term jobs in Western Australia, to support a Census field test in the lead up to the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

Census job opportunities in Australia’s South West

24 March 2014 | WA/63
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced the creation of over 90 short-term jobs in Australia’s South West, to support a Census field test in the lead up to the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

Census job opportunities in Perth

24 March 2014 | WA/62
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced the creation of over 40 short-term jobs in Perth, to support a Census field test in the lead up to the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

New data from the 2011 Census reveals Western Australia's most advantaged and disadvantaged areas

28 March 2013 | WA/61
New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today have provided a new perspective on the wealth of statistical information collected in the 2011 Census of Population and Housing.

Western Australia – Outback: A Population Overview

19 December 2012 | WA/60
This new article profiles the usual resident, enumerated and working populations of the 2.3 million square kilometre Western Australia – Outback area.

New 2011 Census data reveals more about Western Australia

30 October 2012 | WA/59
New data from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today has added to the snapshot of Western Australia revealed by the release of initial Census results in June.

2011 Census tells the story of Western Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

21 June 2012 | WA/58
A comprehensive snapshot of Western Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities was revealed today as the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Perth revealed as 2011 Census data is released

21 June 2012 | WA/57
The changing face of Perth was revealed today as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the first results of the 2011 Census of Population and Housing ...

2011 Census data shows a snapshot of Western Australia

21 June 2012 | WA/56
The changing face of Western Australia was revealed today as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the first results of the 2011 Census ...

A reward for your Census – Perth

18 June 2012 | WA/55
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is thanking Australia for participating in the 2011 Census of Population and Housing ahead of this Thursday’s release ...

A reward for your Census – Western Australia

18 June 2012 | WA/54
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is thanking Australia for participating in the 2011 Census of Population and Housing ahead of this Thursday’s release ...

A snapshot of Perth – Census data to be released

12 June 2012 | WA/53
What makes Perth different? On 21 June the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the first results of the 2011 Census ...

A snapshot of Western Australia – Census data to be released

12 June 2012 | WA/52
What makes Western Australia different? On 21 June the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the first results of the 2011 Census ...

Help us wrap up the 2011 Census

26 August 2011 | WA/51
Census Collectors will be finalising collection of Census forms in Western Australia this weekend, 27-28 August ...

2011 Census - there's still time

15 August 2011 | WA/50
When it comes to your Census form, it’s better late than never ...

Parents and their newborns 'heart' Census

5 August 2011 | WA/47
Census night is Tuesday, 9 August 2011 and everyone in Australia will be counted, including parents and their new born babies ...

Professor Fiona Stanley launches Census in WA

2 August 2011 | WA/38
Child health researcher Professor Fiona Stanley has called on all Western Australians to accurately complete their Census form on Tuesday, 9 August ...

3,000 Census Collectors hit Western Australia streets

29 July 2011 | WA/36
Almost 3,000 Census Collectors will hit the streets of Western Australia today, to begin delivering Census forms and eCensus access codes to every household ...

eCensus opens today!

28 July 2011 | WA/28
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' online Census form, eCensus, is now open to the public in preparation for Census night, Tuesday 9 August...

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