2011 Census News Release

2011 Census Jobs - Opportunity Knocks for Bilingual Speakers

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is looking for over 5,500 Census Collectors in Queensland from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds to help conduct the Census on 9 August 2011.

With almost one in five Australians speaking a language other than English at home, the ABS is particularly looking for Collectors with bilingual skills who can assist householders to complete their form.

Queensland Census Director, Sally Pritchard wants people from all cultural backgrounds, who can speak languages other than English to apply.

“Australia is an extremely diverse country. We need to make sure our Collector team is representative of our community, to help the ABS capture the full picture of Queensland’s diversity,” Ms Pritchard says.

“Information collected in the Census is essential to identifying and providing targeted services for all cultural groups and their families.”

Census Collectors will pound the pavement to deliver and collect more than 2.8 million Census forms to Queensland’s 1.9 million households.

"People of all ages, from all backgrounds and with wide-ranging experience have become Census Collectors in the past, including students, semi-retirees and stay at home parents," Ms Pritchard adds.

Census Collectors will receive between $1,300 and $2,800 for the casual position and will be employed from 1 July until 8 September.

Applications are open 9 April until 5 May 2011. Apply online at www.abs.gov.au/census or call 1800 420 182.