2903.0.55.002 - How Australia Takes a Census, 2006

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/05/2006 First Issue

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ABS issues Notices of Direction to fill in Census forms (Media Release)
Census collection - on track and to finish soon
IBM application and hosting expertise helps ABS build the big picture faster with eCensus program
Isolated incidents of bogus Census Collectors in ACT
Do not leave completed Census forms outside
ABS informs police of bogus Census Collectors
Do not drop Census form in post without mailback envelope
Census Collectors are on their way back!
ACT has highest rate of eCensus returns
Indigenous counting for 2006 Census continues
Census Inquiry Service doing the job
Australia embraces the eCensus
Census has not forgotten Palm Island
Census off to a great start
Protecting your online Census information begins at home
Tonight is Census Night
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Gawler
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit the mid Murray area
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Roxby Downs
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Coober Pedy
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Victor Harbour
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Ceduna
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Kangaroo Island
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit the Adelaide Hills
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Bordertown and Keith
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Port Pirie
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Naracoorte
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Port Lincoln
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit Mount Gambier
Census forms still being delivered
Homeless Census count starts early
2006 Census supports NATSI Children's Day
Online Census forms a big hit
Nurses and nightclubbers - what to do if out on Census Night?
Bunbury babies added to count
WA students wear more tattoos
WA holiday-makers are counted
Resident expert assists with the Census
Local collector sets record
eCensus brings Antarctica closer
Census Collectors knocking on Tamworth's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Armidale's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Albury's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Bathurst's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Dubbo's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Griffith's doors
Census Collectors pool wages for disabled skiers
Householders haven't been missed in Census form delivery
International students and travellers count - 2006 Census
Queensland CensusatSchool Data Released
Census data helps your community: Collectors hit the streets
Census data helps build your community
Census Collectors knocking on Deniliquin's doors
Census Collectors knocking on Narrandera doors
Census Collectors knocking on Wagga's doors
ABS works actively with Indigenous Australians on 2006 Census (Media Release)
Building a picture of Australia's cultural wealth (Media Release)
Mufti urges support for Census (Media Release)
Ghan launch puts spotlight on the Census (Media Release)
Everybody counts - Census includes the homeless (Media Release)
Tasmanian Census Collectors take to the streets (Media Release)
Census 2006 - a chance to redefine regional Australia (Media Release)
Aussie organisations rally behind the Census (Media Release)
Census Collectors hit Lismore (Media Release)
Lock-up your dogs for Census Collectors (Media Release)
2006 Census form Delivery Begins Today (Media Release)
Census Collectors coming a-knocking tomorrow (Media Release)
The Census hitches a ride with the NSW Volunteer Coast Guard (Media Release)
A dozen Census Collectors run Sutherland to surf (Media Release)
Census Collectors take to the high seas (Media Release)
Expect a knock on your door…Census is coming! (Media Release)
Students tap into CensusAtSchool (Media Release)
Local Census Collectors are ready to hit the streets! (Media Release)
Census… a moving picture (Media Release)
Conference highlights value of Census data (Media Release)
TV presenter Ernie Dingo to feature in 2006 Census advertising (Media Release)
Improving Access To The Census (Media Release)
Increased Life Expectancy, More Females In Professional Employment And More In Education: Census Identifies Society (Media Release)
One month to go (Media Release)
2 Months to go until the Census of Population and Housing on 8 August 2006 (Media Release)
More farmers part of the 2006 Agricultural Census than previously (Media Release)
Census's role in the official recognition of Indigenous people (Media Release)
ABS stands by Census homeless count (Media Release)
3 Months to go until the Census of Population and Housing on 8 August 2006 (Media Release)
Census Collector recruitment opens on Saturday (Media Release)
2006 Census to Recruit Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Collectors (Media Release)
2006 Census to Recruit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collectors (Media Release)
Making Australia's Communities Count (Media Release)
5 months to go until the Census of Population and Housing on 8 August 2006 (Media Release)
Census recruitment period extended (Media Release)
Census recruitment launched: 800 jobs to be filled (Media Release)
Census recruitment launched: 30,000 jobs to be filled (Media Release)
It's question time for CensusAtSchool (Media Release)
7 months to go (Media Release)

MEDIA RELEASE

May 08, 2006

Embargoed 11:30am (AEST)

C14/2006

3 Months to go until the Census of Population and Housing on 8 August 2006

Census website opens today

The Australian Bureau of Statistics opened its website for the 2006 Census today. The website features a media centre where media releases, fact sheets and other useful Census information will be displayed. This site can be bookmarked and will be a valuable resource as the Census draws near.

The Census website is at www.abs.gov.au/census.