2008.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Nature and Content, Australia, 2016

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Preface Introduction Legal authority, confidentiality and privacy Collection operations Processing Results and output Topics to be included in the 2016 Census + Personal topics Name Sex Age Residential status in non-private dwelling Registered marital status Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander origin Usual residence at Census time Internal migration Australian citizenship Country of birth Year of arrival in Australia Country of birth of parents Main language other than English spoken at home Proficiency in spoken English Ancestry Religious affiliation Need for assistance Attendance at an educational institution Highest year of schooling completed Non-school qualifications Number of children ever born Income (individual) Labour force status Status in employment Occupation Public or private employer indicator Workplace address (and Journey to work) Industry of employment Hours worked Method of travel to work Unpaid work + Household and dwelling topics Topic release schedule Census Time Capsule ABS releases information about 2016 Census topics (Media Release) About this Release History of Changes	PROFICIENCY IN SPOKEN ENGLISH This topic applies only to people who speak a language other than English at home. It provides their own assessment on whether they speak English very well, well, not well or not at all. Information from this topic is used in conjunction with information from the topic Main language other than English spoken at home, to assist in planning English language services at the local level. Questions on language use are also important for a wide variety of policies over a range of geographic levels. BACKGROUND In 1981, a question was asked on proficiency in spoken English for those persons speaking a language other than English at home. A similar question has been asked in each subsequent Australian Census. QUESTION The following question is from the paper 2011 Census Household Form. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.