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	RESIDENTIAL STATUS IN NON-PRIVATE DWELLING This topic differentiates between people staying in non-private dwellings (either on a short-term basis or as a resident) from live-in staff and their families. Data from this Census topic contributes to determining estimates of the number of people who are homeless or marginally housed. BACKGROUND Information about the residential status of people counted in non-private dwellings has been collected in all Censuses. Until 1996, the information was collected as part of the question about the person's relationship to others in the dwelling. Since the 2001 Census this information has been collected from a separate question asked of people in non-private dwellings. For 2016, the wording of Question 5 on the Personal form, (which sequences people to or past Question 6 on Residential status in a non-private dwelling), has been revised to improve clarity and sequencing. The layout of Question 6 has also been changed. Previously the response categories were organised under two subheadings, and there was also an 'Other' category under each of these subheadings. However, an evaluation of the 2011 Census indicated some respondents attempted to provide a response under each subheading, even if only one was appropriate. QUESTION The following questions are from the paper 2016 Census Personal Form. PERSONAL FORM ONLY Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.