2011.0.55.001 - Information Paper: Census of Population and Housing - Products and Services, 2016  
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CENSUS OVERCOUNT AND UNDERCOUNT

Census of Population and Housing - Details of Overcount and Undercount, 2016 (cat. no. 2940.0) will provide the estimates of overcount and undercount for the 2016 Census. It will also include information on how these estimates are calculated.

The information will be obtained through the 2016 Census Post Enumeration Survey. This survey helps to determine how many people were missed in the Census and how many were counted more than once.

The estimated overcount and undercount is used for the purpose of deriving population estimates for Australia, the States and Territories.

It will be available in mid-2017 and will be free on the ABS website.

More information is available in Information Paper: Measuring Overcount and Undercount in the 2016 Population Census, Jul 2016 (cat. no. 2940.0.55.002).