2940.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Details of Overcount and Undercount, Australia, 2016

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 27/06/2017

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Key Findings About the Census Post Enumeration Survey Coverage in the Census What is Net Undercount? Key Uses of Net Undercount + Estimates of Net Undercount Undercount Adjustment Factors + Components of Net Undercount History of Changes About this Release	The Census Post Enumeration Survey (PES) is a household survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shortly after each Census, in order to provide an independent measure of Census coverage. This release presents estimates of undercount and overcount for the 2016 Census of Population and Housing, resulting from the 2016 PES. It includes data cubes and explanatory material as well as providing net undercount estimates by a range of demographic characteristics. This publication also details how the 2016 PES was conducted and how 2016 PES estimates have been calculated. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.