To obtain a fact sheet about the Census in another language see Census Fact Sheet - Information for Ethnic Communities or Multicultural Australia (2906.0).


THE 2006 CENSUS, ON TUESDAY 8 AUGUST, IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.


Everyone in Australia is counted in the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Your help is important for the future of your community.

Community organisations, government and business all rely on Census information to plan community facilities and services like housing, health, education, language services and special assistance programs.


IS MY INFORMATION PRIVATE?


ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE CENSUS IS CONFIDENTIAL - BY LAW

Your absolute personal privacy is guaranteed.

No name or address information is kept. All paper Census forms and any computer files containing name or address information are destroyed after processing, unless you have chosen to be part of the Census Time Capsule.

All Census workers are legally bound never to release any personal information. Organisations like the Tax Office, Centrelink, Immigration and direct marketing companies can never obtain personal information from the Census.


QUESTIONS ON BIRTHPLACE, LANGUAGES SPOKEN, RELIGION AND ANCESTRY.


The 2006 Census is a snapshot of everyone in Australia and measures important items like age, birthplace, languages spoken, religion and ancestry, as well as finding out if people need English language assistance.

Many ethnic community organisations endorse the Census. Information provided on the Census form helps to provide an accurate picture of their communities. Census information also assists in the fair allocation of government funds to ethnic communities.


WRITE YOUR ANSWER IF IT ISN'T LISTED.


The Census records information for approximately 280 countries, 240 languages and 120 religions. The Census form has limited space and cannot list all countries, languages and religions. Please write your answer in the space provided if your country, language or religion is not listed.


TIME CAPSULE


You can choose to have your Census information, along with your name and address, retained securely by the national archives for 99 years. For more information go to Census Time Capsule.


To obtain a fact sheet about the Census in another language see Census Fact Sheet - Information for Ethnic Communities or Multicultural Australia (2906.0).