2011 Census

preview our plans

Today’s Session

• 2011 Census overview

• Information from the Census

• New geography

• 2011 Census output program

• Preview our products

• Key dates

• Continuing the conversation

• To count all people in Australia on Census night, and the dwellings in which they reside.

• To provide timely high quality and relevant data for small geographic areas and small population groups.

Objectivesof the 2011 Census

• Improving coverage is the primary goal of the 2011 Census.

• Ensure the relevance of the Census data to users and providers.

• Use resources effectively and efficiently.

• Continue to protect the privacy of individuals and households.

Key goalsfor the 2011 Census

Regional Engagement– Awareness

– Participation

– Recruitment

Focus on:

– improving coverage

in all areas of Australia, including

remote, regional and urban.

Indigenous counts

Targeting specific population groups

Certain population groups will be specifically targeted to:

• help address rising undercounts• ensure access

eCensus focus• expecting 25% take-up• convenience and access• promoted through PR and by Census Collectors on the doorstep

Information from

the Census

Data levels

Persons

Families

Households

& Dwellings

Census topics

New data items

New geography

Australian Statistical Geography Standard

(ASGS)• more stability for time series data from 2011

Census onwards• based on functional areas• new base unit of output is Statistical Area

Level 1 (SA1)• Collection Districts (CDs) will not be available• Local Government Area (LGA) and Statistical

Local Area (SLA) data will be available for 2011

CD/SA1 Comparison: Gungahlin (ACT)

CD/SA1 comparison: Gungahlin (ACT)

Overlay of 2006 CDswith preliminary 2011 SA1s

Some key points Once implemented, the ASGS will provide

more stability for time series data from 2011 Census onwards

SLAs are not part of the ASGS ABS will provide data at the SLA level for the

2011 Census only LGAs are still a part of the ASGS and will

continue to be provided SA1s are the new base unit of output for the

2011 Census CDs are not included in the new geography

Proposals for the

2011 Census

output program

• Found data you needed– liked TableBuilder and CDATA

• Found the ABS website complex– Which product to use?– system reliability and performance

• While data came out on time, there were delays in product release

Feedback from 2006

Key goals forthe output program

• high quality data• a range of products• rich applications early!!• online only• easy to find what you are looking for• better maps • accessible QuickStats and Profiles • fast and stableRelease dates fixed early - and met!

Preview our products

Census on the ABS website

• better search, maps and links• find data by area or topic • based on what you want to do

– snap-shot or detail for an area– create a custom table or

thematic map– load data into your systems

Current website

Note: The following are sample pages, with development still in progress

Data products

• QuickStats - area summary

• Community Profile - area detail

• TableBuilder - custom tables & maps on-line

– Basic - free, topic datasets

– Pro - $, full unit record file • DataPacks - csv to load into systems

• Census Sample File - 1 & 5% sample for researchers

QuickStats

Community Profile

Community Profile

TableBuilder Basic

TableBuilder Basic

Better maps

Analytical products

• Analytical Articles Online and released progressively

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

• Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)

Reference and educational products

• Census Dictionary

• Quality reports

• How Australia

Takes a Census

• Online help

• Census undercount

Census dictionary

Products to be discontinued…

• Social Atlases

• CData Online (now TableBuilder Basic)

• Census Tables• MapStats

Key dates

Look beyond the count and reveal what a difference the Census makes.

Wednesday 2 toFriday 4 March 2011

Hilton on the Park - Melbourne

May 2011Census Dictionary

• Data items

• Glossary

• Information

June 2012First Data Release

• QuickStats & Community Profiles

• Census Analytical Articles & Census Data Quality Reports (progressive release)

• DataPacks (from Day 2)

• TableBuilder Basic & TableBuilder Pro (first release data items Quarter 3 2012)

October 2012Second Data Release

• QuickStats & Community Profiles

• Census Analytical Articles & Census Data Quality Reports (progressive release continues)

• DataPacks

• TableBuilder Basic & TableBuilder Pro (second release data items added Quarter 4 2012)

Early 2013Third Release

• Census Sample Files (CSF)

• Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)

• Person and Dwelling counts at Mesh Block level

• Remoteness Areas added to all products

December 2010ASGS released

March 2011Conference –

Census | beyond the count

May 2011Census Dictionary released

9 August 2011Census Night

By March 2012Registration available

Consultancy Advanced Ordering

June 2012First Results Out

October 2012Second Results Out

Early 2013Third Release

The road ahead…

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Next steps…

Have a look at our proposals…

In the information paper:

2011 Census

Proposed Products and Services

available from:

http://www.abs.gov.au/census

…and tell us what you think

we need your feedback

Let’s continue the conversation…

At our blog site, which can be accessed at:

www.abs.gov.au/previewourplans

or via the ABS Census home page

Questions?