The Australian Bureau of Statistics is starting to release information regarding the 2026 census.
Important points:
- Census night is Tuesday 11th August 2026
- Census papers will be sent by mail, with the option to complete in paper or online
- As an alternative, the census can be completed via MyGov, but they must register and the window to do so is short (approx 3 week window in May/June)
- Reformulated and new questions around Gender and Sexual orientation, which have been developed in consultation with LGBQTIA+ community
- ABS is seeking Field Managers (now) and Field Officers (from April) – https://info.census.abs.gov.au/careers
- ABS will have Pop up hubs in some local communities (potentially libraries, but – no details at this stage)
- First Data from the census will be released in June 2027, with further releases then October 2027 and into 2028
- New ABS DataMaps functionality and enhancements on QuickStats and TableBuilder.
More information is available on these Census Slides and on the ABS Census website.
As more information is made available to us, we will make it available.
Michelle
PLV