Content
Census of Population and Dwellings
Quick facts
Detailed statistics
By subject
Go to Table Finder to find tables by subject, including tables made available by other government departments.
By area
- Regional Summary for all regions, cities, districts and urban areas.
- Statistics for area units (suburbs) can be found in Table Finder - look for tables with the Table Builder icon
. - Find area boundaries using WebMap.
Technical information
Methodology
- The Introduction to the Census provides information on the phases of the census cycle.
- Definitions and Questionnaires contains definitions of variables used in the census, plus questionnaire forms from 1906-2001.
- The survey information page contains a wide range of methodology information.
- Change in ethnicity question outlines a key change in the wording of the census question that asks about ethnicity.
Post-enumeration Survey
The 2001 Post-enumeration Survey (PES) was conducted to estimate the populations missed by the 2001 Census. See the overview and introduction or the full report.
