2016 Australian census

2016 Census

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General information
CountryAustralia
AuthorityAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Websiteabs.gov.au (2016)
Results
Total population23,401,892 (Increase 8.8%)
Most populous ​state/territoryNew South Wales (7,480,228)
Least populous ​state/territoryJervis Bay (391)

The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia.[1] The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 23,401,892 – an increase of 8.8 per cent or 1,894,175 people over the 2011 census.[2] Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population.

The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website.[3]

Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017.[4][5] Australia's next census took place in 2021.

  1. ^ "2016 Census Overview: The 2016 Census was Australia's seventeenth national Census of Population and Housing". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Census 2016: Summary of results". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Year of #CensusFail: $24m blow-out, bad media and hundreds of injuries". ABC News. Australia. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2011.0.55.001 – Information Paper: Census of Population and Housing – Products and Services, 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 Census Data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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