{"id":1144,"date":"2026-08-11T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-08-11-australia-census-night-en\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:45:00","slug":"2026-08-11-australia-census-night-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-08-11-australia-census-night-en\/","title":{"rendered":"In Australia tonight? You count in the 2026 Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2026-08-11 02:45 KST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in Australia, Norfolk Island, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island on the night of Aug. 11 must be included in the 2026 Census.<\/p>\n<p>It is compulsory and not limited to citizens, but individual answers are not used for compliance or law enforcement.<\/p>\n<h2>Who must be counted?<\/h2>\n<p>Location on Census night matters more than nationality. Visitors and temporary residents are included, usually on one household form.<\/p>\n<h2>How can people respond?<\/h2>\n<p>The form can be completed online or on paper, with ABS help available. Use the official route shown in the household letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/australia-census-night-en.png\" alt=\"An Australian household completing a census on a laptop\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"op-briefing-image-caption\">ONEPRESS generated illustration of a 2026 Census response. It is not an actual household record.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What does it ask?<\/h2>\n<p>Questions cover age, family, housing, education and work. Gender and sexual-orientation topics are new or updated in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens to the data?<\/h2>\n<p>ABS says identifiable household information will not be released. Most results begin in June 2027, with some employment data following in October.<\/p>\n<h2>Official primary sources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/about\/legislation-and-policy\/privacy\/collection-notices\/2026-census-population-and-housing-census-data-collection-notice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary source: ABS 2026 Census collection notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/statistics\/research\/2026-census-topics-and-data-release-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary source: ABS 2026 Census topics and release plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone in Australia and its external territories on Aug. 11 must be included on a Census form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-1144","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/1144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}