The document provides an overview of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' plans for the 2011 Census. It discusses the objectives of collecting population and dwelling information, key goals around improving coverage and protecting privacy. New features will include an online census option, updated geographic areas called Statistical Area Level 1s to replace Collection Districts, and new data items. The output program will focus on easy access to high quality data online through products like QuickStats, TableBuilder and DataPacks. Feedback from 2006 will help improve the website usability and timeliness of releases by 2012-2013. Users are encouraged to provide comments to help finalize the 2011 Census plans.

1. 2011 Census
preview our plans

2. Today’s Session
• 2011 Census overview
• Information from the Census
• New geography
• 2011 Census output program
• Preview our products
• Key dates
• Continuing the conversation

3. • 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.
Objectives
of the 2011 Census

4. • 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 goals
for the 2011 Census

5. Regional Engagement
–Awareness
–Participation
–Recruitment

6. Focus on:
–improving coverage
in all areas of Australia, including
remote, regional and urban.
Indigenous counts

7. Targeting specific
population groups
Certain population groups will be
specifically targeted to:
• help address rising undercounts
• ensure access

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

9. Information from
the Census

10. Data levels
Persons
Families
Households
& Dwellings

11. Census topics

12. New data items

13. New geography

14. 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

17. CD/SA1 Comparison: Gungahlin (ACT)

18. CD/SA1
comparison:
Gungahlin (ACT)
Overlay of 2006 CDs
with preliminary 2011 SA1s

19. 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

20. Proposals for the
2011 Census
output program

21. • 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

22. Key goals for
the 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 stable
Release dates fixed early - and met!

23. Preview our products

24. 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

25. Current website

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

28. 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

29. QuickStats

30. Community Profile

31. Community Profile

32. TableBuilder Basic

33. TableBuilder Basic

34. Better maps

35. Analytical products
• Analytical Articles
Online and released progressively
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Australians
• Socio-Economic Indexes for
Areas (SEIFA)

36. Reference and
educational products
• Census Dictionary
• Quality reports
• How Australia
Takes a Census
• Online help
• Census undercount

37. Census dictionary

38. Products to be
discontinued…
• Social Atlases
• CData Online
(now TableBuilder Basic)
• Census Tables
• MapStats

39. Key
dates

40. Look beyond the count and reveal what a difference
the Census makes.
Wednesday 2 to
Friday 4 March 2011
Hilton on the Park -
Melbourne

41. May 2011
Census Dictionary
• Data items
• Glossary
• Information

42. June 2012
First 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)

43. October 2012
Second 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)

44. Early 2013
Third 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

45. December 2010
ASGS released
March 2011
Conference –
Census | beyond the count
May 2011
Census Dictionary released
9 August 2011
Census Night
By March 2012
Registration available
Consultancy Advanced Ordering
June 2012
First Results Out
October 2012
Second Results Out
Early 2013
Third Release
Theroadahead…..

46. Next steps…

47. Have a look at our
proposals…
In the information paper:
2011 Census
Proposed Products and Services
available from:
http://www.abs.gov.au/census

48. …and tell us what you
think
we need your feedback

49. 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

50. Questions?