2006 Census results now available

The first results are available now on the Australian Bureau of Statistics web page. Notable facts revealed on Wednesday 27 June 2007 included:

• Australia's population was predicted to reach 21 million in two days time,
• for every 100 females there were 97 males,
• the proportion of people reported as being born overseas remained unchanged since 1996 (22%)
• 40% of the population was either born overseas or had a parent born overseas,
• 33% of occupied private dwellings were fully owned, and 32% were being purchased,
• 26% of people aged 15-29 did no unpaid domestic work each week,
• Australians overall claim more than 250 ancestries and speak 400 languages at home.

For these and more summary facts, detailed tables and the chance to map data, go to the ABS homepage and click on the link  '2006 Census’. The first results are available now! 

Monash Library has a complete collection of Commonwealth census data from 1901 onwards in various formats and a good collection of pre-1900 Victorian and NSW Census data held in statistical registers (Blue Books) and Parliamentary Papers.     For assistance with using census data you can contact Sue Little in the Library on 99052654.

11 July 2007

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