Eighteenth Australian national Census of Population and Housing

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2021 Australian census

<p>The <b>2021 Australian census</b>, simply called the <b>2021 Census</b>, was the eighteenth national <a href="/en/Census_in_Australia" title="Census in Australia" class="wl">Census of Population and Housing</a> in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the <a href="/en/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Australian Bureau of Statistics" class="wl">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a> (ABS).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ABS_overview_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-ABS_overview-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788 – an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous <a href="/en/2016_Australian_census" title="2016 Australian census" class="wl">2016</a> census.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>

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<hr></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Australia" title="Australia" class="wl">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Topics</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;">
<div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Census topics</div></div>
<ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Location
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Sex and gender
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Households and families
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Indigenous Australians
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Income and work
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Unpaid work and care
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Education and training
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Disability and carers
</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Cultural diversity
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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trial census</th><td class="infobox-data">27 October 2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Australian Bureau of Statistics" class="wl">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://census.abs.gov.au" class="external text" target="_blank">census<wbr>.abs<wbr>.gov<wbr>.au</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total population</th><td class="infobox-data">25,422,788 (<span><span><img loading="lazy"alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" data-file-type="drawing" height="11" width="11" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x"></span></span> 8.6%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most<span class="nowrap"><span>&nbsp;</span></span>populous<span class="nowrap"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><wbr><span>​</span>state or territory</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales" class="wl">New South Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Least<span class="nowrap"><span>&nbsp;</span></span>populous<span class="nowrap"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><wbr><span>​</span>state or territory</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Northern_Territory" title="Northern Territory" class="wl">Northern Territory</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div><span>
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<p>Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. A small amount of additional 2021 census data will be released in October 2022 and in 2023.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span>
Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026.</p>



The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics . Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. A small amount of additional 2021 census data will be released in October 2022 and in 2023.
Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. 