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Tips for census night

THE Australian Bureau of Statistics have asked everyone who plans to travel or work on census night on Tuesday, August 9, to accurately complete a census form.

Head of the Census Population program Paul Lowe says the census counts  everyone in Australia on census night whether they are working, partying or at home.

“If you can’t fill out a census form on the night of August 9, fill it out as soon as possible and answer the questions as if it were census night,” Mr Lowe says.

If a member of the household is staying somewhere else on Census night, they should only be included in question 53 which asks about people who are absent.

Most accommodation will have a census form or eCensus information that will allow you to complete the census online.

For people travelling “off the beaten track” collection points with census packs are available at certain locations, for locations visit www.abs.gov.au/censushelp

If there is no one staying at your house on census night, you should call the CIS on 1300 338 776 so we can let your census collector know.

More information is available online at www.abs.gov.au/census

[box] Key Census dates
• July 28 2011 – eCensus opens to the public.
• July 29 2011 – distribution of Census forms begins.
• August 9 2011 – Census night.
• From August 10 – collection of Census forms.
• June 2012 – the first results from the 2011 Census released. [/box]

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