SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's first online national census was in chaos on Wednesday after the survey website crashed overnight due to a possible cyber attack, raising concerns over the country's ...

After an embarrassing DOS attack in 2016 and a slew of recent cyberattacks on government, businesses, and citizens, the statistics agency has redoubled its cybersecurity efforts. The Australian Bureau ...

The backlash has been swift and fierce. Some have called for a boycott of the census, or to vandalize it with incorrect information. Government officials from the Labor Party publicly criticized and ...

Changes to the 2026 census have been revealed, including the re-inclusion of specific questions about someone’s gender and sexuality. Monday’s announcement confirmed the census would ask questions ...

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For the first time, Australians will be asked in the 2026 Census to identify their sexual orientation and sex recorded at birth. Participants will also be able to name up to four cultural ancestries ...

Thousands of Aussie homes across regional and metropolitan Australia have been selected to take part in the August pre-census test. The ABS census general manager Jenny Telford said the test was ...

Western Australia's population has surpassed 3 million people for the first time. The state had the fastest growth rate of any Australian jurisdiction last year, with all states and territories ...

Liz Allen worked as a graduate at the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2006. She receives funding from the Australian Research Council for work examining grandparenting in Australia. Liz is a member ...

Courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), here's a great map showing population density across Australia in June 2016. As you would expect, the highest population density is seen in ...

For the first time, Australians aged 16 and over will be asked in the 2026 Census to identify their sexual orientation and sex recorded at birth. Participants can choose up to four cultural ancestries ...