What census years are available in Australia?

The first Commonwealth census was taken in 1911; after that in 1921, 1933, 1947, 1954, 1961 and from then on, every five years. Full reports of the censuses 1911 – 1971 and 1981 – 1991 can be found online at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Are Australian census records public?

Census Data Online provides access to data from the 2006, 2001 and 1996 Censuses of Population and Housing. Historical Censuses (Pre 1996) provides access to digitised census publications. Publications for the census years 1933 to 1971 are being progressively added to this portal.

When were indigenous Australians included in census?

1967
Following the 1967 Referendum, the words “… other than the aboriginal people in any State…” in section 51(xxvi) and the whole of section 127 were removed, allowing for Indigenous people to be included in the census, and giving federal Parliament the power to make laws in relation to Indigenous people.

How do I access census records for free?

View digitized Census Records online through one of our partners, ancestry.com or familysearch.org. (Familysearch.org is free-of-charge. Ancestry.com is available free-of-charge at the National Archives facilities nationwide and through many libraries, otherwise by subscription.)

What happens if I don’t do the Census?

No, you won’t. You may be fined if you refuse to complete the Census after receiving a Notice of Direction.

When was the last Census Australia?

9 August 2016
The 2016 Census The most recent Census of Population and Housing was conducted on 9 August 2016. This was Australia’s seventeenth national Census, adding to over 100 years of national Census taking in Australia.

Do you get fined for not doing Census?

Yes. Completion of the census questionnaire is mandatory under the Statistics Act. The act stipulates that a person who refuses to complete a census questionnaire can be fined up to $500. The court may also require the completion of the census questionnaire.

What happens if I don’t complete the Census?

What stopped the stolen generation?

NSW Aborigines Protection Board
The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power to remove Indigenous children. The Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and is finally abolished in 1969.

Which state in Australia has the highest Aboriginal population?

Northern Territory
The Northern Territory has the largest proportion of its population who are Aboriginal (32%), compared with 4.6% or less for all other states and the Australian Capital Territory. Aboriginal population in Australia. About 60% of Australia’s Aboriginal people live in New South Wales or Queensland.

Is the 1890 census in the National Archives?

For more detailed information, see Kellee Blake, “‘First in the Path of the Firemen:’ The Fate of the 1890 Population Census,” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 64-81 (Spring 1996), Part 1 and Part 2. Some fragments of the 1890 census did survive, however, and they are very useful to researchers.

What was the population in 1890?

1890 United States Census. The Eleventh United States Census was taken beginning June 2, 1890. It determined the resident population of the United States to be 62,979,766—an increase of 25.5 percent over the 50,189,209 persons enumerated during the 1880 census.

What was the Indian name in the 1880 census?

In the 1880 census, for example, there are 924 enumerations in which the surname is “Indian” and 560 entries in which “Indian” is recorded as the given name with no surname. 12 Occasionally, “papoose” or “squaw” is used for given names, or a number is used in place of the given name.

Where was the Indian Territory in the 1860 census?

The 1860 census has an enumeration for the territory identified as “Indian Lands” at the end of microfilm roll 52 for the state of Arkansas, but no census exists for 1870 or 1880.