February
Costs of PwC tax leaks scandal rise another $40m
US tech integrator Slalom will lead the 2026 digital census program for the Australian Bureau of Statistics after PwC and spin-off Scyne pulled out of bidding.
- Tom Burton
June 2023
PwC public sector spin-off faces census test
The ability for PwC’s $1 public consulting spin-off to win back the confidence of federal public sector leaders is set to be tested with the release of a tender for the 2026 digital census.
- Tom Burton
December 2022
Demographic changes shift Australia’s spirit of Christmas
Christianity is declining in Australia, while a rise in families from multicultural backgrounds is helping shape the traditional December 25 celebration.
- Tom McIlroy
August 2022
- Analysis
- Inside Government
Learning the lessons of #censusfail
The ABS learnt from the mistakes of the 2016 census shutdown, running a text-book 2021 survey.
- Tom Burton
July 2022
- Opinion
- Retail
Retailers alert as Millennials, Zoomers take over from Boomers
The changing face of Australia has financial implications as younger generations outnumber older ones and the country becomes a more culturally diverse society.
- Sue Mitchell
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Only people and productivity add up to prosperity
The census showed Australians are better off than they often think. But we also need to do more to secure our fortunes.
- The AFR View
NSW, Vic might have fewer federal parliamentary seats next election
Australia’s population has more than doubled in 50 years, with new census data showing more than 1 million new residents have arrived in Australia since 2017.
- Tom McIlroy
Lockdown headcount reveals a prosperous nation
On census night in 2021 the five-yearly snapshot of the nation showed a country going from strength to strength. But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon.
- Ronald Mizen
June 2022
GST fight looms over ‘hopeless’ population counts
The census revealed the ACT is the country’s fastest growing jurisdiction. But Chief Minister Andrew Barr says that shows the territory has been shortchanged.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The lucky country needs a bigger Australia ambition
On census night in August last year, Australia’s population had swelled to 25.5 million. Tripling this over the next 70 years to 75 million will require political leadership.
- The AFR View
‘We made the right decision’: India is top source of migrants
India has moved past China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth behind Australia and England, according to the latest census.
- Gus McCubbing
Long-term health conditions add to budget pain
More than 8 million Australians live with one or more long-term health conditions, limiting workforce participation and productivity
- Tom McIlroy
Households shrink when COVID-19 knocks on the door
The size of Australian households has declined over the past five years, a shift that may have accelerated during the pandemic, increasing demand for housing and sending rents sky-high even as overseas migration fell sharply.
- Nick Lenaghan
The ‘Achilles heel’ for households the census missed
The 2021 census showed an Australia spending less of their bigger pay packets on rents and mortgages, but rising rates and inflation may threaten that.
- Ronald Mizen
Census 2021 reveals the changing face of Australia
The pandemic era - and potentially most complete - headcount of Australians shows a less religious, more multicultural, no longer Boomer-dominated country.
- Tom McIlroy
Census 2021: Australia becomes a majority migrant nation
More than 50 per cent of respondents to last year’s national population snapshot are first- or second-generation Australians.
- Tom McIlroy
Millennials about to overtake Boomers as the largest generation
Newly released census data shows Millennials have caught up to Australia’s Baby Boomers as the largest generational group.
- Tom McIlroy
Census data to offer COVID-19 national snapshot
Tuesday’s release of 2021 census data will provide the first look at new data on long-term health conditions, Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh says.
- Tom McIlroy
August 2021
Census 2021 to track COVID-19 sea change
Tuesday’s five-yearly national population snapshot is set to reflect the disruptions and life-style changes from the pandemic.
- Tom McIlroy
April 2021
Census infrastructure and security systems rebuilt for 2021
Amazon Web Services, PwC and the Australian Cyber Security Centre are behind a redesign and strengthening of systems for the August 10 population snapshot
- Tom McIlroy
