2901.0 - Census Dictionary, 2001  
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Year of Arrival in Australia


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Description

This variable records the year of arrival in Australia for people born overseas who intend staying in Australia for at least one year.

When cross-classified with other census data, these data are useful for analysing how the characteristics of migrants change with length of time in Australia. More Detailed Description

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Classification

Applicable to:    Australian residents born overseas who will be in Australia for more than one year

1    Arrived before 1986
2    Arrived 1986–1990
3    Arrived 1991–1995
4    Arrived 1996
5    Arrived 1997
6    Arrived 1998
7    Arrived 1999
8    Arrived 2000
9    Arrived 2001
&    Not stated
@    Not applicable
V    Overseas visitor

Total number of categories:    12

Not applicable (@) category comprises:

Persons who did not state their birthplace
Persons born in Australia or in Other Territories

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Quality Statement

Each stage of the Census is subject to stringent quality assurance measures. However, in a Census there are recognised sources of error which may survive in the data produced. Some of these are overcome or 'repaired' by careful processing procedures and quality management of the processing itself. The effect of those that remain is generally slight, although it may be more important for small groups in the population. The main kinds of error to keep in mind are:

Partial non-response - in some cases where an answer was not provided to a question an answer was imputed or derived (often from other information on the form). In other cases a 'not stated' code was allocated.

Processing error - while such errors can occur in any processing system, quality management is used to continuously improve the quality of processed data, and to identify and correct data of unacceptable quality.

Random adjustment - cells containing small values are randomly adjusted to avoid releasing information about particular individuals, families or households. The effect of random adjustment is statistically insignificant.

Respondent error - processing procedures cannot detect or repair all errors made by persons in completing the form, therefore some may remain in final data.

Undercount - although the Census aims to count each person once, there are some people who are missed and others who are counted more than once. A post enumeration survey is conducted soon after the Census to measure the undercount.

Want more information on Data Quality?

A series of Census Working Papers have been produced to assess and report on various aspects of 2001 Census data quality. More Information



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