3250.0.55.001 - Quality Assurance of Rebased Population Estimates, 2016  
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INTRODUCTION


This paper describes the processes undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to quality assure the rebasing of Australia's official population estimates following the 2016 Census of Population and Housing. It focuses on the compilation of estimates released by the ABS on 27 June 2017. This paper forms part of ABS' strategy to enhance the transparency, accessibility and understanding of Australia's official population statistics.