2900.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Understanding the Census and Census Data, Australia , 2016

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Understanding the Census and Census Data How we collected your information Turning your information into Census data + Understanding Census data quality + Understanding the data + Person variables AGEP Age ANCP Ancestry Multi Response ASSNP Core Activity Need for Assistance BPFP Country of Birth of Mother BPLP Country of Birth of Person BPMP Country of Birth of Father BPPP Country of Birth of Parents CHCAREP Unpaid Child Care CITP Australian Citizenship CTGP Child Type (including grandchildren) CTPP Child Type DOMP Unpaid Domestic Work Number of Hours EETP Engagement in Employment, Education and Training EMPP Number of Employees ENGLP Proficiency in Spoken English Language ENGP Proficiency in Spoken English GNGP Public Private Sector HEAP Level of Highest Educational Attainment HRSP Hours Worked HSCP Highest Year of School Completed INCP Total Personal Income (weekly) INDP Industry of Employment INGP Indigenous Status LANP Language Spoken at Home LFHRP Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated LFSP Labour Force Status MDCP Social Marital Status MSTP Registered Marital Status MTWP Method of Travel to Work OCCP Occupation POWP Place of Work PUR1P Place of Usual Residence One Year Ago PUR5P Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago PURP Place of Usual Residence QALFP Non-School Qualification Field of Study QALLP Non-School Qualification Level of Education RELP Religious Affiliation RLCP Relationship as Reported for Couples RLGP Relationship in Household (including grandchildren) RLHP Relationship in Household RLNP Residential Status in a Non-Private Dwelling RPIP Family Household Reference Person Indicator SEXP Sex SIEMP Status in Employment SLPP Sex of Lone Parent STUP Full-Time Part-Time Student Status TISP Number of Children Ever Born TYPP Type of Educational Institution Attending TYSTAP Educational Institution Attendee Status UAI1P Usual Address One Year Ago Indicator UAI5P Usual Address Five Years Ago Indicator UAICP Usual Address Indicator Census Night UNCAREP Unpaid Assistance to a Person with a Disability VOLWP Voluntary Work for an Organisation or Group YARP Year of Arrival in Australia CDPP Community Development Programme Participation Distance to Work National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) Indicators OPGP Homelessness Operational Groups + Family variables + Dwelling variables + Conceptual information About this Release History of Changes	Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago (PUR5P) This variable records the geographic area in which a person usually lived five years ago (i.e. at August 9, 2011). This variable is applicable for all usual residents of Australia aged 5 years and over. How this variable is created The table below describes how the Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is created and the proportion this represents in 2016, depending on the the response to the question on the form of where the person usually lived five years ago. An image of this question is provided below. Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is coded to Statistical Area 2 (SA2) level based on the response to the question of where the person lived five years ago. An image of this question is provided below. If Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago cannot be coded to the SA2 level, it is assigned to a 'capital city undefined' category, or a 'state undefined' category. The proportion of records coded to these categories was 0.4% in 2016 compared with 0.7% in 2011. For the 52.4% of persons whose place of usual residence five year ago was the same as their place of usual residence on Census night, their Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is automatically derived from Place of Usual Residence. A further 6.3% of persons usually lived overseas five years ago, and their Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is therefore coded as such. For the 33.9% of persons who lived elsewhere in Australia five years ago, the address details provided on the form were coded using automatic or clerical processes. Variable history This question relating to Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago was first asked in the 1971 Census and has been asked at every census since then. Geographic classifications have been changed for the 2016 Census so that they match the updated Australian Statistical Geography Standard. The date listed for five years ago has also been updated. Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is a hierarchical classification, ranging from the broadest geographical level (Australia) at the top of the hierarchy, to the finest level (SA2). The categories in this variable have changed to reflect the updated Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) used for the 2016 Census. Provision is also made for persons who indicated that they had no usual place of residence one year ago. Non-response rate The majority of item non-response is attributable to the people who did not respond to the Census at all. Refer to item non-response tables for more information. The second and smaller contributor to item non-response is when people return a Census form but may not answer a particular question(s). For more information, refer to Understanding Census data quality. Item non-response rates are a measure of how many people did not respond to a particular question as a proportion of the total number of people the question was applicable to. In this instance the response is left as not stated. The non-response rate for this variable was 8.0% in 2016 (6.5% in 2011). Further information A definition of Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago is available from the 2016 Census Dictionary. For related information on Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago, see data quality statements for Place of Usual Residence, Place of Usual Residence One Year Ago and Usual Address Indicator Five Years Ago Indicator. Household form question image Question 10 as it appeared on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form: A text only version of the online Census Household form is available from the Downloads tab. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.