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Community Profiles contain tables of detailed Census data for a selected area

Community Profiles are excellent tools for researching, planning and analysing geographic areas for a number of social, economic and demographic variables.
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Community Profiles 2006

Community Profiles 2001

2011 release schedule

A Community Profile provides a comprehensive statistical picture of an area in Excel format, providing characteristics relating to people, families and dwellings. They cover most topics on the Census form.

Community Profiles contain the following six profiles:
  • Basic Community
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Indigenous)
  • Time Series
  • Place of Enumeration
  • Expanded Community
  • Working Population.

Community Profiles can be used to compare the characteristics of different areas.

For information about release dates and the geographic areas available for each profile, see the 2011 release schedule.

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