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Collection of Census data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
COLLECTION OF CENSUS DATA FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE
The Census is usually completed by a responsible adult answering for themselves or on behalf of another person present in the dwelling on Census night. In the standard Census form, Indigenous status is reported by the person completing the form and in some instances may not be answered. By contrast, Interviewer Household Forms are used in discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and are available for people in other areas. These forms are completed by a trained interviewer, who is recruited from the local community wherever possible. The interviewer collects Census information verbally from a household member/s, resulting in a lower non-response rate for all items, including Indigenous status.
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