Residential status in a non-private dwelling (RLNP)

This image shows a question from the 2026 Census online form. This question asks: What is Person 1’s residential status in this dwelling?  

Underneath the question text, the instructional text states: For a person staying in accommodation such as a hotel, hostel, boarding house, hospital, aged care home, or staff or student quarters on the night of Tuesday 11 August 2026, select one of the following:  

Underneath the instructional text, is a clickable More Information header. Once clicked, the More Information is shown, and states: This question is asked of people who spent Census night in a non-private dwelling (e.g. at hotels, hostels and aged care homes, religious and charitable institutions, boarding schools, defence establishments, hospitals, and other communal dwellings). Where a non-private dwelling is for staff accommodation, only those people operating the staff accommodation should report as an owner, proprietor, staff, or family. Those people who are not operating the accommodation (e.g. nurses, miners) should select ‘Resident’. Please select the option that most closely applies to the person.  

The response options are: Guest; Patient; Inmate; Resident; Owner, proprietor or manager; Staff (e.g. porter, cook, teacher, warden); Family of owner, proprietor, manager, or staff; Other.