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Data and analysis from Census 2021

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Learn more about who we are and what we do

Information about data and statistics can be confusing and complex. We answer some of the questions you might have about data.

  • What are data?

    Find out more about the data we use, where we get data from and how we use data to create statistics.

  • What are statistics and why do they matter?​

    Learn more about the statistics we publish, as well as how and why people use them.​

  • What is data de-identification?​

    Find out how and why we de-identify data and learn more about why it is so important.​

  • What are admin data and linked data?​

    Learn about the different kinds of data we use, including administrative data and linked data.​

  • What is GDP and how do we calculate it?

    Learn about how we calculate gross domestic product (GDP) and why it is so important.

  • What is inflation and how do we calculate it?

    Find out more about what inflation means and how we measure the rate of inflation.

  • How do we collect and use the data from our surveys?

    Find out more about how we collect survey data and how they are used.

  • Answering more questions about data

    Find out more about how we collect and store data.

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