2016 Census publication time frames and topics.

I like to use Census data to assist my property research. I was curious to see if any of the 2016 data has been released yet and stumbled upon the "Release Schedule of Topics" for population and housing. Thought some of you may be interested in this also.

For the sake of promoting discussion, information do you think you could gain from the topics below which would help with property investment decisions?

2008.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Nature and Content, Australia, 2016


List of release dates and included topics for easy reference (direct copy paste from link):

APRIL 2017

Sex
Age
Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin
Usual residence at Census time
Country of birth
Main language other than English spoken at home
Proficiency in spoken English (selected items only)
Ancestry (selected items only)
Religious Affiliation
Income (selected items only)
Family relationship (and Social marital status) - (selected items only)

JUNE 2017

Address on Census night
Residential status in non-private dwelling
Australian citizenship
Year of arrival in Australia
Country of birth of parents
Ancestry (remaining items)
Proficiency in spoken English (remaining items)
Need for assistance
Attendance at an educational institution
Highest year of schooling completed
Number of children ever born
Income (remaining items)
Unpaid work
Family relationship (and Social marital status) - (remaining items)
Number of motor vehicles garaged
Number of bedrooms
Tenure type
Landlord type
Housing costs
Dwelling internet connection
Dwelling structure
Location of private dwelling
Type of non-private dwelling

OCTOBER 2017

Internal migration (address of usual residence 1 year ago and 5 years ago)
Non-school qualification
Labour force status
Status in employment
Occupation
Public or private employer indicator
Workplace address (Journey to work)
Industry of employment
Hours worked
Method of travel to work

 

The real question is, what is the completion rate of this Census vs. the 2011 one?

 

Here's the best statistics I could come up with:


2016 - ~95% completion rate Census 'completed by 95pc of households' as deadline looms

2011 - 96.7% (100%-3.7% non responders) Non-response rates

 

Wow! Didnt expect the completion rate to be so high in the end! I know a lot of people who requested the paper one to avoid digital.