Review of 2021 Census Topics

Response 126573904

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Contact details

Who you are representing

Please select one item
(Required)
Commonwealth government department
State/territory government department
Local government
Business
Industry body/association
Community group
Educational institution
Ticked An individual
Other

Please list any other organisations you have collaborated with on this submission.

Who you have consulted with
BMW Motorcycle Club of Victoria

What is your submission about?

Please provide a brief summary of your submission

Topic name
Include motorcycle/scooter transport as a principle means of transport rather than just “other”

Choose your area of interest

Please select one item
(Required)
Population
Sex and gender
Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Income and work
Unpaid work and care
Education and training
Disability and carers
Housing
Location
Ticked Transport
Cultural diversity
Religion
Other topic

Topics on Transport

Choose one or more of the following topics that relates to your submission

Please select all that apply
Ticked Mode of travel to work
Name and address of workplace attended
Ticked Number of motor vehicles
Other/unknown

Assessment Criteria 1

1. This topic is of current national importance.

National Importance
Dot point 2 and 3 would be relevant

Assessment Criteria 2

2. There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.

For whole population
Data should be collected for all states and territories. It’s an Australia wide issue

Assessment Criteria 3

3. The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.

Easy to answer
Yes to all the above. Just add it as another option on your travel mode on census day

Assessment Criteria 4

4. The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.

Acceptable
No problem here

Assessment Criteria 5

5. The topic can be collected efficiently.

Collected efficiently
No problem here

Assessment Criteria 6

6. There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.

Continuing need
Yes. Important that data on transport modes is collected in every future census

Assessment Criteria 7

7. There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.

No alternatives
Not Australia wide