Response 262141408

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Topic name
Ask what Post Code(s) a person works in/commutes to. This can guide public and private transport and provide insight into how demographics shift throughout the day.

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Population
Sex and gender
Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Ticked Income and work
Unpaid work and care
Education and training
Disability and carers
Housing
Location
Transport
Cultural diversity
Religion
Other topic
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Also transport

Topics on Income and work

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

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Ticked Income
Ticked Labour force status
Ticked Status in employment
Ticked Hours worked
Ticked Self employed - number of employees
Ticked Occupation
Ticked Industry of employment
Other/unknown

Assessment Criteria 1

1. This topic is of current national importance.

National Importance
Data supports policy development & planning

Assessment Criteria 2

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

For whole population
The data is most powerful when combined with other census data and other data sources

Assessment Criteria 3

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

Easy to answer
Easily understood, the question is short and the response is quick. A 4 digit postcode.

Assessment Criteria 4

4. The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.

Acceptable
Could be a non compulsory question. Should not be unduely intrusive.

Assessment Criteria 5

5. The topic can be collected efficiently.

Collected efficiently
Should be simple to include and simple to use in analysis.

Assessment Criteria 6

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

Continuing need
This will be important as time series data becomes available. It would remain relevant in the future.

Assessment Criteria 7

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

No alternatives
Commuting data could be sourced from mobile phone movements but does not include the demographic data that is available from census level information.