Review of 2021 Census Topics

Response 372620413

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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

What is your submission about?

Please provide a brief summary of your submission

Topic name
i think pets need to be added to the census because for many of us pets are family.

Choose your area of interest

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

Topics on Households and families

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

Please select all that apply
Ticked Household and family relationships
Marital status
Persons temporarily absent on Census night
Other/unknown

Assessment Criteria 1

1. This topic is of current national importance.

National Importance
yes it is for all of the above reasons

Assessment Criteria 2

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

For whole population
point no.3 in particular

Assessment Criteria 3

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

Easy to answer
yes

Assessment Criteria 4

4. The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.

Acceptable
yes

Assessment Criteria 5

5. The topic can be collected efficiently.

Collected efficiently
yes

Assessment Criteria 6

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

Continuing need
yes

Assessment Criteria 7

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

No alternatives
not that im aware of