The Bureau of Statistics has released initial findings from its latest census.
A 'typical Australian' has been identified, providing the first glimpse into the data produced by the 2016 Census.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed the first insights from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.
It's a preview of the key characteristics to be released later this year, which include datasets for all states and territories and more detailed information from suburbs and Local Government Areas.
In the meantime, the first insights reveal the 'typical' Australian is a 38 year-old Australian-born-female of English ancestry, who is married, with two children, has completed year 12 and is living in a three-bedroom house with two motor vehicles.
Director of Census Data Assurance Sue Taylor explains how the ABS came to its conclusion.
