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'Too personal': Indian Australians share their Census experience and data-safety worries

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics says more than 5 million households completed the Census by 10am on Tuesday, more than half the total amount of 2021's count. The ABS says anyone yet to do the survey will be followed up this week. Credit: AAP / DAN HIMBRECHTS; Graphics: Canva

2026 Census is done, with more than five million households completing the form within hours. Yet for some Australians, especially in migrant and multicultural communities, some questions were too personal, and after a year of record data breaches, they worry about where their information goes and what a future leak could expose.


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2026 Census is done, with more than five million households completing the form within hours. Yet for some Australians, especially in migrant and multicultural communities, some questions were too personal, and after a year of record data breaches, they worry about where their information goes and what a future leak could expose.


Swati Sharma of SBS Hindi spoke to two such Indian Australians Vishesh Malhotra and Raj, as they share their experience of filling it in. We also look at the numbers behind the breach fears, and ask how Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ensures the data is secure and safe. Listen now.

Disclaimer: The views/opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the individual. SBS neither agrees nor disagrees with them.

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