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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) expects about 16 million people to head to their computers, smartphones and tablets to complete the 17th national census.

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) expects about 16 million people to head to their computers, smartphones and tablets to complete the 17th national census.

Aside from being the first digitally-focused census, there are changes to a key question and how personal information will be retained.

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