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Demographer Dr Liz Allen on how the census works, what it’s used for & why completing it is a contribution to the common good. ‘Censuses are personal for me. I wasn’t counted in the 1996 census because I was homeless. That’s part of why I ended up becoming a demographer – so no one is invisible when it counts.’ I know that census data have a mixed history & that some communities are rightfully sceptical about them. I know also that risks to our privacy are far greater now than ever before: if fascist states or other bad actors want to profile groups & individuals for targeting, census data are the tiniest of small fry compared to all the other resources they have available. Quality census data are the bedrock of good policy making. I am with Dr Liz on this one. #census #Australia #governance #policy #CommonGood From flushing our toilets to building new schools, this is why filling in your census form matters https://theconversation.com/from-flushing-our-toilets-to-building-new-schools-this-is-why-filling-in-your-census-form-matters-288520?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=How%20the%20census%20helps%20you%20flush%20your%20toilet%20-%203894839668&utm_content=How%20the%20census%20helps%20you%20flush%20your%20toilet%20-%203894839668+CID_c20d985f2306892ac11ad5778f403d51&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=From%20flushing%20our%20toilets%20to%20building%20new%20schools%20this%20is%20why%20filling%20in%20your%20census%20form%20matters