2016 Australian census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 23,401,892 – an increase of 8.8 per cent or 1,894,175 people over the 2011 census. Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population.
| 2016 Census | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Australia | |
| Authority | Australian Bureau of Statistics | |
| Website | abs.gov.au (2016) | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 23,401,892 ( 8.8%) | |
| Most populous | New South Wales (7,480,228) | |
| Least populous | Jervis Bay (391) | |
The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website.
Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021.