Defence Census

The next Defence Census will be held during the week of 9 – 13 May 2011, with the 10th of May being the actual Census Day. This is to be the sixth census conducted by Defence since 1991 and will attempt to capture the demographic profile of the entire Defence workforce of around 90 000 people. That workforce comprises the permanent and reserve components of the ADF and the Defence APS. The data from Defence Censuses is used extensively by ADF and Departmental staff involved in developing personnel financial and non-financial conditions of service and family support policies and programs. Also, the data has been made available to, and used by, external agencies such as the Defence Housing Authority and academic institutions involved in Defence and social research. Census data is also regularly used for briefing Ministers, Parliamentary Committees and other elements of Government involved with Defence issues.