It’s the snapshot of who we are or, more accurately, who we were on a single night in August 2021.

The latest census shows a nation undergoing great change: we’re bigger, we’re younger, we’re an outward-looking nation of migrants, and we’re less religious than ever.

Fifty-one per cent of us were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas, while almost 40 per cent of us follow no religion.

How has COVID changed the way we live? And what challenges await policymakers trying to grapple with this data and what it means for the services our changing country will need in future?

Today on Please Explain, national data editor Craig Butt joins Bianca Hall to discuss Census 2021.

It’s the snapshot of who we are or, more accurately, who we were on a single night in August 2021.
The latest census shows a nation undergoing great change: we’re bigger, we’re younger, we’re an outward-looking nation of migrants, and we’re less religious than ever.
Fifty-one per cent of us were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas, while almost 40 per cent of us follow no religion.
How has COVID changed the way we live? And what challenges await policymakers trying to grapple with this data and what it means for the services our changing country will need in future?
Today on Please Explain, national data editor Craig Butt joins Bianca Hall to discuss Census 2021.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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