Library Guides: Statistics: Census data

Australian census data

ABS Census website has statistical profiles for geographic areas.

Census Home Page
Historical Censuses (Pre 1996) (ABS)
See Census data from 1991 1986, 1981, 1976

Townsville & Cairns: get started with Census 2016 results

The ABS website has many options for looking at the figures from the 2016 census. These links cover the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) for the Cairns and Townsville regions. You can use the Census site to drill down into the level of a few blocks in a neighbourhood (SA1). Note that these areas do not match Local Government suburbs exactly.

Cairns QuickStats
Cairns SA4 QuickStats is for the greater Cairns area. You can see essential community statistics compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia at a glance.
Cairns Community Profile
The Census Community Profiles are downloadable Excel files that contain Basic Community Profiles as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) profiles.
Townsville QuickStats
Townsville Community Profile
Queensland Regional Profiles
The Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR) has updated their regional profiles series with data from the 2016 census.

Singapore Census Data

Singapore Census of population