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CEOs in Brighton, solicitors in Fitzroy: The most common job for every Melbourne suburb revealed

While one occupation outnumbers all others in most Melbourne suburbs, some suburbs set themselves apart as hotspots for specific jobs.

  • Angus Delaney and Craig Butt

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A page in The Settler’s Muster Book featuring the name Mary Wade. UNESCO describes the book as one of the most significant documents from the early years of British colonisation, highlighting its historical importance and untapped research potential

What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today

The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial history.

  • Julie Power
Heather Landsdowne, left, and Lauren Light are helping keep the work of the Australian Bureau of Statistics relevant for younger generations.

The government social media team giving statistics a sexy rebrand

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has garnered a loyal fan base of followers online for its playful approach to a typically dry topic.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Accountants in Epping, solicitors in Newtown: The most popular job in each Sydney suburb

Where will you find a cafe full of software engineers, or a bus full of marketing managers? Use our interactive maps to find the most common job in your area.

  • Nick Newling and Craig Butt
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the change on Sunday.

Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown

The next census will count transgender Australians for the first time, following weeks of LGBT community backlash and an internal Labor revolt.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visit to WA during a press conference at Mt Lawley Senior High School

Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco

The prime minister told his ministers he had to step in to “clean it up” after he saw the complicated questions the census planned to ask.

  • James Massola
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All families count, but how do we count them?

I’m a census fan but, as a queer parent, my family still doesn’t count

My children are nearly grown. If these questions are not added, I will miss the opportunity to complete a census that truly depicts our family while they are still living with me.

  • Christy Newman
Who counts? And who’ll be counted? The 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras.

Should we care if nosy data wonks ask about our sexuality?

It’s a shame there was no sensible public debate about the census changes because there are sensible views on both sides.

  • Jacqueline Maley

The politics behind a government backflip

Age readers react to the government reversal on the census.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese hits back at suggestion he is limiting scope of census on LGBT Australians

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remains under pressure for not including questions in the census on trans and intersex Australians.

  • Olivia Ireland

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