What are the 1966 Census detailed tables?
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Data for each State and Territory is held in the form of 20 tables. Each record of the data contains information on one cell of the cross-tabulation. For each cell, 'indicative' information indicates the values of the tabulated variables defining the cell and a 'tally' gives the number of persons or (dwellings) in that cell. Cells with zero tally are excluded.
Tables 2-19 contain information at small geographic area level (CD in metropolitan areas, Statistical Division by urban/rural otherwise) on: birthplace groups by sex by occupation, period of residence, sex by age, dwelling class by nature of occupancy by period of residence, no. of inhabitants by no. of rooms; and dwelling class by age, occupation, and marital status. Table 1 gives marital status by education by age for the 100 groups of the ANU1 Occupation Classification. Table 20 gives the age by no. of children to existing marriage distribution of married women.
The Detailed Tables on Magnetic Tape contain 152 data files; 20 for each of the 6 States and the ACT, 11 for the Northern Territory and one for Australia. The number of records in each file is given in the table below.
Table No. Number of records NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas ACT NT 1 20941 19064 13008 11401 9706 6630 3230 2477 2 153340 137798 32839 47459 29535 5985 6153 --- 3 63752 59005 12315 19350 11595 2276 2667 --- 4 313409 282946 67362 98769 62400 11468 12812 --- 5 68048 58127 14929 18809 11425 2696 2632 --- 6 54752 51584 10943 16066 10752 1751 2148 --- 7 65717 60133 12898 18504 12629 2001 2261 --- 8 76119 59859 19004 20805 12436 3323 2318 --- 9 39485 31514 10164 11319 6945 1823 1304 --- 10 27152 21132 6781 7612 4654 1192 815 --- 11 3427 2738 2879 1852 2094 1266 204 1310 12 1280 993 1121 758 854 515 90 536 13 6006 4741 5045 3454 3753 2362 408 2323 14 1923 1423 1603 941 1153 621 87 582 15 2664 2091 1902 1220 1480 589 60 389 16 2156 1706 1791 1143 1309 592 72 551 17 785 561 777 446 519 390 92 535 18 503 360 493 271 324 244 51 312 19 277 200 274 155 184 132 28 172 20 1127 814 1112 650 756 572 924 851
Table 1 is also available for Australia with 27398 records. The record length is 23 characters in Tables 2,4,11 and 13 and 21 characters for all other tables. The first record of each file gives the table number and geographic coverage and must be ignored when processing.
The 1966 Census publication programme is made up of five individual Volumes, four consisting of a number of separate Parts, together with a series of supplementary statements in mimeographed form. The content of each Volume is briefly as follows:
Volume 1. Single characteristics of the population for Australia, Parts 1-11. - Age, marital status, birthplace, nationality, period of residence, education, religion, occupational status industry, occupation, and race.
Volume 2. Related characteristics of the population for Australia, Parts 1-5. - Growth and distribution of the population, demographic data, overseas-born population, the work force, and families and households.
Volume 3. Housing
Volume 4. Single characteristics of the population and dwellings in Local Government Areas, Parts 1-7. - New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, and Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
Volume 5. Population and dwellings in localities, Parts 1-7. - States and Territories as for Volume 4, and Part 8. - Australia.
A description of the tables and the record format is given below. In all tables the slower moving variable is given first.
As for Tables 2-10 respectively but for non-metropolitan areas, with Section of State (Urban,Rural) and Statistical Division replacing LGA and CD respectively.
The ANU 1 occupation classification developed from the Classification and Classified List of Occupations (CCLO), for details see:
Broom, Leonard, F. Lancaster Jones and Jerzy Zubrzycki (1965). An occupation classification of the Australian workforce. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology, 1, Supplement.
The codes 1-100 correspond to the ANU codes 00-99 respectively, shown below grouped into 16 hierarchically ordered categories.
1. Upper professional 00 Architects, engineers, and surveyors 01 Natural scientists and university teachers 02 Medical practitioners and dentists 04 Pharmacists 06 Clergymen and religious workers 07 Judges, magistrates, barristers and solicitors 10 Accountants, auditors and economists 46 Ship and aircraft officers 2. Graziers, and wheat and sheep farmers 30 Wheat and sheep farmers 33 Graziers 3. Lower professional 03 Nurses and professional medical workers (not elsewhere classified - n.e.c.) 05 Teachers (exc. university) 08 Writers, creative artists and entertainers 09 Draftsmen and technicians 11 Other professional workers 40 Wool classers 4. Managerial 12 Public service administrators and overseas officials 13 Inspectors and local government inspectors 14 Managers (manufacturing) 15 Managers (building and construction) 16 Managers (transport, storage and communication) 17 Managers (finance) 18 Managers (commerce) 19 Managers (personal services) 20 Managers (rural services) 21 Managers (business services and other) 5. Self-employed shop proprietors 27 Shop proprietors (self-employed) 6. Other farmers 31 Fruit, vegetable, and sugar-cane growers, poultry farmers and other primary producers (n.e.c.) 32 Mixed farmers and farmers (n.e.c.) 34 Dairy farmers 7. Clerical and related workers 22 Bookkeepers and cashiers 23 Clerks, typists, and office machine operators 24 Public servants (n.e.c.) 25 Insurance and real estate salesmen 26 Commercial travellers 48 Stationmasters, postmasters and transport inspectors 49 Postal officers, and telephone and telecommunication workers 8. Members of Armed Services and Police Forces 88 Policemen 98 Members of Armed Services 9. Craftsmen and foremen 51 Tailors, cutters and related tradesmen 54 Blacksmiths and moulders 55 Precision instrument makers, watchmakers and jewellers 56 Fitters and turners, toolsetters and toolmakers 57 Mechanics and vehicle body builders 59 Plumbers, welders and boilermakers 60 Electricians and radio and TV mechanics 63 Carpenters and cabinetmakers 66 Painters and decorators 67 Bricklayers, plasterers and related tradesmen 68 Building and construction foremen 70 Printing machinists, compositors and related tradesmen 73 Bakers, confectioners and brewers 10. Shop assistants 28 Shop assistants 11. Operatives and process workers 50 Textile and clothing factory workers 52 Leather and shoe factory workers 53 Metal workers and iron workers 58 Sheetmetal workers 61 Linesmen and electrical and metal process workers (n.e.c.) 64 Wood machinists and box- and basket-makers 65 Sawmill and wood factory workers 71 Glass factory and pottery workers 72 Food and beverage production workers 74 Chemical and paper production workers 75 Rubber and plastic production workers 76 Miscellaneous craftsmen and process workers (n.e.c.) 78 Lifting equipment and stationary engine operators 79 Earthmoving and construction equipment operators 80 Railway and tramway repairmen and oilers and greasers 12. Drivers 47 Drivers and workers in railway, road and sea transport 13. Personal, domestic, and other service workers 29 Service station attendants and salesmen (n.e.c.) 39 Gardeners and groundkeepers 87 Firebrigade men and protective service workers (n.e.c.) 89 Cleaners, caretakers, domestic service workers, maids and housekeepers 90 Cooks and chefs 91 Catering workers and waiters 92 Bartenders. 93 Hairdressers and beauticians 94 Launderers and dry cleaners 95 Athletes and sportsmen 96 Photographers, undertakers and service workers (n.e.c.) 97 Hospital and medical attendants 14. Miners 43 Non-metalliferous miners and quarrymen. 44 Coal miners 45 Metalliferous miners and mineral treaters 15. Farm and rural workers 35 Farm workers (exc. grazing and dairy farm) 36 Grazing station hands 37 Shearers 38 Dairy farm workers 41 Hunters, trappers and fishermen 42 Timber getters and forestry workers 16. Laborers 62 Laborers and tradesmen's assistants in electrical and metal manufacturing 69 Building and construction laborers 77 Packer, and laborers in glass, ceramics, chemical and manufacturing (n.e.c.) 81 Waterside workers 82 Storemen and packers and transport laborers 83 Laborers in textik and clothing factories 84 Laborers in food and drink processing factories 85 Laborers in electricity, gas and water production supply 86 Laborers (n.e.c.) 17. Inadequately defined 99 Other (inc. not stated)
A condensed form of the Occupation (1-100) code based on the sixteen grouped categories above and used in:
Broom, Leonard and F. Lancaster Jones ( 1969) . Career mobility in three societies: Australia, Italy, and the United States. American Sociological Review, 34, 650-8 .
1 = Professional (Groups 1, 3)
2 = Managerial (Groups 4, 5)
3 = Clerical (Group 7)
4 = Skilled (Group 9)
5 = Semi-skilled and Service (Groups 10-12, 8)
6 = Unskilled (Groups 13, 14, 16)
7 = Farmers-Graziers (Groups 2, 6)
8 = Farm-Workers (Group 15)
9 = Unstated
Statistical Divisions are represented by a two digit numeric code allocated sequentially within each State. The number of Statistical Divisions within each State are:
For the Northern Territory and ACT, each of which comprise only one Statistical Division, the code refers to LGA, where codes are allocated sequentially from 1 in alphabetic order of LGA name. For the NT, codes range from 1-32 and for the ACT, from 1-35.
For details, see the 1966 Census Code List of Local Government Areas in Statistical Division Order.
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