Historical Census Data, 1966-

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has entered into an agreement with the Social Science Data Archives to provide historical census data to the SSDA for storage and distribution. Historical census data here refers to all standard ABS data tables from the 1966 and later censuses which do not relate to the current census or to the census immediately prior to the current census. At this point in time, the data that can be distributed under the agreement covers the data tables from the 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991 censuses.

1966

Explanatory Notes
Collection District Master File
Collection District and Local Government Area Summary Files
Detailed Tables
Journey to Work Tables

1971

Explanatory Notes
Collection District Master File
Collection District and Local Government Area Summary Files
Tabulations

Journey to Work Table (tabulation 109)
Tabulation SP056
Tabulation SP082
Tabulation SP118
Tabulation SP119
Tabulation SP122
Special Fertility Tabulation
Publication Reports

1976

Making Sense of Census
Summary Files

Aboriginal Collection District Summary Files
Collection District Summary and Local Government Area Summary Files
Collection District Basic Summary Files (Preliminary)
Federal Electoral Division Summary File
Local Government Area Summary Files

Local Government Area Summary File One - De Facto
Local Government Area Summary Files, Occupations, Industry, Qualifications - De Facto

Descriptor Files

Collection District Master File
Local Government Area Descriptor File

Publications/Reports
Matrix Search

1981

Making Sense of Census
Summary Files

Collection District Summary File
Local Government Area Summary File
Australian Electoral Division Summary File
Urban Centres Summary File

Descriptor Files

Collection District Master File
Geographic Descriptor File

Matrix Search

1986

How Australia Takes a Census
Summary Files

Postcode Summary File
Statistical Local Area Summary File

Collection District Master File
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations/Classification and Classified List of Occupations Link File
Socio-Economic Indicator File
Matrix Search

1991

Census of Population and Housing Household Sample File (User's Guide)
Matrix Search