Census 2011

The Spatial Analysis and Research (SAR) unit within DPCD produces research on urban and regional areas based on Census and other data. SAR will be releasing a range of products to support the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) release of the Census 2011 data that focuses on Victoria, providing valuable information to state government, local councils and others responsible for planning our future.

The National Census of Population and Housing is conducted every five years by the ABS. The last Census, conducted on 9 August 2011 will provide up-to-date vital information for governments and the community to use in planning, policy development, service delivery and research.

The pages below focus on the data and information for Victoria with product releases, event schedules and links to products and resources.

For any queries you might have, please contact us.

In this section:


  • Census 2011 Questions & Answers

    Questions and answers about the 2011 Census and more.

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  • Quick Facts

    Find out Quick Facts about Victoria and Melbourne based on data from the 2011 Census. Want to know the population of Melbourne? Or the proportion of people over 65 years of age? Read on to view the quick facts.

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  • Product Release & Events Schedule

    Schedule of release dates for data, products and schedule of events.

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  • Victorian Population Bulletin

    The Victorian Population Bulletin provides a valuable snapshot of information on population change and the basic drivers behind that change. The next special edition of the Victorian Population Bulletin will be published in July 2012.

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  • Victoria in Future 2012

    Victoria in Future are the official population and household projections of the Victorian Government. The projections cover a selected period for the state of Victoria, metropolitan Melbourne and the whole of regional Victoria.

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  • Suburbs in time

    Suburbs in Time contains time series census data for suburbs in Melbourne in the form of profiles and tables. Suburbs in Time will be updated with 2011 Census data in late 2012.

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  • Towns in Time

    Department of Planning and Community Development, Victoria, Australia. Research

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  • Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) maps

    The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces four different Socio-Economic Indexes for Area (SEIFA) which enable analsysis of different aspects of relative area disadvantage. The SEIFA maps illustrate the spatial distribution of comparative disadvantage based on the IRSD. The SEIDA maps will be updated with 2011 Census data in 2013.

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  • Internal Migration in Victoria

    This report assists developing an understanding of internal migration trends, their drivers and impacts, and assists in an understanding of population change in Victoria. The report will be updated with 2011 Census data in 2013.

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  • Melbourne atlas 2006

    The Melbourne Atlas provides a comprehensive picture of how Melbourne is changing and the major trends that have shaped Melbourne over the last 50 years. The Melbourne Atlas will be updated with 2011 Census data in 2013.

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  • Regional Matters - an Atlas of regional Victoria

    The Regional Matters Atlas highlighst issues of the impact of change on regional areas. The Atlas will be updated with 2011 Census data in 2013.

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  • The Sand Box

    An experimental area where users can play with interactive products.

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