Historical Census Data

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has entered into an agreement with the Australian Social Science Data Archive to provide historical census data to ASSDA 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