Australian Social Science Data Archive

The publication program for the 1971 Census of Population and Housing comprises a series of 14 Bulletins. Bulletins 1-6 consist of a series of separate parts for each State and Territory and one for Australia. In Bulletin 6 the Northern Territory part is combined with that for the Australian Capital Territory. There is no Australian part to Bulletin 7 and Bulletins 8-14 consist of only one part. The title and content of each Bulletin are as follows:

Bulletin 1. Summary of Population Summary characteristics: age, marital status, birthplace, period of residence, nationality, usual major activity, 1966 residence, religion, level of schooling, educational institution, qualifications, occupational status, occupation, industry.

Bulletin 2. Summary of Dwellings Class of dwelling cross-classified by : number of rooms, number of bedrooms, nature of occupancy, electricity and gas, bathroom and kitchen facilities, sewage disposal, inmates by number of rooms, inmates by number of bedrooms.

Bulletin 3. Demographic Characteristics Age and marital status cross-classified by : usual major activity, employment status, birthplace of parents, birthplace, nationality.

Bulletin 4. Birthplace Country of birth cross classified by : age, marital status, nationality, period of residence, level of schooling, qualifications, occupational status, occupation, industry.

Bulletin 5. The Labour Force Employment status cross-classified by age and marital status. Occupation cross-classified by : occupational status, age, birthplace, qualifications. Industry cross-classified by : occupational status, age, birthplace, qualifications.

Bulletin 6. Population and Dwellings in Local Government Areas and Urban Centres

Bulletin 7. Characteristics of the Population and Dwellings - Local Government Areas Single characteristics : age, religion, marital status, nationality, birthplace, period of residence, 1966 residence, usual residence, usual major activity, level of schooling, qualifications, occupational status, industry, occupation, class of dwelling, rent, reason unoccupied, number of rooms and bedrooms, nature of occupancy, facilities, sewage disposal, motor vehicles, material of outer walls.

Bulletin 8. Characteristics of the Population and Dwellings - Commonwealth Electoral Divisions The topics in this Bulletin are identical to those in Bulletin 7.

Bulletin 9. The Aboriginal Population Characteristics of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

Bulletin 10. Families and Households

Bulletin 11. Fertility

Bulletin 12. Geographic Distribution

Bulletin 13. Maps Each State, showing Local Government Areas and Statistical Divisions plus maps of principal urban centres.

Bulletin 14. Catalogue of 1971 Census Tabulations Index of all tabulations, published and unpublished, produced from the 1971 Census.