"There’s an awful lot of religious privilege that flows from the census stage and that needs to be changed." -- Mike Dove, chair of the Census21 group.

The Census21 group, of which the NSL is a part, is responding to a new pushback from religious leaders on the census question change.

Read the latest coverage in Crikey today on the debate around the #census question on religion.

#auspol #Census21 #census2026

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/27/2026-census-religion-question-showdown/

We'd love to see some of the ambiguity removed from the responses to the Census question on religion -- and what better way to do this than by the addition of a yes/no filter question?

The ABS is proposing a change to the religion question for the 2026 Census to establish whether someone actually has a religion before asking about their religious beliefs.

The ABS is seeking public feedback on this proposal by Friday 8 September.

Let the ABS know that you support the addition of a filter question!

Find out how you can have a say here: https://bit.ly/c21filterproposal

#Auspol #Census21 #census

The response from the ABS to phase 1 of the 2026 Census review -- to which the NSL made a submission as part of the Census21 campaign -- indicates they may consider a yes/no filter question for religious data collection.

This change makes sense in terms of data collection accuracy and is something that pro-secular groups have been campaigning for for many years.

Full statement from the Census21 campaign here:

https://censusnoreligion.org.au/census21-not-religious-campaign-welcomes-proposal-to-amend-religion-question/

#auspol #Census21

We updated our London Census Data Explorer again this week.. now with "Ethnicity, identity, language & religion" data: 🗺️ https://apps.london.gov.uk/census-explorer/

Here, for example you can see the % change in Buddhists from 2011 to 2021 by LSOA... if that's what you're interested in! 😀

(best on desktop tbh) #gischat #dataviz #census21 #london

In the 2021 England and Wales census, 6.9% of 16-to-24-year-olds identified as LGB+ and 1.0% as trans, in both cases a larger proportion than in any other age group.

#LGBTQ #Queer #Census #Census21 #England #Wales

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/25/young-people-england-wales-twice-likely-identify-lgb-overall-population

See also LGBTQA+ census undercount:
https://aus.social/@jimrhiz/109647848721562691

So, are you the only gay in your village? 😁

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/sexual-orientation/sexual-orientation-4a/straight-or-heterosexual

#census21 #sexualorientation #lgbt #gay

By Julia Shaw

Of those who completed the 2021 census questions, 1.54% identified their sexual orientation as gay or lesbian and 1.51% as bisexual or pansexual; and 0.54% gave their gender identity as other than cis.

But "no response" was at 7.5% and 6% respectively, probably disproportionately so among older people.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQA #Trans #Nonbinary
#Census #Census21 #England #Wales

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/sexual-orientation-census-undercounts-older-people-and-those-who-shun-labels