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Australia has become more diverse in the past five years, with new official data revealing soaring migration and far fewer people identifying as Christian.

The Hunter is growing faster than expected but remains sicker, less religious and far less culturally diverse than the Australian average.

The first round of 2021 census key data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is finally here — remember filling it out in August in lockdown? — and it has revealed Australia is growing, changing and is more diverse than ever before.The official population in August 2021 was 25.4…

The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Look back on our blog where we unpacked the data.

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For the first time, census data shows fewer than half of Australians say they are Christian, while almost as many say they have no religious beliefs.

Unlike census questionnaires in the US, New Zealand and Canada, the Australian Census doesn’t include questions about “race” or “ethnicity” and asks instead about “ancestry”.

Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an appetising salary in a prestigious company, their student has instead decided to do the unthinkable: they’re…

People aged 18 to 24 had to deal with mental ill health or job woes far more than older people, Australian Bureau of Statistics finds