CEOs in Brighton,solicitors in Fitzroy:The most common job for every Melbourne suburb revealed

CEOs in Brighton,solicitors in Fitzroy:The most common job for every Melbourne suburb revealed

While one occupation outnumbers all others in most Melbourne suburbs,some suburbs set themselves apart as hotspots for specific jobs.

  • byAngus Delaney andCraig Butt

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What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today

What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today

The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial history.

  • byJulie Power
The government social media team giving statistics a sexy rebrand

The government social media team giving statistics a sexy rebrand

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has garnered a loyal fan base of followers online for its playful approach to a typically dry topic.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Accountants in Epping,solicitors in Newtown:The most popular job in each Sydney suburb

Accountants in Epping,solicitors in Newtown:The most popular job in each Sydney suburb

Where will you find a cafe full of software engineers,or a bus full of marketing managers? Use our interactive maps to find the most common job in your area.

  • byNick Newling andCraig Butt
Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown

Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown

The next census will count transgender Australians for the first time,following weeks of LGBT community backlash and an internal Labor revolt.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco

Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco

The prime minister told his ministers he had to step in to “clean it up” after he saw the complicated questions the census planned to ask.

  • byJames Massola
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I’m a census fan but,as a queer parent,my family still doesn’t count
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I’m a census fan but,as a queer parent,my family still doesn’t count

My children are nearly grown. If these questions are not added,I will miss the opportunity to complete a census that truly depicts our family while they are still living with me.

  • byChristy Newman
Should we care if nosy data wonks ask about our sexuality?

Should we care if nosy data wonks ask about our sexuality?

It’s a shame there was no sensible public debate about the census changes because there are sensible views on both sides.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Albanese hits back at suggestion he is limiting scope of census on LGBT Australians

Albanese hits back at suggestion he is limiting scope of census on LGBT Australians

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remains under pressure for not including questions in the census on trans and intersex Australians.

  • byOlivia Ireland
How the PM’s captain’s call to stop a culture war blew up in his face

How the PM’s captain’s call to stop a culture war blew up in his face

An early Sunday morning message to Labor MPs about a gender and sexuality question in the 2026 census opened up a disastrous political week for the government.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
PM backflips on census sexuality question,under fire for trans exclusion
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PM backflips on census sexuality question,under fire for trans exclusion

While the census will now have a question about sexual preference,Albanese maintained the decision to exclude questions about gender.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andOlivia Ireland