Education
Access lesson guides and worksheets, activity print-outs and sample copies of the 2021 Census paper forms.
Lesson guides
Lesson guides assist educators and teachers to understand how to plan their sessions and activities they can run.
These guides and activities are important to educate others about the Census; what it is and why it's important. The Census helps us learn from the past, understand the present and plan for the future.
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2021 Census - Lesson guides
Activities will suit students learning English, culturally and linguistically diverse audiences and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as anyone with an interest in the Census.
There are three themes:
- What is the Census?
- How the Census helps people
- How do I fill in the Census form?
What is the Census?
Understand the basics of the Census.
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What is the Census - Level 1
What is the Census - Level 2
What is the Census - Level 3
How the Census helps people
Understand the benefits of the Census.
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How the Census helps people - Level 1
How the Census helps people - Level 2
How the Census helps people - Level 3
Learning about the Census
Understand how people complete the Census form.
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Learning about the Census form - Level 1
Learning about the Census form - Level 2
Learning about the Census form - Level 3
Census activities for kids
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Colouring sheet - Firetruck
Colouring sheet - Plane
Colouring sheet - Playground
Dot-to-dot - Firetruck
Sample copies of the 2021 Census paper forms
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Sample copy of 2021 Census Household Form
Sample copy of 2021 Census Personal Form
Sample copy of 2021 Census Interviewer Household Form
Sample copy of 2021 Census Special Short Form