38,000 Jobs Available to Help With the 2021 Australian Census
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced it will be seeking 38,000 short-term roles, including 20,000 field officers, to help deliver the 2021 Census of Australia, which will start on August 10.
The ABS is looking for people who are familiar with their local communities, those who can speak a language other than English, as well as those with experience working with diverse population groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people experiencing homelessness, older Australians, and youth.
“We want to recruit motivated people who are keen to tell their community’s story through the successful collection of census data. Previous experience isn’t a requirement, and training will be provided prior to commencing the job,” Andrew Henderson, the census executive director, told news.com.au.
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Industries ranked by descending proportion of total payroll jobs. These industries represented 48 per cent of total payroll jobs on 14 March 2020.
The ABS acknowledges the continued support from the Australian Taxation Office in enabling the ABS to produce these statistics providing weekly insights into the Australian labour market.
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