title: The 1981 census project:  an outline and some findings.
abstract: The authors describe the 1981 census project in Australia, a study that was designed to provide "government agencies and departments with information concerning recent demographic changes as rapidly as possible so that the policy implications could be elaborated and used by decision makers in the private and public sectors....[This article] is a brief summary of some of the major findings of the project, specifically relating to the demographic components, population composition and characteristics of groups in the population."  Sections are included on mortality, fertility, and migration, as well as on specific population groups in Australia, such as the family, ethnic groups, the labor force, and the aged.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hugo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001519:Behavior; D019352:Censuses; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D009026:Mortality; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Australia; Behavior; Census; Communication; Cultural Background; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Development Policy; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility; Human Resources; Information Distribution; Labor Force; Migration; Mortality; Oceania; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Policy; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Social Policy