title: Ethnic origin in the Australian census.
abstract: "This article discusses the Australian statistics of ethnic origin, collected under the headings of race and ancestry in the Australian census, with particular reference to conceptual precision and neutrality and to validity of results.  It deals with European and non-European groups, but not with the special problems of counting the Australian aboriginal population."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Australia; Census; Census Methods; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups--statistics; Evaluation; Evaluation Methodology; Measurement; Oceania; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Statistics; Reliability; Research Methodology; Terminology