Measuring Australians’ web entry has ‘sturdy public worth’, but the query will not be requested within the subsequent census.
The 2026 census is not going to ask Australians if they’ve entry to the web in a transfer one senator has referred to as a “severe missed alternative”.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirmed to Crikey that questions on web entry, which have been eliminated on the 2021 census, gained’t be requested on the 2026 census both.
“Web entry and use, together with digital literacy, has been listed as a subject that gained’t be progressing additional for the 2026 census,” an ABS census spokesperson mentioned.
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