Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1979 No. 246 CENSUS REGULATIONS - REG 4

4. (1) For the purposes of section 12 of the Act, each of the following
matters is a prescribed matter in relation to a person abiding in the dwelling
referred to in that section during the night of Census day:

   (a)  in the case of a person who is ordinarily resident in Australia-the
        address of the usual place of residence of the person;

   (b)  in the case of a person who is not ordinarily resident in
        Australia-the name of the country where the person ordinarily resides;

   (c)  in the case of a person who was ordinarily resident in Australia on 30
        June 1980-the address of the place that was on that date the usual
        place of residence of the person;

   (d)  in the case of a person who was not ordinarily resident in Australia
        on 30 June 1980-a statement that the person was resident overseas on
        that date;

   (e)  in the case of a person who was ordinarily resident in Australia on 30
        June 1976-the address of the place that was on that date the usual
        place of residence of the person;

   (f)  in the case of a person who was not ordinarily resident in Australia
        on 30 June 1976-a statement that the person was resident overseas on
        that date;

   (g)  in the case of a person who is married-whether the person has married
        more than once;

   (h)  in the case of a female person of not less than 15 years of
        age-whether the person has given birth to any child or children and,
        if the person has given birth to any child or children, the number of
        children born of that person;

   (j)  in the case of a person who is a descendant of an aboriginal
        inhabitant of Australia or the Torres Strait Islands-whether the
        person considers himself to be an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait
        Islander;

   (k)  the birth-place of each parent of the person;

   (l)  whether the person speaks a language other than the English language
        at home and, if the person speaks such a language at home, the degree
        of competency of that person in speaking the English language;

   (m)  whether the person is undertaking, either on a full-time or a
        part-time basis, any course of education, study or training at or with
        an educational institution;

   (n)  in the case of a person who is not undertaking a full-time course of
        primary or secondary education at a school-whether the person did, at
        any time, attend school for the purposes of such a course of education
        and, if the person did so attend school, the age attained by the
        person when the person last attended school for the purposes of such a
        course;

   (o)  whether the person has obtained any degree, diploma or other
        qualification from a university, college or institute of advanced
        education, college or institute of technology or any other institution
        providing advanced education or technical and further education and,
        if the person has obtained any such degree, diploma or other
        qualification, the particulars of the degree, diploma or other
        qualification, or the highest degree, diploma or other qualification,
        so obtained by the person;

   (p)  in the case of a person in receipt of an income (whether earned or
        unearned)-the range within which the gross income of the person falls;

   (q)  whether the person performed any work during the week immediately
        preceding the Census day and, if the person performed any work during
        that week, whether the person received any remuneration for the work
        so performed;

   (r)  in the case of a person other than a person who has received, or is
        entitled to receive, remuneration for work performed during the week
        immediately preceding the Census day-whether during that week-

        (i)    the person was self-employed or the employee of another person
               but did not perform any work on his own account or that of the
               other person;

        (ii)   the person worked without remuneration in a business conducted
               by a member of his family;

        (iii)  the person worked without remuneration in circumstances other
               than those referred to in sub-paragraph (ii); or

        (iv)   the person was not employed in any occupation;

   (s)  in the case of a person other than a person who has received, or is
        entitled to receive, remuneration for work performed during the week
        immediately preceding the Census day-whether the person made any
        attempt to find employment during that week;

   (t)  in the case of a person other than a person who, during the week
        immediately preceding the Census day, worked without remuneration in
        circumstances other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (r) (ii)
        or was not employed in any occupation-

        (i)    whether the person received, or is entitled to receive, or
               would, if he had performed work, be entitled to receive, any
               salary or wages in respect of work performed by him during that
               week;

        (ii)   in the case of a self-employed person-whether for the purposes
               of his trade, business or profession, the person employed any
               other person;

        (iii)  the business, industry, service or government Department in
               which the person was employed;

        (iv)   where applicable, the business name, trading name, or other
               description, relevant to the employment of the person and the
               address of the place of work of the person; and

        (v)    the number of hours during which the person performed work
               during that week;

   (u)  whether the person travelled to his place of work on the day
        immediately preceding the Census day and, if the person did so travel,
        the mode of travel used by the person to reach his place of work on
        that day.

(2) For the purposes of section 12 of the Act, each of the following matters
is a prescribed matter in relation to the dwelling referred to in that
section:

   (a)  the right, title or interest of the occupier of the dwelling in
        relation to the dwelling;

   (b)  in the case of a dwelling that has been mortgaged, or is being
        purchased under an instalment contract, by the occupier of the
        dwelling or a member of his household-the monthly rate of the payments
        being made by the occupier or member, as the case may be, as mortgagor
        of the dwelling or under the contract of sale;

   (c)  in the case of a dwelling that is rented by the occupier of the
        dwelling or a member of his household-

        (i)    whether the lessor is the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
               or an authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

        (ii)   whether the dwelling is rented furnished or unfurnished; and

        (iii)  the weekly rate of the rent payable by the occupier or member,
               as the case may be, in respect of the dwelling;

   (d)  the number of registered motor vehicles (other than a motor cycle or a
        motor tractor) owned or used by the occupier of the dwelling or any
        member of his household that are garaged or parked at, or in the
        vicinity of, the dwelling on the night of the Census day.