[julianh72 (Julian)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

Then WHY are they asking???

"What are the benefits of retaining names and addresses collected in the Census?"
Names and addresses will be used by the ABS to generate anonymous keys that can be used to combine existing data sets to create richer and more valuable statistics for Australia.

The new data sets, containing no names and addresses, will improve the lives of Australians by:

. better informing decisions, policies and services in important areas like health, education, infrastructure and the economy
. enabling greater use of existing data and reducing the burden on individuals to provide data that is already available
. providing additional insights and more confidence in decisions, particularly for the most vulnerable and challenging policy areas.
http://help.census.abs.gov.au/about/privacy#backtotop