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Lies, damned lies, and census figures

The problem with assessing census targets now is what we don’t know, argues David Williams.

Newsroom.co.nz

Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released Census data estimating more than one in five people experiencing homelessness identifies as Indigenous.

AAP

Parts of Wales see increase in holiday home users over the past decade

In both the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey the usual resident population had fallen by 3.7% and 1.2% respectively between the 2011 Census and 2021 Census but the number of holiday home users had risen

Wales Online

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The Mancunian Way: An important legacy

Poverty campaigner died 'frustrated to the point of desperation' after years of struggle PLUS Is the Census accurate? AND Haaland’s late night treat

Manchester Evening News

Census missed 'at least THIRTY THREE THOUSAND people in Manchester'

The council fears the 'undercount' could affect funding

Manchester Evening News

Commentary: LA and other cities are recovering, but not their downtowns. Why?

A fiscal “doom loop.” A transit “death spiral.” The “office apocalypse.” Since the traumatic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, these pessimistic terms have been applied repeatedly to the state of our cities. Analysis of Census data from my Brookings Institution colleague William Frey found that from 2020 to 2021, during…

Los Angeles Times

Wooing OBCs in U.P. | SP wants to consolidate vote; BJP seeks to split it

With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) — both major contenders from Uttar Pradesh — are planning ways to woo Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

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Deception and not social justice the character of SP, says U.P. Deputy CM amid Akhilesh’s OBC outreach

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday hit out at the Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav alleging that the plank of social justice and Caste Census was not the character of the SP, but a deception to get Other Backward Classes (OBC) votes.

The Hindu

Nature religions are growing in Australia – though witchcraft was illegal in some territories just 10 years ago

Nature religions, commonly described as Paganism (or neo-Paganism), are growing in Australia. In the last Census, 33,148 people claimed affiliation with a nature religion: including Animism, Druidism, and the many traditions of Wicca, the most practised Pagan pathway.

The Conversation

Census data in West Africa is badly out of date: 5 reasons fresh population statistics are crucial

West Africa, an area composed of 16 countries, is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The region has a population of over 350 million, a five-fold increase since 1950 when 73 million people lived there.

The Conversation

Ancestor-worshipping Nilgiris tribes ask why they should identify as Hindu, Christian or Muslim in Census

Indigenous groups in the Nilgiris have raised concerns that the Census of India, which is to be undertaken soon, will not document important distinctions such as language and religion that distinguish the culture of their communities.

The Hindu

Welsh Government could create 'designated areas' to protect the Welsh language amid second home discussion

It comes following a report looking at the impact of second homes in Wales

Wales Online

Hope for homebuyers in Ireland as Housing Minister 'confident' he can reverse dip in sales

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien denied that homeownership figures had dipped "drastically" since the last Census following the release of the 2022 figures.

Irish Mirror

Census 2022 results: Dublin’s population grows with religion, employment and housing stats revealed

In 2022, 58 per cent of households in Dublin owned their own home, with a further 36 per cent renting. This compared with two thirds of households owning their home nationally and 28 per cent renting

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Morning Digest | Only six religion options make it to next Census form; IMD retains its normal outlook for monsoon, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu

Only six religion options make it to next Census form

This national news article by The Hindu reports that the next census of India will have only six religion options, but will feature new questions on bottled water and migration causes. Read the full story on The Hindu.

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People living alone rises as couples living together decrease: Census data

Over a quarter of occupied U.S. households in 2020 consisted of one person living alone the data from the Census Bureau showed.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census; CSK beats GT by 15 runs, qualifies for IPL final, and more

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Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census

If citizens want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own rather than through government enumerators, they will have to first update their National Population Register details online.

The Hindu

Bill to link death and birth register with electoral rolls in next session of Parliament: Amit Shah

A Bill to link birth and death register with electoral rolls will be introduced in the next Parliament session

The Independent UK

Census Bureau rejects many big-city challenges that claimed the 2020 headcount missed their people

Some of America's largest cities that challenged their 2020 census numbers are hearing back from the U.S. Census Bureau

ABC News

Six of the 10 most disadvantaged areas in Australia are in Queensland, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas rankings reveal

Almost 550 Australian regions have been ranked on their level of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Most of the lowest-ranked areas are in Queensland.

WEKU

The 2020 census may have missed a big share of noncitizens, the bureau estimates

A large share of non-U.S. citizens may have been missed in the 2020 tally of the country's residents, the Census Bureau says. The tally affects the distribution of political power and federal funds.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter women do more free work than men, get paid less

New detailed Census figures lay bare the gender divide when it comes to income, housework and care.

ABC News

NCOSS-commissioned research reveals 80 per cent spike in financial stress for NSW mortgage holders

Research commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services finds NSW mortgage holders, mostly in regional parts of the state, are experiencing extreme financial stress.

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