Template:Census 2021 AUS/doc

This template allows for the inclusion of direct web links to official 2021 census data into Australian geographical articles. Due to periodic changes/redesigns on the ABS website, these links may change: the advantage of using the template is therefore that all articles using this template will migrate with it.

It is possible that this template has been made obsolete in some instances by Module:PopulationFromWikidata/doc. Further investigation is needed before a blanket recommendation for that module instead of this template. If the article only includes population data, it might be better to use only the module, and not this template. If the article includes population data and other demographic information, the module and the template should both be used. The only minor issue that remains is that this causes duplicate citations ([1] and [2] instead of the preferred 1 "a" and "b").

Usage

General

{{Census 2021 AUS|id= |name= |access-date= |quick=on}}

Lists only

{{Census 2021 AUS|id= |link=yes}}

Parameters

id

ABS ID for the region (note: may be different from 2011, so don't convert across without checking.)

name

ABS Name for the region: e.g. Raymond Terrace.

access-date

Optional parameter to record date accessed in the form dd mmmm yyyy (e.g. 29 April 2026).

quick

This is an optional but widely used parameter. When added at the end, generally as |quick=on, it forces QuickStats instead of a link to the "Census Community Profiles" page.

link

This is an optional parameter that causes a bare link to be generated instead of a citation if |link=yes and is for use in lists such as List of cities in Australia by population#50 largest urban centres by population. When this is the case, the only necessary parameter is id. Other parameters will not be used. This functionality is similar to that provided by {{Census 2006 AUS link}}.

Examples

As a citation (QuickStats)

• {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL13340|name=Raymond Terrace|access-date=29 April 2026|quick=on}} produces:

As a citation (Census Community Profiles)

• {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL13340|name=Raymond Terrace|access-date=29 April 2026}} produces:

As a bare link

• {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL13340|link=yes}} produces [1]

Tracking categories

• Category:Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID not in Wikidata (188)
• Category:Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID different from Wikidata (160)
• Category:Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID same as Wikidata (5,662)

See also

• {{Census 2001 AUS}}
• {{Census 2006 AUS}}
• {{Census 2011 AUS}}
• {{Census 2016 AUS}}
• {{CensusAU}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Census 2021 AUS in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Census 2021 AUS

Creates a citation to the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2021 Census

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ABS ID	id	ABS ID for the region (called code on the page), please double-check as many have changed since 2011 Example SSC13327	String	required
ABS Name	name	ABS Name for the region Example Raymond Terrace (State Suburb)	String	suggested
Access date	access-date	Date the information was retrieved from the ABS Example 29 June 2022	Date	suggested
Quick stats?	quick	use on for Quick stats, omit for Community Profile Default on Example on	String	suggested
Bare URL?	link	yes causes a bare URL to be generated instead of a citation if link=yes and is for use in lists Example yes	String	deprecated