Big Brother is Monitoring You

The 8th of August 2006 is Census night in Australia. The census is the government's way to gather information about people residing in this country. I could probably just give them the information required, rather than wasting all the time money and effort put into such a task.

My brother and I had an entertaining evening documenting our details, circumstances, beliefs and ideologies. We were planning to invite about 30 people over, preferably to make the results on our form slightly more interesting. This did not eventuate. While we entertained imaginative ways of filling out the census we didn't even put these into action. Boring! Oh well now some poor individuals will have to collate all the data and publish it. Then you will be able to access it on the web! http://www.abs.gov.au and it's all for free....mmmm. Post exams I may conduct my own census.

Now I can tell you that according to "the population clock" the current resident population of this country as of 10:26:56 (Canberra time) on the 9th of August 2006 is/was predicted to be 20,596,900. ABS also informs me that "we're living longer, working harder and using more energy."

While its commentary on Victoria could be a little more entertaining, failing to provide an image that this state is home to second most livable city in the world, I appreciate what the ABS says. However, its statistics on Indigenous Australians I shall take more time to consider. You can also access the Australian Year Books via the ABS. These can provide hours of frivolous entertainment....and yes provide a possible means of procrastination when preparing papers, exams and presentations.