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Cake day: August 30th, 2026

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  • I’ve visited Australia as a tourist (whom just conducted a census recently) and they count them, like WTF?! They don’t even live in the country yet make it mandatory for them whilst they’re physically present since they don’t bind census data to citizenship, rather EVERYBODY who is on their turf from citizen to visitor.

    In that case, tourists are given a form upon visiting a info center or by their hotel. If they’re staying at an AirBnB or at relatives place: the landlord or property owner has to acknowledge that other occupants are present on their form. To Australia, it doesn’t matter if you’re a citizen or tourist: YOU must complete the census.

    That’s in stark contrast to the US: where census data is only collected from citizens omitting tourists.