Census Division

The Sydney Root Census 2026

The other census is compulsory. This one is merely inevitable. Six (6) questions, one postcode, no names. Attendance is not compulsory. It is, however, being noted.

Respondents enumerated

Census Night — Tuesday 11 August 2026, 7pm

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Form CS-26 — Sydney Root Census, Short Form

All questions concern your own circumstances. Fixed choices only; the census accepts no free text. One (1) response per device. Completions under eight (8) seconds are discarded as noise.

Section A — The countQ1. Current romantic classificationQ2. Time since last recorded romantic activityQ3. Primary channel of acquisitionQ4. Contact with a former partner, past twelve (12) monthsQ5. Overnight-guest hospitality standard at the dwellingQ6. Confidence in romantic prospects, coming quarterQ7. Postcode of residence

Your respondent card is issued immediately. The percentiles arrive with the others.

Early findings — city level

Insufficient data. The Bureau requires more of you.

City-level cells publish once they clear the Bureau's k-anonymity floor. The full findings, including postcode drill-downs as they clear, are published in State of the Root. The ABS reports in June 2027; the Bureau reports considerably sooner.