Australia Census 2026: Optional Gender Identity And Sexual Orientation Questions Added To Census
Australians for the first time can reveal their sexual orientation and whether they identify as a different gender than the one recorded at birth. The 66-question census which is being held today on August 11, is the first under a center-left Labor Party government since 2011. The current Labor government backflipped to allow the questions after having dropped them temporarily two years ago as "divisive."
