The Australian Bureau of Statistics says 85 per cent of Australians will complete the 2026 Census form online. “Data from the Census is used to build a picture of what communities across Australia need,” ABS explained, noting that “if you know where you’ll be on Census night, you can complete your Census early [and] don’t have to wait until Census night.” Addressing controversy after the 2021 Census, ABS this year tested and expanded the survey to cover gender and sexual orientation, following countries like the UK, New Zealand and Canada with new questions ABS said have been “misrepresented” by media. ABS has not yet committed to offer AI analysis of Census data, but projects like the community-driven ABS AI have already enabled AI-powered searching of the 2021 data, with efforts like the US Censusbot and Census Data AI Explorer affirming its perceived value in making the massive data sets more accessible. You can expect ABS Census officers to visit you incessantly until your form is submitted.