Under current ABS policy, the names obtained by the Census for this process are then destroyed within 18 months. PLIDA information is not to be used for enforcement or compliance, and only aggregate statistics are to be produced for release. Maybe we should let PLIDA become extraordinarily good at describing administrative Australia, and deliberately redesign the Census to describe everything PLIDA cannot see. Before the next Census, the ABS should experimentally test whether removing names and exact DOB, prohibiting person-level administrative linkage and explicitly promising an independent statistical Census improves truthful reporting of hidden circumstances. A Census that merely confirms administrative reality is quickly becoming redundant, but a Census designed to uncover the aggregate reality outside administrative records is more important than ever.