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Australian census to include a gender non-binary option for the first time – SBS News

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released new guidelines on sex, gender and sexual orientation seeking to improve data collection on diverse gender identities….

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An option to identify as a non-binary gender will be available in the census for the first time this year as part of new Australian Bureau of Statistics guidelines aimed at improving data on gender diversity. 
The change comes after the 2016 census included the option to identify as “other” as opposed to female and male but required the responder to take additional steps for this option to be available.
As a result, only 1,260 people across Australia opted to identify as gender diverse, which the…

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