The results of the population census, which is conducted every ten years, present a numerical picture of the structure of the population, households and families in Austria. These statistics are compiled for various levels of the administrative and territorial structure of Austria. Therefore, the census results serve as a basis for political planning and decision making, economic decisions and scientific work.
In 2011, the implementation of the Census was changed substantially with the adoption of administrative data sources for the production of the Census. In the years between Censuses, the Register-based Labour Market Statistics produce census-like statistics. Together, they form a time series since 2009, and the results can be found on the topic pages. Both the Register Census and the Register-based Labour Market Statistics use administrative data in contrast to traditional census methods, where the data was collected via paper questionnaires.