look for opportunities in the census data The 2016 census cost the Australian tax payer a small fortune. Despite issues with online data collection, the 2016 census results have been declared sound. They now offer a valuable resource for all businesses. The census found that there are now some 47,000 couples that report being in […]

look for opportunities in the census data The 2016 census cost the Australian tax payer a small fortune. Despite issues with online data collection, the 2016 census results have been declared sound. They now offer a valuable resource for all businesses. The census found that there are now some 47,000 couples that report being in a same sex relationship. Of the women in this cohort, 25% have children, and of the men, 5.4% have children. Perhaps the most interesting finding here is that the number of same sex couples reported was up from 33,000 in 2011. In four years, the number of same sex couples reported has increased by 30%. Biological research tells us that between 10% and 11% of human beings are homosexual. Given that the population of Australia is now in excess of 24 million, there are almost certainly some 2.4 million homosexuals in Australia. This provides plenty…