澳大利亚定于2025年8月11日进行人口普查，将收集包括出生地、祖先和家庭语言在内的人口数据[1]。普查表格包含66个问题，在线信息提供26种语言版本[1]。根据2021年人口普查数据，27.6%的澳大利亚人在海外出生，48.2%的澳大利亚人至少有一位父母在海外出生[1]。其中约732,000人在中国出生，相比2024年增加了32,000人[1]。
准确的人口统计数据对多文化社区的服务提供至关重要[1]。该普查数据被用于指导医疗、教育、运输等领域的资金分配和服务设计[1]。专家指出，不完整或不准确的数据可能导致严重后果。越南移民Gia Lam的案例说明了这一风险——他因败血症于2019年去世，该死亡被裁定为"可预防的"，与医疗沟通不畅密切相关[1]。社区领导人呼吁改进普查表格，包括添加英语水平问题和为中国单独列出选项[1]。社区代表Priyanka Rai表示："我们需要更细致的数据，不仅是出生地，还有英语水平"[1]。
Australia will conduct its national census on Tuesday, August 11, 2025, gathering information on birthplace, ancestry, and household language to guide resource allocation and service design across healthcare, education, and transport sectors [1]. The census questionnaire contains 66 questions and offers online information in 26 languages [1].
According to 2021 census data, 27.6% of Australians were born overseas, while 48.2% have at least one parent born abroad [1]. Among these communities, approximately 732,000 people were born in China, representing an increase of 32,000 from 2024 [1]. Community leaders emphasize that accurate demographic data is essential for multicultural populations, warning that incomplete or imprecise information can have serious consequences. The case of Vietnamese-born Gia Lam illustrates the risks of communication barriers in healthcare settings: Gia Lam died from sepsis in 2019 in a death later ruled "preventable," with inadequate medical communication cited as a contributing factor [1].
Advocates are calling for improvements to the census form, including questions about English language proficiency levels and separate category options for people from China [1]. As Priyanka Rai stated, "We need more granular data, not just birthplace, but also English language proficiency" [1].