Australians will now be able to select “non-binary sex” as an option for the question about sex recorded at birth in the 2021 Census.
For the first time, the census will make available the “non-binary sex” option. This announcement comes as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published new standards for the collection and dissemination of data relating to sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation.While the 2021 Census will still not have an option to enter information about sexual orientation, people will be given three options for the sex question – Male, Female and Non-Binary Sex.
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