From flushing our toilets to building new schools, this is why filling in your census form matters

Getty Images Do you want your toilet to reliably flush, whether you’re at home or on holiday anywhere in Australia? Want to help shape decisions on where new schools get built? Or want people experiencing homelessness to get better services than they do now? Australian households are now starting to receive instructions in their letterboxes, explaining how to complete the 2026 census. The data collected in your census form is crucial for everything from sewage systems to hospitals, schools…