Area Supervisor (Discrete Community)
Duration of Employment: 1 June 2011 – 7 October 2011
This position takes responsibility for an accurate Census count in several discrete Aboriginal
communities. Discrete Indigenous communities’ refer to locations where the population is made up
mostly of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples with housing managed on a community basis. The
Area Supervisor will be in charge of the planning and training of Collectors and maintaining community
contact for all communities assigned to them. They will also be responsible for assessing what materials
will be needed, for example, how many Census forms, as well as debriefing the community to assess
how the Census process went.

Community Coordinators
Duration of Employment: Five weeks
A Community Coordinator must be someone with strong ties in the community, usually an older Aboriginal person who is respected and trusted within the community. While the Area Supervisor is in charge of the count, the Community Coordinator will be in charge of ensuring the community, including field staff, understands why the ABS is conducting the Census and why it is important for Aboriginal people to be involved.

Collector Interviewers
Duration of Employment: Five Weeks
Collector Interviewers will be local Aboriginal people who will conduct the count itself. As they will be working in an identified discrete Aboriginal community, all households will receive an interview. Collector Interviewers will be trained to understand the Census form as well as the meaning and relevance of the questions. Due to their local knowledge, Collector Interviewers should

Remote Area Mobile Team Leader
Duration of Employment: 1 June 2011 – 7 October 2011
Like Area Supervisors, Remote Area Mobile Team Leaders are responsible for the Census count of all communities in their workloads; however, they may or may not be members of the local community. Remote Area Mobile Team Leaders are responsible for the planning of the count, recruiting suitable Community Coordinators and Collector Interviewers as well as delivering appropriate training.

Remote Area Mobile Team Members
Duration of Employment: 1 June 2011 – 7 October 2011
Remote Area Mobile Team Members will be supervised by the Team Leader. They are responsible for training and assisting local staff and assisting local Collector Interviewers with the Census process. Team

Collectors who Interview
Collectors Who Interview will be supervised by a mainstream Area Supervisor. They will be employed in areas throughout NSW where the ABS has identified a significant population of Aboriginal people but where there is no discrete community.

Indigenous Assistant
Duration of Employment: Five weeks
Indigenous Assistants will primarily be employed in urban areas where the ABS had identified a significant population of Aboriginal people, but where there is no discrete community.

Aboriginal Recruitment Factsheet (PDF)