FAQ
1. Who owns the submitted data?
Simulation Australasia (an incorporated entity in Australia) will own and maintain security over all data collected in this process.
2. How will email addresses be used?
All information provided on this site will be maintained in a secure location with access limited to official members of Simulation Australasia. Email addresses may be used to share information about Simulation Australasia events and activities, on a limited basis. They will not be shared with any other entity.
3. Will responses be published, aggregated or otherwise reported?
At certain points in time, in conjunction with on-going work to establish simulation as a recognised occupation in Australia, de-identified data provided here will be aggregated and published. Such de-identified data may also be used in future research to continue supporting the aims of this project.
4. Why is the target 300 responses?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics sets 300 as the minimum number for including an occupation in the national data base (called OSCA) for these reasons
Statistical Balance: This threshold prevents the classification system from becoming fragmented. If very small, highly specialized jobs were given separate codes, it would cause massive variations in standard errors, rendering statistical data—such as national Census or labor force reporting—unreliable.
Data Privacy: In large-scale sample surveys, categorizing data into groups of fewer than 300 can inadvertently lead to the identification of individual businesses or persons.
Mutual Exclusivity: To be practically useful, jobs must have shared, unique sets of main tasks. Smaller numbers of people often perform highly blurred variations of tasks that can be more accurately combined and categorized under broader titles.
5. Where do I enter ‘simulation’ or ‘simulation professional’ in the Census form?
In the image of the draft 2026 Census form below we show three crucial questions where you answers will add weight to the argument for including simulation as an identified occupation in Australia.
In each of the three questions 42, 43 and 44 you have 54 characters (including spaces) to provide your answer. This allows you to list more than one aspect of your work. Including “Simulation” in your text helps to show that it is an occupation with a broad array of applications.
6. Will results be made available after the Census?
Post census update.
The 2026 census data will be available from March 2027. After the census date an update on data collected will be provided both via a news item on the Simulation Australasia website and via an email to all respondents who provided an email address. Further updates on the project will be provided as the work progresses.
7. Privacy and data handling
Privacy statement and post-census update.
A Privacy statement will be included on the site as a link to a standard statement relevant to this website.
Draft 2026 Census form
You can add many occupations and tasks
