1 The word ‘census' originates in ancient Rome from the Latin word ‘censere'
meaning ‘estimate’. It is believed the census was first used in ancient Rome
in order to calculate taxes and was originally carried out every five years.
2 The first known censuses were taken by the Babylonians nearly 6,000 years
ago.
3 All 700,000 households in Northern Ireland will be included in 2011’s census
and all their occupants counted. Just under 2,000 temporary staff are
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