On 18 June 1906, the first Statistician of the Commonwealth of Australia was appointed to carry out the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. Later in the same year the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics was formed (renamed the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1975).[1]
Timothy Augustine Coghlan was offered the position in December 1905, but had to decline due to his obligations to the New South Wales government.[2]
Charles Henry Wickens (August 1922 – April 1932,[4] although Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin was appointed acting Commonwealth Statistician following Wickens' stroke in 1931[5])
Sir Stanley Roy Carver (acting from 1940[6] to 1946, and again from 1948 to 1951. Formally appointed Commonwealth Statistician from 20 August 1957 to 1961[5] or 6 February 1962[6])
^. Archived from the original on 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
^Carment, David (1975). Australian liberal: a political biography of Sir Littleton Groom, 1867-1936(PDF) (PhD thesis). Australian National University. pp. 47–49.
^Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: Wickens, Charles Henry (1872 - 1939)
^ abcdefgBuilding a national statistical agency: From the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
^ abAustralian Dictionary of Biography Online: Carver, Sir Stanley Roy (1897 - 1967)
^. Press Release, Treasurer of Australia. 2000-06-29. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
^. Press Release, Treasurer of Australia. 2006-12-13. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
^"David W. Kalisch, Australian Statistician". 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
^"Appointment of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Statistician". 2019-11-28.
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australian, statistician, head, australian, bureau, statistics, june, 1906, first, statistician, commonwealth, australia, appointed, carry, provisions, census, statistics, 1905, later, same, year, commonwealth, bureau, census, statistics, formed, renamed, aust. The Australian Statistician is the head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics On 18 June 1906 the first Statistician of the Commonwealth of Australia was appointed to carry out the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 Later in the same year the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics was formed renamed the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1975 1 Timothy Augustine Coghlan was offered the position in December 1905 but had to decline due to his obligations to the New South Wales government 2 Commonwealth Statisticians editGeorge Handley Knibbs 1906 1921 3 Charles Henry Wickens August 1922 April 1932 4 although Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin was appointed acting Commonwealth Statistician following Wickens stroke in 1931 5 Edward Tannock McPhee 1933 1936 5 Sir Roland Wilson 1936 1940 1946 1951 5 Sir Stanley Roy Carver acting from 1940 6 to 1946 and again from 1948 to 1951 Formally appointed Commonwealth Statistician from 20 August 1957 to 1961 5 or 6 February 1962 6 Keith Archer 1962 1970 5 Jack O Neill acting from 1969 1972 Commonwealth Statistician from 1972 1975 Australian Statisticians editRobert William Cole 1976 Roy James Cameron 1977 1985 5 Ian Castles 1986 1994 5 Bill McLennan 1995 July 2000 7 Dennis Trewin July 2000 January 2007 Brian Pink March 2007 January 2014 8 David Kalisch December 2014 December 2019 9 David Gruen December 2019 present 10 References edit CENSUS 86 How Australia Takes a Census Archived from the original on 2006 05 21 Retrieved 2006 06 04 Carment David 1975 Australian liberal a political biography of Sir Littleton Groom 1867 1936 PDF PhD thesis Australian National University pp 47 49 Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Knibbs Sir George Handley 1858 1929 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Wickens Charles Henry 1872 1939 a b c d e f g Building a national statistical agency From the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics to the Australian Bureau of Statistics a b Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Carver Sir Stanley Roy 1897 1967 Appointment of Australian Statistician Press Release Treasurer of Australia 2000 06 29 Archived from the original on 2006 08 25 Retrieved 2007 01 31 Appointment of Australian Statistician Press Release Treasurer of Australia 2006 12 13 Archived from the original on 2007 08 30 Retrieved 2007 01 12 David W Kalisch Australian Statistician 2019 12 15 Retrieved 2019 12 03 Appointment of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Statistician 2019 11 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Statistician amp oldid 1106103131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
