About 70,000 census forms have yet to be returned to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) before Monday’s deadline.

It's almost time.

Sunday April 24 is Census Night and while we know you’re very excited for it, there are some things you need to remember before you uncap your favourite pen and line your family up to be counted.

The 2016 Census taking place on Sunday week could be the last ever paper-only one, under proposals being drafted by the Central Statistics Office.

Though his mum had beaten him to the forms, Noel Baker still learned a lot from the census forms filled out by his ancestors in 1901 and 1911

Management companies need to give census enumerators access to apartment blocks so census forms can be delivered to every home.

The Simon Communities of Ireland says census night will not be a “definitive” count of homelessness.

A senior census official has admitted this year’s version of the vital national questionnaire will be unable to keep up with developments in Irish society because it was not given enough funds to examine potential population change issues.

Over two thirds of commuters drove to work in 2011 as public bus users fell by 20% in the space of five years, according to new data released by the CSO this morning.

The proportion of the Irish population who describe themselves as Catholic has reached an all-time low of 84.2%, according to official figures released today.

The gap between the number of men and women in work is at its lowest since records began.

The population of Ireland increased by 8.2% between 2006 and 2011, according to official figures released today.

The process to recruit 5,000 enumerators for Census 2011 is underway.

Temporary posts for 5,000 enumerators for the 2011 Census will be filled in the New Year.