2011 Census - Anyone ever been a collector?

**Razzberry** · April 15th, 2011, 05:33 PM

I was looking at doing this, as I saw an advert in the paper today. I was worried about going round at night cause would'nt be very safe! How many hours approx do you work Trillian?

**Trillian** · April 15th, 2011, 07:07 PM

The hours vary depending on the size of your area, but there is work you have to do at home in writing all of it down and accounting for all the forms. In my area, because it was rural, most of the time was spent driving to get from house to house.

**AnyDream** · April 15th, 2011, 07:56 PM

It's a much better pay rate than it has been in the past, for the first time they are paying per hour and not a set amount per number of dwellings collected. I know a few people who have worked on it in the past and they all said it was great. I believe some collectors do it parttime alongside their normal job.

**beansbeans!** · April 15th, 2011, 07:59 PM

I applied to do this this time round. I really hope I get a job with it. Would be nice to have mine own 'job' and to be walking at the same time!

I heard its about $18/hr. Well I think thats what the news said the other night

**feeb** · April 15th, 2011, 08:04 PM

Oh where is that advert??
Could you do it while walking with kids in a pram??

**beansbeans!** · April 15th, 2011, 08:17 PM

They did a story on it, I think on monday on the news about them wanting people for it. They said you need a lockable car, but I am assuming that it would be like catalogue people, who drive to an area then do that block or section and so on. Well that how we did it years ago.