| Consultation on content |
April to November, 2007 |
| Private
Sector Involvement |
March 2008 to March 2010 |
| 2008 Census Test (Reference Day) |
May 13, 2008 |
| Consultation on dissemination |
October 15, 2008 to March 31, 2009 |
| 2009 Census Test questionnaire finalized |
December 2008 |
| Recruitment for 2009 Census Test jobs |
January 2009 to July 2009 |
| 2009 Census Test distribution to households |
May 4, 2009 |
| 2009 Census Test (reference day) |
May 12, 2009 |
| Cabinet approval of questionnaire content |
January 2010 |
| Census questions gazetted |
April 2010 |
| Early enumeration starts |
February 2011 |
| Recruitment for 2011 Census jobs |
Late Spring 2010 to July 29, 2011 |
| 2011 Census collection begins |
May 2, 2011 |
| 2011 Census (reference day) |
May 10, 2011 |
| Collection activities completed |
July 29, 2011 |
| Major Releases of 2011 Census data |
February 2012 to November 2014 |