But there was a gap in that communication, essentially," Rai told SBS News."She had a visit by a midwife who did note that she could smell something was off, but she put that down to hygiene, rather than actually trying to look for a clinical cause." Rai said decisions regarding the funding, availability and allocation of translating and interpreting services — including in healthcare — are informed by the Census of Population and Housing.The upcoming Census will be held on Tuesday 11 August Peter Doukas, chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia, told SBS News it's important to ensure "that we can collect accurate demographic data about what makes up Australia"."That will include things like the kind of languages that are spoken at home and the contraction of some of the more legacy communities."Question 17 of the Census asks where a person was born.Countries listed on the Census form include Australia, England, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Vietnam and South Africa