Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 2010 Indonesia census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, education, fertility, and household deaths. The census was de jure for permanent residents and de facto for non-permanent residents. Enumeration occured on May 15.

A 10% sample of households from the census (22,928,795 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Dwelling and vacant dwelling units are not identified in the microdata. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.