Island Population Rises To Over Half A Million

I found it quite incredible how difficult it was to complete this census.
Knowing that this issue is key to the development of Phuket, I tried to complete the census and insisted that all my Thai staff also did so.
I was informed we should register by logging on to the census website,however, neither my Thai staff nor I could figure out how to actually find the form, let alone complete and submit.
Conversations with my Honorary Consul didn't resolve the situation either and so none of us managed to enter the census.
Thats over 40 people just in my company, I cannot imagine how many other people couldn't partake either.... not to mention,like you said, the hundreds of thousands that don't want to or are scared to register.
Running the island on budgets fit for a population half the size will never do, yet it was made so difficult to actually take part. Bill Barnett responds:
Yes agree its an imperfect process, compounded by the issue of tambien baan's or house papers for Thai's. The island has a large non permanent workforce of Thai's and the necessity of documenting a change of residence is often difficult or nearly impossible. Most estimates for the islands real population top the one million mark.