Information for participants
Find the latest updates for Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) participants.
Thank you
As a Growing Up in Australia participant we want to say a huge thank you for your continued support of the study. Your participation has ensured that the study is a leading reference source for Australian researchers and policy makers. To have data on the growth and development of Australians over a 20-year period is a huge achievement, and that is because of each one of you.
We appreciate your time and the openness with which you welcome our interviewers into your spaces. Thank you for continuing to share about your life in Australia as an adult so that we can understand how earlier experiences when you were younger may impact you now.
About the study
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children is a major study following the development of 10,000 young people and their families from all parts of Australia.
The study collects data every 2 years which is used to work out how to make things better for Australian children and young people in the future. Our discoveries have already helped to make some really important changes in recent years – read more about our impact.
Growing Up in Australia is conducted in partnership between the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) and Roy Morgan.
If you have any general questions about the study you can read our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) fact sheet.
Who is Roy Morgan?
Roy Morgan is an Australian owned independent research company that has been operating continuously in Australia for more than 80 years. Roy Morgan is highly regarded for its integrity and independence and, in addition to the Growing Up in Australia study, conducts many of the best-known Government research studies in Australia, including:
- HILDA – the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, also known as ‘Living in Australia’
- LSIC – the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, also known as ’Footprints in Time’
- National Drug Strategy Household Survey – an ongoing national survey about awareness, attitudes and behaviour relating to licit and illicit drugs.
Stay up to date
To keep you up to date on everything Growing Up in Australia, we stay in touch by sending you newsletters. They include the latest news about the study and the research you’ve helped make possible.
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Research findings
The Growing Up in Australia study collects and analyses information from thousands of young people like you across Australia. Findings like the ones below can be used by researchers and policy makers to promote and protect the wellbeing of all young Australians.
Findings from the latest Growing Up in Australia snapshots indicated:
- 48% of 18-19 year olds experienced sexual harassment at a bar, party or club
Experience of sexual harassment among young Australians: Who, where and how? snapshot - Three in ten older teens have experienced intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence snapshot - Adolescents whose parents received welfare were found to be less likely to be in education, employment, or training at ages 18 and 19
Parents’ Welfare Receipt snapshot - Engaging in prosocial behaviours, such as volunteering, has been shown to protect teens against poor mental health
Prosocial Behaviours snapshot - Many young adults returned to live with their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, facing various challenges during this period
Impact of COVID-19 snapshot - There is a link between playing video games during adolescence and gambling as a young adult
Video Gaming and Gambling snapshot