Overview

The Australian Institute of Family Studies was commissioned by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to conduct a three year study of the living standards of Australian families. This report presents the results of the household survey undertaken in the city of Berwick, Vic. Berwick is a rapidly growing municipality on the fringe of metropolitan Melbourne and is one of the five outer suburban area covered by the survey. The chapters in the report cover: the Australian Living Standards Study and the city of Berwick economic resources, employment, unemployment and training, housing, health services, transport, child care and early childhood services, primary and secondary education, leisure and recreation, neighbourhood and local services, family relationships, and health status and personal well being. All the chapters have been indexed individually.

Contents

1. The Australian  Living  Standards  Study  and the City  of Berwick by Peter McDonald and Helen Brownlee
2. Economic Resources by Helen Brownlee
3. Employment, Unemployment and  Training by Helen Brownlee and Peter McDonald
4.  Housing: Reflections of Economic  Inequality in Berwick by Andrew Burbidge and George Gondor
5. Health  Services by Helen Brownlee
6. Transport by Andrew Burbidge  and George Gondor
7. Child Care and Early Childhood Services by Peter McDonald
8. Primary  and Secondary  Education by Ruth Weston and Christine Millward
9. Leisure   and  Recreation by Violet Kolar
10. Neighbourhood and Local Services  by Helen Brownlee
11. Family  Relationships by Christine Millward
12. Health Status and Personal Wellbeing by Ruth Weston
13. Conclusion by Peter McDonald