The modern Australian family
Research summary— May 2016
Explores the different phases of family, from the families we live with as children to the families we form as we grow older.
Research summaries
Brief, statistical publications which outline changing family trends.
Mothers still do the lion's share of housework
Research summary— May 2016
Becoming a mother heralds a dramatic change in the lives of Australian women.
Settlement experiences of recently arrived humanitarian migrants
Research summary— January 2016
Wave 1 findings from the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) longitudinal study.
The nature of living alone in Australia
David de Vaus and Lixia Qu
Australian Family Trends No. 9 — December 2015
What is the nature of living alone and what does it means to the individuals involved?
Living alone and personal wellbeing
David de Vaus and Lixia Qu
Australian Family Trends No. 10 — December 2015
How does living alone influence social connection, health behaviours and subjective wellbeing?
Life satisfaction across life course transitions
Lixia Qu and David de Vaus
Australian Family Trends No. 8 — September 2015
Does life satisfaction improve or decline as people grow older? What happens to people's outlook as they pass through the common events of life?
Child care and early childhood education in Australia
Research summary— May 2015
What types of childcare are Australian parents choosing for their children?
Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn
Jennifer Baxter, Daryl Higgins and Alan Hayes
Research summary— May 2012
Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"
Past and present adoptions in Australia
Daryl Higgins
Research summary— February 2012
Provides a summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved
Families in regional, rural and remote Australia
Jennifer Baxter, Alan Hayes and Matthew Gray
Research summary— March 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
The best start: Supporting happy, healthy childhoods
Jennifer Baxter, Matthew Gray and Alan Hayes
Research summary— May 2010
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet about the diversity of families to support the 2010 National Families Week
