Commissioned report Oct 2016
Children living in “complex” households
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Showing 6 results
Commissioned report Oct 2016
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Research report Jul 2021
This report explores the impacts of COVID-19 on women who were expecting or planning to have a child, and the effect on women’s future plans.
Research report Jul 2020
The third snapshot from our Families Then and Now series focuses on fertility rate and births per woman from 1980 to today.
Facts and figures Apr 2023
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Research report Mar 2022
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
Media release Mar 2022
A new report from AIFS, based on a survey conducted at the end of 2020, shows the importance of help, support and connection from family at the time of pregnancy and new parenthood. This includes the family you live with as well as family living elsewhere.