Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward
Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
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Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
Short article Oct 2020
This short article presents research on young people’s suicidal and help-seeking behaviour with implications for practitioners supporting young people.
Research report Nov 2022
The report explores the varied impacts of COVID-19 on children of all ages below 18 years, and also delves into the experiences of families and the factors that parents say contributed to their children’s wellbeing.
Research snapshot Nov 2022
This research snapshot looks at some of the ways that family members provide financial support to one another, and how giving and receiving financial support differs across life stages.
Research report Nov 2016
Explores how parents make decisions about work and care, especially when faced with shift work or inflexible job conditions.
Research snapshot May 2017
This Families Week fact sheet takes a close look at the data about "stay-at-home dads", to see if that perception matches reality.
Research snapshot 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.
Media release May 2023
A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has found that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years.
Facts and figures Jun 2023
This analysis highlights some socio-economic, cultural and health-related factors associated with the patterns of living with parents.
Facts and figures Jul 2023
This research snapshot outlines some key changes in the population, households and families of Australia over the last four decades, with some of the trends going back before this time. This research snapshot is mainly based on Australian censuses.