Facts and figures Mar 2023
Marriages in Australia
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
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Facts and figures Mar 2023
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Research report May 2023
This detailed look at family employment trends shows the very significant changes that have come about over recent decades.
Research report Dec 2022
This final evaluation report for the IHC program draws on data collected about IHC up to February 2020.
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.
Webinar Jul 2023
Journal article Dec 2022
This paper extends the ‘use it or lose it’ hypothesis to analyse whether the negative effects of working hours eventually dominate the positive effects of work as the hours of work increase.
Journal article Oct 2021
This paper examines to what extent informal care provided by couples and single individuals affects their household savings.
Webinar Aug 2023
This webinar will explore recent LSAC research that found childhood prosocial behaviours are associated with positive adolescent mental health.
Research programs
This project involves leading the evaluation of the Australian Government's Child Care Package.
Submission Oct 2022
Submission focusing on: trends in parental employment; current child care subsidy; child care use; child care affordability; the impact of the child care subsidy on parental employment.