Webinar Jul 2023
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A child and family services’ guide to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
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Research snapshot Apr 2021
A year in review: How we experienced 2020
A Year in Review presents a short summary of early findings from the Towards COVID Normal survey on how Australian families experienced 2020.
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Webinar May 2022
Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
This webinar explored approaches to supporting child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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Media release Dec 2023
Australians increasingly choosing their family members
According to new research by AIFS, Australians have a wide range of views when it comes to defining their family, with many younger people saying love and unconditional support is more important than genetics and legal ties.
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Research report Jun 2019
Beyond 18: The Longitudinal Study on Leaving Care, Wave 2 Research Report
This report contains key findings from the second wave of data collection for Beyond 18: The Longitudinal Study on Leaving Care.
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Research report Jun 2019
Beyond 18: The Longitudinal Study on Leaving Care, Wave 3 Research Report
This is the third and final research report for Beyond 18: The Longitudinal study on Leaving Care and describes the key findings from the third wave.
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Facts and figures Apr 2023
Births in Australia
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
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Research programs
Building a New Life in Australia
Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants examines how humanitarian migrants settle into Australia.
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Media release May 2020
Calling all Aussies: Share your Covid-19 Experience National survey to capture Australia’s home truths and shape policy
A new survey from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is calling on every Australian to share the experience of COVID-19 for them and their family as we look forward towards recovery.
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Policy and practice paper Jan 2020
Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017