Research report Nov 2016
Flexible child care and Australian parents' work and care decision-making
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Explores how parents make decisions about work and care, especially when faced with shift work or inflexible job conditions.
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 Sep 2017
Our study shows that long hours, non-standard work times and work pressures have significant impact on how children view time spent with dad.
Commissioned report Mar 2013
Drawing on data from LSAC this report examines the impact of joblessness and part-time work on the wellbeing of parents and their children.
Commissioned report Sep 2016
69% of Australian primary school children attend government schools, 19% attend Catholic primary schools and 12% attend independent primary schools.
Research snapshot May 2016
Becoming a mother heralds a dramatic change in the lives of Australian women.
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.
Study Jun 2023
This study monitors trends in gambling participation and related harms in Australia.
Facts and figures Jun 2023
This analysis highlights some socio-economic, cultural and health-related factors associated with the patterns of living with parents.
Media release Jun 2023
A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has found that young people are increasingly living with their parents well into their late teens and early twenties.
Webinar Jul 2023