Research report Jul 2020
Life during COVID-19: Early findings report
This report contains early findings from a major survey that ran May-June 2020, exploring how Australian families coped with the COVID19 pandemic.
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Research report Jul 2020
This report contains early findings from a major survey that ran May-June 2020, exploring how Australian families coped with the COVID19 pandemic.
Research report Aug 2020
This report looks at how we helped, and were helped by relatives, friends, community groups and professionals during the pandemic.
Research report Jul 2020
This report focusses on how Australian families stayed connected when physically separated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research report Sep 2020
This report looks at how COVID-19 affected our recreational and 'spare time' activities and how we spent time with our family, alone and with others.
Research report Dec 2015
How does living alone influence social connection, health behaviours and subjective wellbeing?
Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
Facts and figures Mar 2023
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Family Matters article about measuring socio-economic status of women
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.
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.