Research report Nov 2021
Families’ concerns about finances
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This snapshot reports on families’ experiences of financial concerns and stresses at May–June 2021, as captured in the third survey.
Research report Nov 2021
This snapshot reports on families’ experiences of financial concerns and stresses at May–June 2021, as captured in the third survey.
Research programs
Identifying trends and key factors in people's life transitions and wellbeing
Research report Sep 2021
This report looks at the COVID early release of superannuation program, the families who accessed superannuation early and how the money was used.
Webinar Sep 2021
This webinar explored the opportunities and challenges in the development of policy frameworks key to the interests of children and young people.
Research report Sep 2021
This paper presents an overview of reports on sharing housework at different times during 2020 from couples who live together and changes.
Media release Jul 2021
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows one in five Australian women changed their plans of having children because of COVID-19, and one in seven women indicated that COVID-19 likely impacted on when they would have children, with the majority of this cohort (92%) choosing to delay having children.
Research report Jul 2021
This report explores the impacts of COVID-19 on women who were expecting or planning to have a child, and the effect on women’s future plans.
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' experiences of child care, and includes reports on how use was affected by COVID-related restrictions.
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia
Submission May 2021
This submission from the Australian Gambling Research Centre presents their research on online wagering in Australia, the current use of credit cards for gambling and industry initiatives to prevent this, harms associated with the use of credit cards for gambling, and the international experience.