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.
Research snapshot Apr 2021
A Year in Review presents a short summary of early findings from the Towards COVID Normal survey on how Australian families experienced 2020.
Research programs
Information and experiences from Defence personnel and their families.
Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This opinion piece calls for for more - and better - research on ageing in Australia
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper uses data from the Australian General Social Survey, 2006, and the Australian Time Use Survey, 2006 and finds that retired men spend less time with family and friends outside of the household than men who are not retired, while for retired women, the opposite pattern emerges, as they report spending more time with family and friends who live outside of the household compared to women who are not retired.
Research report Nov 2016
Examines the views of Australians about the obligations of parents and their adult children concerning financial and accommodation support.
Research report Jun 2018
This Research Report investigates the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
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 Jul 2020
This first snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in the housing arrangements of Australian families from 1980 to today.
Research report Jul 2020
This second snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines some of the changes in Australian households and families from 1980 to today.