Research report Nov 2016
Attitudes towards intergenerational support
Examines the views of Australians about the obligations of parents and their adult children concerning financial and accommodation support.
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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 Mar 2022
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
Facts and figures Apr 2023
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot discusses what factors give rise to isolation and how it is experienced by older people.
Research report Feb 2024
This report sets out the findings of the Factors, Dynamics and Effects of Isolation for Older People: An Exploratory Study with the aim to investigate and understand the experiences and needs of isolated older people in New South Wales.
Research report Jul 2020
The third snapshot from our Families Then and Now series focuses on fertility rate and births per woman from 1980 to today.
Research report Sep 2015
Does life satisfaction improve or decline as people grow older? What happens to people's outlook as they pass through the common events of life?
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Family Matters article about measuring socio-economic status of women
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.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This opinion piece calls for for more - and better - research on ageing in Australia