Facts and figures Mar 2022
Marriages in Australia
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
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Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Facts and figures Feb 2022
The latest figures around divorces in Australia: divorce rate, duration of marriage at divorce, and the extent to which divorces involved children.
Short article May 2019
This article looks at why only 1 in 20 Australian fathers take parental leave, as well as the benefits for both families and businesses of shared parental leave.
Media release May 2019
More young people especially those in capital cities are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents in their early adulthood, according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2012
This paper reviews the research on whether some family structures expose children to a higher risk of child maltreatment than others
Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family Matters article about a vital model in oncology, palliative care and bereavement for family grief therapy
Family Matters article Sep 2012
This study followed 186 pregnant Australian women who intended to return to work within 12 months post-partum, from late in pregnancy until they had returned to work, or their child was 13 months old.
Family Matters article Dec 2011
This paper looks at who is likely to benefit most from the introduction of Paid Parental Leave (PPL).
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on UK family policy