Research report Mar 2015
Demographics of living alone
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People living alone now account for a quarter of all Australian households.
Research report Mar 2015
People living alone now account for a quarter of all Australian households.
Media release Jul 2018
Many older age Australians who have experienced divorce are substantially less well off financially than people who have stayed married, according to new analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Commissioned report Jun 2014
Looks at the data on participation rates, gender differences, occupation types, employment outcomes, and personal outcomes, and reviews their impacts.
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
Short article Oct 2018
We provide an overview of the national diagnostic tool and a guide to its use for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2014
This paper reviews the research and current policy surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
Research report Mar 2015
Older people feel left behind by technology, but so do one in ten younger Australians.
Media release Mar 2015
A quarter of all Australian households are now lone person households, according to a new demographic trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Aug 2017
Australian teens choose to work for the money citing financial reasons as the main motivation to get a job.