Research report Mar 2015
Demographics of living alone
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.
Research report Jun 2014
Based on interviews with 94 parents this report investigates parents' knowledge of and attitudes towards Early Childhood Education
Research report Dec 2013
This paper explores trends in child care in Australia from 1984 to 2011, for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers
Research report May 2013
This report highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study
Research report Apr 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
Research report May 2012
Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"
Research report Oct 2011
This paper describes re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, as at Wave 3.
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Research report May 2010
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet about the diversity of families to support the 2010 National Families Week
Research report Mar 2010
Looks at data from over 5,000 time use diaries of 4-5 year old children collected in the first wave (2004) of the Growing Up in Australia study