Research report Jul 2013
Australian households and families
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This facts sheet examines the extent and nature of change in household and family forms.
Research report Jul 2013
This facts sheet examines the extent and nature of change in household and family forms.
Media release Sep 2017
The latest LSAC Annual Statistical Report provides a window into how the lives of Australian teenagers are changing.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
An update is provided about the Australian Temperament Project (ATP), which commenced in 1983 with a cohort of children aged four-eight months, and has collected thirteen waves of data by mail surveys over the first 20 years of life.
Family Matters article Sep 2000
This article describes the meeting of a group of adolescents and their families, on Sunday 26 November, 2000, meeting the researchers and celebrating the first 18 years of the landmark longitudinal research study of children’s development, the Australian Temperament Project.
Short article Apr 2017
Recent research highlights the importance of formal support services and informal social supports for refugee families resettling in Australia.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
This article focuses on contemporary patterns of transition for young people who are becoming adult in the 2000s, and reflects on how we understand these patterns.
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article introduces 'Building a New Life in Australia', a new longitudinal study that will investigate the settlement pathways and outcomes of newly arrived humanitarian migrants, and explains its conceptualisation and development, design, topics covered, recruitment, and the survey methodology for Wave 1 data collection.
Webinar Feb 2019
This webinar discussed an approach to building coping strategies for parents and young children, with a focus on families from CALD backgrounds.
Research report Jan 1984
Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.