Research report Jul 2013
Australian households and families
This facts sheet examines the extent and nature of change in household and family forms.
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Research report Jul 2013
This facts sheet examines the extent and nature of change in household and family forms.
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.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Presents participants’ views on main barriers and incentives that influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ decision to become a carer
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Research report Jan 1984
Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article has three main aims: to discuss the general profile of people caring for elderly parents and care recipients; to present some real life caring situations illustrating the complexities of care arrangements; and to draw some conclusions about the consequences of these complexities for middle aged carers and for the provision of support services for the aged.
Research report Jun 2003
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
Research report May 1982
The paper describes changes which have occurred in families and family structures over the past 25 years