Family Matters article Dec 2002
Why is the fertility rate falling?
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
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Family Matters article Dec 2002
This article examines what might be causing decades of falling birth rates and the all time low in Australia's fertility rates.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
Family Matters article Dec 2002
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
There have been some concerns that Australian teenage exnuptial births are rising and this article looks at the latest trends in this area. Although the rate has been increasing, it has not been growing as fast as the rate of increase of exnuptial births to older women.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
Family Matters article on men's and women's reasons for not having children
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.