Research report Dec 1993
Families and services
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
Research report Dec 1993
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Family Matters article Sep 2003
Family Matters article May 2010
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.
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.
Research report May 2003
This paper explores whether there is a link between changes in family life and community social capital, and the nature of any such link.
Family Matters article Jun 1995
Media release Mar 2019
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
Research report Dec 2000
The data presented are drawn from the 1977 Australian Divorce Transition Project, a random national telephone survey of divorced Australians