Facts and figures Mar 2022
Marriages in Australia
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.
Facts and figures May 2019
This factsheet shows that more young people are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents into their early adulthood.
Short article May 2019
This discussion article explores Relationship Australia's service response to the ageing of Australia's population.
Media release Mar 2019
The Nine Network’s Married At First Sight ‘shoehorns a lifetime of matrimonial issues into a few dozen episodes’. But how realistic is it?
Media release Feb 2019
Findings from the longitudinal Study of Australian Children show that when a father engages in regular heavy drinking (defined as more than five drinks more than twice a month) when his daughter is aged 12-13, it has a strong bearing on the likelihood she will try alcohol by age 14-15.
Short article May 2018
The MacKillop Family Services conference focused on what can be learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Short article Feb 2018
Recent research suggests that more young adults engage in sexting than teenagers and those who sext regard it more positively than those who don't.
Short article Jan 2018
Professor Daryl Higgins reflects on the findings from the Royal Commission and considers how organisational leaders can best respond.
Media release Jan 2018
Abuse of older people is a complex and sometimes hidden problem in Australia. To help build on the growing body of knowledge on the issue, the Elder Abuse National Research Project is currently underway, led by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Short article Dec 2017
A short overview of the final report released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on 15 December 2017.