Research snapshot May 2017
Stay-at-home dads
This Families Week fact sheet takes a close look at the data about "stay-at-home dads", to see if that perception matches reality.
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Research snapshot May 2017
This Families Week fact sheet takes a close look at the data about "stay-at-home dads", to see if that perception matches reality.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article assesses the evidence on the benefits of supported playgroups for parents and children.
Research report Nov 2016
Explores how parents make decisions about work and care, especially when faced with shift work or inflexible job conditions.
Commissioned report Oct 2016
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Commissioned report Sep 2016
69% of Australian primary school children attend government schools, 19% attend Catholic primary schools and 12% attend independent primary schools.
Research snapshot May 2016
Explores the different phases of family, from the families we live with as children to the families we form as we grow older.
Research report Dec 2015
What is the nature of living alone and what does it means to the individuals involved?
Research report Dec 2015
How does living alone influence social connection, health behaviours and subjective wellbeing?
Research report May 2015
What types of childcare are Australian parents choosing for their children?
Family Matters article Dec 2014
This article looks at the various ways in which family formation pathways and the characteristics and functioning of families have changed over the decades in Australia, including trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation, and the resulting rise in new forms of families, such as grandparent-headed families, same-sex-parented families, couples living apart together, and shared care.