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Home Family trends and demographics

Household and family types

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Facts and figures
Feb 2025

Marriages in Australia

Figures around marriages in Australia: marriage rate, age at first marriage, religious and civil weddings, and more.

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Grandmother welcoming grandson home
Research report
Dec 2023

What is family?

The findings of the Families in Australia Survey conducted in late 2021 provide useful insights on aspects of Australian families.

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Research snapshot
Aug 2023

Parents' welfare receipt and their children's employment…

This research snapshoots looks at the process behind Australia's social mobility – the extent of disadvantage that carries over from parents to children. Evidence is…

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Media release Dec 2023

Australians increasingly choosing their family members

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Facts and figures Mar 2022

Marriages in Australia

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