https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4102.0 en-au Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:30:00 +1000 social.reporting@abs.gov.au (Social Reporting) ℗ & © 2012 Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Social Trends (AST) podcasts bring you short, easy listening highlights from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest release of the AST publication. Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Social Trends (AST) podcasts bring you short, easy listening highlights from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest release of the AST publication. Each quarterly release of AST contains several in depth articles, which cover many broad areas of social concern such as population, health, work and housing just to name a few. We aim to do this in an interesting and easy to understand way. Other aims of AST are to address current and perennial social concerns and to provide answers to key social questions. Each podcast will focus in upon the highlights from a different article. Australian Social Trends (AST) podcasts bring you short, easy listening highlights from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest release of the AST publication. Each quarterly release of AST contains several in depth articles, which cover many broad areas of social concern such as population, health, work and housing just to name a few. We aim to do this in an interesting and easy to understand way. Other aims of AST are to address current and perennial social concerns and to provide answers to key social questions. Each podcast will focus in upon the highlights from a different article. https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0312-001/ASTPodcast.jpg https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4102.0 Australian Social Trends - Australian Bureau of Statistics social.reporting@abs.gov.au clean Australian Bureau of Statistics Are many people with disability engaged in work? This first Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Disability and Work' article from the March 2012 AST publication. Are many people with disability engaged in work? If so, in what sort of jobs and how do their labour force characteristics differ from those without disability? This first Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Disability and Work' article from the March 2012 AST publication. Are many people with disability engaged in work? If so, in what sort of jobs and how do their labour force characteristics differ from those without disability?Transcript - E01 Disability and Work (.doc 80kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features40March+Quarter+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0312-001/Episode1-DisabilityandWork.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:30:00 +1100 7:15 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Disability, Work, Employment, Unemployment, Discrimination Australian Bureau of Statistics Australians in low economic resource households This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Life on Struggle Street' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It looks at the characteristics of people in households with both relatively low income and relatively low wealth. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Life on Struggle Street' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It looks at the characteristics of people in households with both relatively low income and relatively low wealth.Transcript - E02 Life on 'Struggle Street' (.doc 85kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10March+Quarter+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0512-001/Episode2-StruggleStreet.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:30:00 +1000 10:09 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Poor, Income, Wealth, Disadvantage, Employment, Unemployment Australian Bureau of Statistics Trends in marriage and divorce This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Love Me Do' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It examines trends in marriage, de facto relationships and divorce over the last twenty years. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Love Me Do' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It examines trends in marriage, de facto relationships and divorce over the last twenty years.Transcript - E03 Love me do (.doc 81.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features30March+Quarter+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0512-003/Episode3-LoveMeDo.mp3 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:30:00 +1000 8:34 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Marriage, Divorce, Relationship, De facto, Separation, Family, Children Australian Bureau of Statistics What is the prevalence of disability among children? This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Children with a disability ' article from the June 2012 AST publication. It discusses the prevalence of disability among children aged 0-14 years, and the types of disability most common among children. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Children with a disability ' article from the June 2012 AST publication. It discusses the prevalence of disability among children aged 0-14 years, and the types of disability most common among children.Transcript - E04 Children with a disability (.doc 81kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features30Jun+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0612-002/E04_ChildrenDisability.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:30:00 +1000 8:31 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Children, Disability, Carers, Support Australian Bureau of Statistics Children's participation in sport and dancing This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at participation in organised sport or dancing for children, by selected characteristics relative to an average or typical situation. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at participation in organised sport or dancing for children, by selected characteristics relative to an average or typical situation.Transcript - E05 Child's play (.doc 84kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features40Jun+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0712-002/E05_ChildsPlay.mp3 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:30:00 +1000 9:36 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Children, Kids, Sport, Health, Fitness, Parents Australian Bureau of Statistics Who's most affected by STIs? And what are the most common STIs? This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast considers notification rates of major STIs by age and sex. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast considers notification rates of major STIs by age and sex.Transcript - E06 Sexually transmissible infections (.doc 81.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10Jun+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0812-001/E06_STIs.mp3 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:30:00 +1000 8:18 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, STD, Sex, Chlamydia, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Herpes, HIV, AIDS Australian Bureau of Statistics The relevance of qualifications to employment This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at employed people aged 20-64 years with a qualification, and the relevance of their highest level qualification for their current employment. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at employed people aged 20-64 years with a qualification, and the relevance of their highest level qualification for their current employment.Transcript - E07 Right person for the job (.doc 35.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features30Sep+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0912-001/E07_RightPerson.mp3 Fri, 5 Oct 2012 11:30:00 +1000 7:04 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Employment, Jobs, Study, Education, University, Training, Qualifications, Income Australian Bureau of Statistics This special episode discusses the 2012 update of Measures of Australia's Progress Australians have a higher income, an increased life expectancy, and are better educated compared with a decade ago. But, the number of animals and plants which are endangered has increased over the last ten years. Australians have a higher income, an increased life expectancy, and are better educated compared with a decade ago. But, the number of animals and plants which are endangered has increased over the last ten years.Transcript - E08 Is life in Australia getting better? (.doc 36.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/1370.0.55.001 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0912-002/E08_MAP.mp3 Tue, 9 Oct 2012 11:30:00 +1000 7:53 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Measures, Progress, Society, Economy, Environment, GDP, Wellbeing, Indicators Australian Bureau of Statistics How much energy do Australian households use, and how much does it cost? This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at Australian household energy use and costs, and what people are doing to reduce their energy consumption. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at Australian household energy use and costs, and what people are doing to reduce their energy consumption.Transcript - E09 Household energy use and costs (.doc 32.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10Sep+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-1112-001/E09_HouseholdEnergy.mp3 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:30:00 +1100 7:20 Australia, Social, Trends, Statistics, Energy, Household, Costs, Prices, Electricity, Gas, Petrol, Solar, Heating, Cooling, Insulation, Climate Australian Bureau of Statistics What's it like to be a farmer in Australia these days? This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at the business of farming and the characteristics of Australian farmers. This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at the business of farming and the characteristics of Australian farmers.Transcript - E10 Australian farming and farmers (.doc 33.5kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10Dec+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-1212-001/E10_FarmingAndFarmers.mp3 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:30:00 +1100 9:08 Australian, Social, Trends, Statistics, Farming, Farmer, Stock, Beef, Sheep, Grain, Exports, Food, Agriculture, Drought, Floods Australian Bureau of Statistics Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are health conditions that most of us have heard of, but few of us fully understand This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of people identified as having dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the 2009 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Caring This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of people identified as having dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the 2009 Survey of Disability, Ageing and CaringTranscript - E11 People identified with Dementia or Alzheimers (.doc 32kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features50Dec+2012 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0513-001/E11_IdentifiedWithDementiaAlzheimers.mp3 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +1000 8:12 Australian, Social, Trends, Statistics, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Hospitalisation, Diagnosis, Cause of Death, National Health Priority Area, Formal Care, Informal Care, Pneumonia, Life Expectancy, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Centenarians Australian Bureau of Statistics Who is the average Australian This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of the average Australian This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of the average AustralianTranscript - E12 The average Australian (.doc 51kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features30April+2013 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0513-002/E12_TheAverageAustralian.mp3 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +1000 9:57 Australian, Social, Trends, average Australian, typical Australian, Census, religion, country of birth, language, education, diversity, demographics Australian Bureau of Statistics Characteristics of young adults in 1976 and 2011 This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of 18-34 year olds in 1976 and 2011 This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of 18-34 year olds in 1976 and 2011Transcript - E13 Young Adults Then and Now (.doc 53kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features40April+2013 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0713-001/AST_E13_Young adults then and now.mp3 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:30:00 +1000 8:17 Australian, Social, Trends, intergenerational change, changing characteristics, Census, country of birth, education Australian Bureau of Statistics Same-sex couples This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of same-sex couples in Australia This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of same-sex couples in AustraliaTranscript - E14 Same-sex couples (.doc 57kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10July+2013 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0813-001/AST_E14_Same-sex_couples.mp3 Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:30:00 +1000 9:38 Australian, Social, Trends, same sex couples, same sex marriage, Census, gay, lesbian Australian Bureau of Statistics Hitting the books: Characteristics of higher education students This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of students enrolled at tertiary institutes This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of students enrolled at tertiary institutesTranscript - E15 Hitting the books (.doc 57kB)

]]> https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features20July+2013 https://www.abs.gov.au/videos/438-0913-001/AST_E15_Hittingthebooks.mp3 Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:30:00 +1000 9:40 Australian, Social, Trends, tertiary education, university, bachelor degree, international students, binge drinking