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This page links to a selection of articles that are relevant to gender or that contain sex-disaggregated data. Population Family and community Health Education and training Work Economic resources Housing Other areas of social concern Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples POPULATION Population characteristics/ composition Population distribution Population growth Population projections Population characteristics/ composition New Zealanders in Australia Sep 2010 Characteristics of the population 2009-10 Ageing Australians 2006 People in their 50s: then and now 2006 Urban and non-urban population 2006 People in their 20s: then and now 2005 Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2006 Australia's top four overseas birthplace groups 2005 People in institutional settings 2003 New Zealanders in Australia 2002 20th century: beginning and end 2000 Social conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2000 Back to top Population distribution New Zealanders in Australia Sep 2010 Population distribution 2008 People in their 50s: then and now 2006 Urban and non-urban population 2006 People in their 20s: then and now 2005 Population characteristics and remoteness 2003 Youth migration within Australia 2003 New Zealanders in Australia 2002 Back to top Population growth One for the country: recent trends in fertility Dec 2010 How many children have women in Australia had? Jun 2010 Population growth: past, present and future Jun 2010 Recent increases in Australia's fertility 2008 Towns of the mineral boom 2008 Fertility and its effect on Australia's future population 2007 International fertility comparison 2007 Recent increases in Australia's fertility 2007 Pace of ageing: Australia and Japan 2006 Recent fertility trends 2006 Recent fertility trends 2005 Echoes of the baby boom 2004 Back to top Population projections Australian households: the future Dec 2010 Population growth: past, present and future Jun 2010 Future population growth and ageing Mar 2009 Population projections - A tool for examining population ageing 2008 Future living arrangements 2006 Future living arrangements 2005 Scenarios for Australia's aging population 2004 Fertility futures 2002 Future living arrangements 2001 Population projections for the 21st century 2001 Back to top FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Community functioning Family formation Family functioning Living arrangements Services and assistance Back to top Community functioning Social participation of migrants 2008 Social participation of young people 2006 Being unemployed, a lone parent or a recently arrived migrant 2004 Social interactions outside the home 2004 Back to top Family formation Couples in Australia Mar 2009 Lifetime marriage and divorce trends 2007 Same-sex couple families 2005 Trends in childlessness 2002 Older mothers 2001 Cultural diversity in marriages 2000 Back to top Family functioning Jobless families Dec 2009 Work, life and family balance Sep 2009 Work and family balance Apr 2009 Maternity leave Jul 2008 Maternity leave arrangements 2007 Fathers' work and family balance 2006 Parental leave Apr 2004 Balancing family and work 2003 Back to top Living arrangements Living alone Dec 2009 One-parent families 2007 Children living apart from one parent 2006 Future living arrangements 2005 Changing families 2003 Farming families 2003 Selected risks faced by teenagers 2002 Transitions in living arrangements 2002 Future living arrangements 2001 People without partners 2000 Young adults living in the parental home 2000 Back to top Services and assistance Community service workers Sep 2011 Health services: Use and patient experience Mar 2011 Child care Jun 2010 Carers and employment Sep 2009 Before and/or after school care 2007 Community service workers 2004 Formal child care 2004 Services in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 2003 People with a disability: need for guidance 2002 Caring in the community 2001 Child care arrangements 2001 Formal respite care 2000 Back to top HEALTH Health related actions Health services Health status Mortality and morbidity Health risk factors Back to top Health related actions Health services: Use and patient experience Mar 2011 Health literacy Jun 2009 Complementary therapies 2008 How women care for their health 2004 Organ donation 2002 Cancer screening 2000 Back to top Health services Health services: Use and patient experience Mar 2011 Medical practitioners 2003 Back to top Health status Work and health Jun 2011 Life expectancy trends - Australia Mar 2011 Health outside major cities Mar 2011 Indigenous disadvantage and selected measures of wellbeing 2009-10 Men's health Jun 2010 Mental health Mar 2009 Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2007 Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage 2008 People with a need for assistance 2008 Disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2006 Older people in cared accommodation 2006 Health, disability, age and labour force participation Apr 2005 Older people with disabilities 2005 Back to top Mortality and morbidity Health outside major cities Mar 2011 Diabetes mellitus 2007 Infant mortality over the last 100 years 2007 Selected chronic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2007 Mortality trends of people aged 50 years and over 2006 Children's accidents and injuries 2005 Colorectal cancer 2005 Cancer trends 2004 Living with asthma 2004 Injuries 2003 Cardiovascular disease: 20th century trends 2002 Infant mortality 2002 Mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2002 Drug-related deaths 2001 Mortality in the 20th century 2001 Accidental drowning 2000 Suicide 2000 Back to top Health risk factors Smoking, risky drinking and obesity Dec 2009 Children who are overweight or obese Sep 2009 Risk taking by young people 2008 Work-related injuries 2008 Overweight and obesity 2007 Work-related injuries 2007 Health risk factors among adults 2003 Trends in smoking 2000 Back to top EDUCATION AND TRAINING Education and work Educational attainment Participation in education Back to top Education and work Are all schools uniform? Sep 2011 Australian workers: education and workplace training Sep 2010 Are young people learning or earning? Mar 2010 Skilling mature age Australians for work 2007 Training for a trade 2007 Young people at risk in the transition from education to work 2005 Higher education graduates in the labour market 2004 Pathways from school to work 2003 School teachers 2003 Work-related training 2003 Combining study and work 2001 Developments in contracted training: apprentices and trainees 2000 Back to top Educational attainment Are all schools uniform? Sep 2011 Year 12 attainment Mar 2011 Student achievement in maths and science Jun 2009 Education across Australia 2008 Qualification profile of Australians 2007 School students' mathematics and science literacy 2005 Literacy and numeracy among school students 2002 Back to top Participation in education Vocational Education and Training (VET) 2009-10 Are young people learning or earning? Mar 2010 Adult learning 2008 International students in Australia 2007 Boys' schooling 2006 Attending preschool 2004 Regional differences in education and outcomes 2003 Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2002 Overseas students 2002 Time spent studying 2001 Trends in completing school 2001 Beyond compulsory schooling 2000 Mature age people in education and training 2000 Back to top WORK Employment arrangements/ Paid work - 2006 to current Employment arrangements/ Paid work - 2000 to 2005 Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on work/ family balance Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on age Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on occupation Industrial relations Not in the labour force Underutilised labour Unpaid work Back to top Employment arrangements/ Paid work - 2006 to current Community service workers Sep 2011 Overemployment Jun 2011 Work and health Jun 2011 Labour force characteristics during recent economic downturns Jan 2011 Shift workers Oct 2010 Trends in hours worked Oct 2010 Australian workers: education and workplace training Sep 2010 Aggregate monthly hours worked Jul 2010 Working time arrangements Jul 2010 The labour market during recent economic downturns Mar 2010 Labour hire workers Jan 2010 Patterns in work Dec 2009 Methods of setting pay Oct 2009 People with more than one job Sep 2009 Independent contractors Jul 2009 Casual employees Jun 2009 Measures of casual employment Oct 2008 Employment type Jul 2008 First job starters Jan 2008 Child employment 2008 Forms of employment 2008 Labour force participation across Australia 2008 Labour mobility 2008 Work-related injuries 2008 Employment type Jul 2007 Methods of setting pay Apr 2007 Labour force participation - an international comparison 2007 Locations of work 2007 Work-related injuries 2007 Changes in where people work over time Oct 2006 Employment type Jul 2006 Labour force transitions Jul 2006 Labour outcomes of migrants Jan 2006 Labour force participation of migrants 2006 Labour force status of migrants 2006 People who work few hours 2006 Trends in hours worked 2006 Back to top Employment arrangements/ Paid work - 2000 to 2005 Employment type Oct 2005 Job starters Oct 2005 Employee share schemes Jul 2005 Full-time and part-time participation in Australia: a cohort analysis Jul 2005 Population, participation and productivity: contributions to Australia's economic growth Jul 2005 Health, disability, age and labour force participation Apr 2005 Methods of setting pay Apr 2005 People who work few hours Apr 2005 Labour force participation in Australia Jan 2005 Casual employees 2005 Labour force characteristics of people with a disability 2005 Labour force experience 2005 Working arrangements 2005 Changes in types of employment Oct 2004 Methods of setting pay Apr 2004 Multiple job holders Apr 2004 Parental leave Apr 2004 Labour force participation: international comparison Jan 2004 Population, participation and productivity: contributions to Australia's economic growth Jan 2004 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the labour force 2004 Measures of weekly hours worked Jul 2003 Unemployment and participation rates in Australia: a cohort analysis Jul 2003 Changes in labour force participation across generations 2003 Longer working hours 2003 Employment arrangements 2002 How pay is set 2002 Changes experienced at work 2001 Changing employer or business 2001 Trends in employment population ratios 2001 Employment arrangements in the late 1990s 2000 Back to top Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on work/ family balance Work, life and family balance Sep 2009 Work and family balance Apr 2009 Maternity leave Jul 2008 Maternity leave arrangements 2007 Fathers' work and family balance 2006 Trends in women's employment 2006 Nursing workers 2005 Parental leave Apr 2004 Balancing family and work 2003 Working from home 2002 Back to top Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on age Older people and the labour market Sep 2010 Are young people learning or earning? Mar 2010 Mature age workers 2005 Young people in employment 2005 Mature age people and the labour force Oct 2004 Mature age workers and the labour market 2004 Young people in employment 2004 Labour market transitions of teenagers Oct 2003 Back to top Employment arrangements/ Paid work - focus on occupation Community service workers Sep 2011 Employment in information and communication technology Oct 2006 Employment in information and communication technology Jan 2005 Occupation Apr 2004 Community service workers 2004 Medical practitioners 2003 School teachers 2003 Back to top Industrial relations Trade union members 2008 Trade union membership Apr 2004 Trade union members 2000 Back to top Not in the labour force Jobless families Dec 2009 Retirement and retirement intentions Mar 2009 Retirement intentions Jan 2009 Retirement and retirement intentions 2007 Labour force transitions Jul 2006 Health, disability, age and labour force participation Apr 2005 Experimental estimates of the average age at withdrawal from the labour force Jan 2005 Labour force experience 2005 Labour market transitions of teenagers Oct 2003 Retirement and retirement intentions 2000 Back to top Underutilised labour Long-term unemployment Sep 2011 Labour force characteristics during recent economic downturns Jan 2011 Underemployment Jun 2010 Duration of underutilisation Apr 2010 Retrenched unemployed people Apr 2010 The labour market during recent economic downturns Mar 2010 Jobless families Dec 2009 Historical labour underutilisation Jul 2009 Underutilisation in the economic downturn Jul 2009 Comparing unemployment and the claimant count Jan 2009 Quarterly labour force underutilisation rate Jul 2008 Underemployed workers Jul 2008 Volume measures of labour underutilisation Jul 2008 Barriers to work 2008 Updated volume measures of labour underutilisation Apr 2007 Barriers and incentives to labour force participation 2007 Job search experience of unemployed people Jul 2006 Labour force transitions Jul 2006 Updated volume measures of labour underutilisation Apr 2006 Long-term unemployment Jan 2006 Annual measures of labour underutilisation Apr 2005 Labour force transitions 2005 Labour underutilisation Jul 2004 Being unemployed, a lone parent or a recently arrived migrant 2004 Labour market transitions of teenagers Oct 2003 Experimental volume measures of labour underutilisation Jul 2003 Unemployment and participation rates in Australia: a cohort analysis Jul 2003 Characteristics of underemployed workers Apr 2003 Geographic distribution of unemployment 2003 Multiple spells of looking for work 2003 Underutilised labour 2003 Searching for work 2002 Unemployment trends and patterns 2001 Long-term unemployment 2000 Retrenchment and redundancy 2000 Back to top Unpaid work Trends in household work Mar 2009 Voluntary work 2008 Voluntary work 2002 Time spent on unpaid household work 2001 Value of unpaid work 2001 Back to top ECONOMIC RESOURCES Income distribution Income support Sources of income Back to top Income distribution Women's incomes 2008 Female/male earnings 2005 Value of unpaid work 2001 Women's incomes 2001 Female/male earnings 2000 Trends in earnings distribution 2000 Back to top Income support Income support among people of working age Mar 2010 Trends in disability support 2002 Income support among people of workforce-age 2001 Back to top Sources of income Trends in superannuation coverage Mar 2009 Sources of personal income across Australia 2005 Employee superannuation 2002 Back to top HOUSING Housing arrangements Housing stock Back to top Housing arrangements Housing assistance for renters Sep 2011 The city and the bush: Indigenous wellbeing across remoteness areas Sep 2010 Home and away: the living arrangements of young people Jun 2009 Renter households 2008 Housing for older Australians 2005 Homelessness 2004 Back to top Housing stock Caravan park residents 2000 Back to top OTHER AREAS OF SOCIAL CONCERN Crime and justice Culture and leisure Environment International comparisons Religion Transport and communication Back to top Crime and justice Personal fraud 2009-10 Who's afraid? Feelings of personal safety Jun 2010 Repeat imprisonment Mar 2010 Crime victimisation 2007 Experience of personal violence 2007 Interpersonal violence 2007 Women's experience of partner violence 2007 Likelihood of victims reporting crime to police 2006 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: contact with the law 2005 Higher criminal court outcomes 2005 Selected findings from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2005 Women in prison 2005 Women in prison 2004 Crime victimisation and feelings of safety 2003 Back to top Culture and leisure Sport and physical recreation Jun 2011 Culture and the arts Jun 2011 Holidaying abroad Sep 2010 Participation in sports and physical recreation 2007 Social and sporting activities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005 Children's out of school activities 2003 Back to top Environment Environmental awareness and action June 2010 Back to top International comparisons International comparisons Dec 2009 International fertility comparison 2007 Labour force participation - an international comparison 2007 Labour force participation: international comparison Jan 2004 Back to top Religion Religious affiliation and activity 2004 Back to top Transport and communication Online @ home Jun 2011 Children of the digital revolution Jun 2011 Public transport use for work and study 2008 Overseas travel and recent world events 2004 Household use of computers and the Internet 2003 Back to top ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES Population Family and community Health Education and training Work Housing Other areas of social concern Back to top Population Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2006 Social conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2000 Back to top Family and community Services in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 2003 Back to top Health Indigenous disadvantage and selected measures of wellbeing 2009-10 Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage 2008 Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2007 Selected chronic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2007 Disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2006 Mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2002 Back to top Education and training Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2002 Back to top Work Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the labour force 2004 Back to top Housing The city and the bush: Indigenous wellbeing across remoteness areas Sep 2010 Back to top Other areas of social concern Indigenous disadvantage and selected measures of wellbeing 2009-10 Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage 2008 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: contact with the law 2005 Selected findings from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2005 Social and sporting activities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005 Back to top This page last updated 24 October 2011

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