The 2006 Time Use Survey was the third such national survey conducted in Australia. The survey measures the daily activity patterns of Australians and provides information on:

• balancing paid work with other aspects of life;
• caring for people with disabilities and frail older people;
• caring for children;
• community participation;
• fitness and health activities;
• travel;
• use of technology; and
• outsourcing of domestic tasks.

The main findings from the TUS were released in How Australians Use Their Time, 2006, (cat. no. 4153.0).


Two CURFs are available from the 2006 TUS:

• BASIC - this CURF contains a basic set of data items at a reduced level of detail. It is available to access on CD-ROM or via the ABS Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL).
• EXPANDED - this CURF contains an expanded set of data items at a more detailed level than the Basic CURF, and can be accessible only through the RADL. Subject to the limitation of sample size and the data classifications used, it is possible to manipulate the data, produce tabulations and undertake statistical analyses to individual specifications.

For more information about the content of these CURFs see Time Use Survey 2006 User Guide, 2006 (cat. no. 4150.0).