People and communities

Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey

Fewer people (46%) intend to travel November to February compared with 77% who usually travel.
One in two (53%) would definitely get a COVID-19 test if they had mild symptoms.
Victorians were twice as likely to experience loneliness in October (33%) compared with the rest of Australia (14%).

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Marriages and Divorces, Australia

In 2019, 113,815 marriages were registered and 49,116 divorces were granted in Australia.
There were 5,507 same-sex marriages in 2019, accounting for 4.8% of all marriages.
Provisional data released for January to June 2020 shows a 31.9% decrease in marriages. See 'article' for more information.

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General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia

Provides data on the social characteristics, wellbeing and social experiences of people in Australia

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Characteristics of recent migrants

Data about migrants arriving in the last 10 years including employment outcomes relating to visa type, birth country, education and language skills

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Migrant Data Matrices

This release provides users with links to available summary data on migrants from a wide range of ABS surveys and outputs

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Personal Income of Migrants, Australia

Migrant taxpayers generated $112 billion in total personal income.
About 91% of total income was employee income ($102 billion).
Over half (61%) of migrant taxpayers held a skilled visa.
Skilled migrants generated 72% of the total income earned by migrants.

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2016-17 financial year

Gender Indicators, Australia

Indicators to aid exploration of economic and social differences between women and men over time, using data from ABS and other official sources

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Participation in Selected Cultural Activities

Persons aged 15 and over had a cultural participation rate of 31.4%.
90.3% of children aged 5 to 14 participated in screen based activities.
78.5% of children aged 5 to 14 participated in reading for pleasure.

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2017-18 financial year

Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia

82.4% of those aged 15 and over went to at least one cultural venue or event;
while 66.8% went to a cinema or drive-in at least once.
94.3% of children aged 5-14 attended at least one cultural venue or event;
while 87.7% went to a cinema or drive-in at least once.

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2017-18 financial year

Insights from the Australian Census and Temporary Entrants Integrated Dataset

On Census Night 2016, there were 1,635,503 temporary entrants.
Of the 1.5 million temporary residents, over half were male (53%).
81% of temporary residents lived in capital cities.
68% of temporary residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force.

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Understanding Migrant Outcomes - Insights from the Australian Census and Migrants Integrated Dataset, Australia

Social and economic characteristics of permanent migrants using Census data for people that migrated to Australia under different entry conditions

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General Social Survey: User Guide, Australia

The 2014 GSS user guide provides detailed information about the survey content, methodology, data processing, data quality and dissemination

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Family characteristics and transitions

Families, household and family characteristics, relationship history and expectations, fertility expectations, family formation and dissolution data

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2012-13 financial year

Perspectives on Sport

The National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS), through the 'Perspectives on Sport' series, provides insights on a range of topics

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Perspectives on Migrants

A series of articles about major issues relating to migrants, ethnicity and migration through the analysis and presentation of migrant data

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Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia

Participation of children aged 5-14 years in cultural, sporting and other leisure activities plus children’s internet and mobile phones use

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A Comparison of Volunteering Rates from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing and the 2006 General Social Survey

Examines the nature of the differences in volunteering rates from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing and the 2006 General Social Survey (GSS)

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How Australians Use Their Time

Presents selected results from the 2006 Time Use Survey collected from people aged 15 years and over

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