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EXTRACT As Australians are living longer, it is important to understand whether people are spending more years in good health or more years living with illness. The measure of health-adjuste... Read more
FOREWORD This is the first comparative study of spatial change in population, jobs and commuting patterns within Australia’s largest cities. It focuses on recent patterns of change in Sydney... Read more
ABSTRACT A key concern about population aging is the decline in the size of the economically active population. Working longer is a potential remedy. However, little is known about the lengt... Read more
SUMMARY This report provides an overview of national-level, state and territory findings, as well as comparisons across public housing, state owned and managed Indigenous housing and communi... Read more
Extract from a blog post by Geoff Gilfillan The latest results of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey were released in a report published on 2 August... Read more
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, known as HILDA, is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households. It is funded by the Australian Gove... Read more
Extract from an article by Peter Whiteford Social security and household incomes in Australia We can measure reliance on or use of social security using ABS statistics on income distribution... Read more
SUMMARY This study forecast future expenditure on housing assistance programs; the additional outlays on ISPs due to asset test concessions to home owners; and the aggregate value of home ow... Read more
Extract from an article by Alan Austin Of all the measures of wellbeing of Australia’s workers and families, one has reliably increased over the decades. That is despite droughts, floods, re... Read more
The Department of Employment has updated the Employment Region channel of the Labour Market Information Portal (LMIP) with the following: The June 2017 jobactive Caseload by Selected Cohorts... Read more
Extract from an article by Jacob Saulwick and Peter Martin Garnet O’Neill neither owns his apartment outright, nor owns a mortgage over the property. In this, he is increasingly typica... Read more
Extract from a blog post by Sue Johnson The 2016 Census didn’t run as smoothly as the statisticians would have liked. In response to privacy concerns, hardware failure and denial of service... Read more
ABSTRACT Supporting caregivers and enabling continued workforce participation are central strategies in Australia’s response to an ageing population, however these strategies have potential... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: The demographic transition experienced by developed countries produces initial positive effects on economic growth ? the first demographic dividend ? which can be extend... Read more
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