Indigenous Fertility and Family Formation
Author/editor: Yap, M, Biddle, N
Paper no: 2
Year published: 2012
This paper presents an analysis of the fertility and family formation patterns of Indigenous Australians in the 2006 and 2011 Censuses of Population and Housing. Marital status is sometimes seen as a precursor to family formation. However, there are differences in the notion of marriage as a legal…
Indigenous Housing Need
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 3
Year published: 2012
This paper provides an update of the evidence on different aspects of the housing situation of Indigenous Australians. By using a regional approach, it is possible to get a sense of how the housing circumstances of the population vary across our cities, regional and remote areas. Data for the…
Indigenous Language Usage
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 1
Year published: 2012
This paper analyses data on those Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians who reported in the 2006 and 2011 Censuses of Population and Housing that they spoke an Indigenous language at home. The analysis shows an increase in the number of Indigenous language speakers from 51,…
Population and Age Structure
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 5
Year published: 2012
The aim of this paper is to provide a contemporary overview of the changing size and composition of the Indigenous population. The paper is structured around six key demographic and geographic features of the Indigenous population: Age structure: The Indigenous population is relatively young;…
Unpaid Work, Unpaid Care, Unpaid Assistance and Volunteering
Author/editor: Yap, M, Biddle, N
Paper no: 4
Year published: 2012
The care economy includes activities such as providing unpaid child care; unpaid assistance for someone with a disability, a long-term illness, or problems related to old age; undertaking domestic work; and volunteering. Information on the level and type of unpaid work undertaken by all Australians…