Transcript Slide 1

The Australian, 24 July
The Herald-Sun, 24 July
The Age, 24 July
The Herald-Sun, 24 July
The Australian Financial Review, 24 July
The Canberra Times, 24 July
The Australian, 24 July
The Courier Mail, 24 July
Population

Population distribution
…by Remoteness Areas
…change 1996-2006

Towns of the mineral boom
…which towns?
…socio-demographic changes
Remoteness Areas and population
distribution at 30 June 2006
Source: ABS preliminary Estimated Resident Population
Population change in states and territories
1996–2006(a)
2.5
2
1.5
%
1
0.5
0
SA
Vic
NSW
(a) Average annual growth
Source: ABS Estimated Resident Population
WA
Qld
NT
Tas
ACT
Population change 1996–2006(a)
2
1.5
1
% 0.5
0
-0.5
-1
Major Cities
Outer Regional
Inner Regional
(a) Average annual growth
Source: ABS preliminary Estimated Resident Population
Very Remote
Remote
Towns of the mineral boom

Rapid population growth

High proportion employed in mining
Population growth in boom towns 2001-2006
Roxby Downs (SA)
Dysart (Qld)
Moranbah (Qld)
Blackwater (Qld)
Middlemount (Qld)
Tieri (Qld)
Emerald (Qld)
Moura (Qld)
Paraburdoo (WA)
Dampier (WA)
Newman (WA)
Karratha (WA)
Australia
Census-enumerated
Estimated resident
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
%
Source: 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing; Australian Demographic
Statistics
Proportion of census population who
usually lived somewhere else 2006
Roxby Downs (SA)
Dysart (Qld)
Moranbah (Qld)
Blackwater (Qld)
Middlemount (Qld)
Tieri (Qld)
Emerald (Qld)
Moura (Qld)
Paraburdoo (WA)
Dampier (WA)
Newman (WA)
Karratha (WA)
Australia
0
5
10
15
20
Visitors (%)
25
30
35
40
45
Male:female ratios in boom towns
Roxby Downs (SA)
Dysart (Qld)
Moranbah (Qld)
Blackwater (Qld)
Middlemount (Qld)
Tieri (Qld)
Emerald (Qld)
2001
2006
Moura (Qld)
Paraburdoo (WA)
Dampier (WA)
Newman (WA)
Karratha (WA)
Australia
0
20
40
60
80
100 120 140 160 180 200
Males per 100 females
Source: 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing
Income of full-time workers in boom towns
Roxby Downs (SA)
Dysart (Qld)
Moranbah (Qld)
Blackwater (Qld)
Middlemount (Qld)
Tieri (Qld)
Emerald (Qld)
2001
2006
Moura (Qld)
Paraburdoo (WA)
Dampier (WA)
Newman (WA)
Karratha (WA)
Australia
0
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
$ real median weekly income
Source: 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing; Consumer Price Index, Australia
Family and community
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Voluntary work
…increase in voluntary work
…who is volunteering regularly?
…what type of volunteering are they doing?
Volunteering rates
40
35
30
25
%
20
Males
Females
15
10
5
0
1995
2000
2006
Year
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
Volunteering rates: states and territories
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
Tas
1995
2006
NT
ACT
0
10
5
20
15
30
25
40
35
% Persons
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
45
Regular volunteering by age and sex, 2006
35
30
25
20
%
15
Males
Females
10
5
0
18-24
35-44
25-34
55-64
45-54
Age group (years)
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
75+
65-74
Regular volunteering by age, 2006
30
25
20
%15
SA
Aus
10
5
0
18-24
35-44
25-34
55-64
45-54
Age group (years)
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
75+
65-74
Regular volunteers by type of
organisation, 2006
Sport & physical recreation
Education & training
Community/welfare
Relig ious
Parenting , children & youth
Mal es
Femal es
Emerg ency services
Arts/heritag e
Health
Environment/animal welfare
Other
0
10
20
30
40
%
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
50
60
Health
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Risk taking by young people
…alcohol, drugs & dangerous driving
…hospitalisation & death

Complementary therapies
…have become more common
…who are they & who is seeing them?
Risk taking by young people
Short term risky drinking at least once a
week 2004–05
20
18
16
14
12
% 10
8
6
4
2
0
Males
Females
18-24
25+
Age group (years)
Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey
Short term risky drinking at least once a week
2004–05
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
18-24
25+
WA
Tas
NT(a)
ACT
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
%
(a) Data are not available for the Northern Territory
Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey
Alcohol and drug-related
hospitalisations 2005–06
– Males, drug use
– Females, drug use
– Males, acute alcohol
600
No. per 100,000 population
500
intoxication
400
– Females, acute alcohol
intoxication
300
200
100
0
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69
Age group (y ears)
Source: AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database
70+
Dangerous driving related offences
2006–07
1000
– Exceeding the legal
900
alcohol limit
No. per 100,000 people
800
– Driving under the
700
influence
600
– Dangerous or negligent
500
driving
– Speeding
400
300
200
100
0
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
Source: ABS Criminal Courts Collection
35-39
40-44
45+
Transport accident hospitalisations
people aged 15–24 years, 2005-06
800
Other
Motorcyclist
Car driver
Car passenger
Rate (per 100,000)
600
400
200
0
Males
Source: AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database
Females
Transport accident deaths
(15-24 years)
120
100
NSW
Deaths per 100,000
Vic
80
NT
SA
60
40
20
0
1977-1979
1983-1985
1989-1991
1995-1997
2001-2003
1974-1976
1980-1982
1986-1988
1992-1994
1998-2000
2004-2006
Year of registration
Source: ABS Causes of Death collection
Complementary therapists
3,000
1996
2006
No.
2,000
1,000
0
Chiropractor
Naturopath
Acupuncturist
Source: 1996 & 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing
Osteopath
Characteristics of therapists 2006
90
80
70
60
%
50
Female
Employed
part-time
40
30
20
10
0
Osteopath
Homeopath
Chiropractor
Acupuncturist
Naturopath
Source: ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing
Visits to therapists (last two weeks)
500
450
400
1995
2004-05
350
'000
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Chiropractor
Acupuncturist
Herbalist
Naturopath
Osteopath
Source: ABS 1995 and 2004–05 National Health Surveys
Users of complementary therapists 2004–05
6
5
4
% 3
2
1
0
0-14
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74
Age group (years)
Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey
75+
Education
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Education across Australia
…non-school qualifications

Adult literacy
…prose literacy
Proportion of Australians
with a non-school qualification (for ages 25-64 years)
70
60
– Total with a
non-school
qualification
50
– Advanced diploma
40
30
and diploma or
below
20
or above
%
– Bachelor degree
10
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Source: ABS 1990-2006 Survey of Education and Work
Non-school qualification by area (ages 25-64)
Major Cities
Inner Regional
Outer Regional
1996
2006
Remote
Very Remote
0
10
20
30
%
40
%
Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing
50
60
People aged 25–64 years with
non-school qualifications: states and territories
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
1997
WA
- 2007
Tas
NT(a)
ACT
Aus
0
10
20
40
30
(a) Refers to mainly urban areas only
Source: ABS Survey of Education and Work
%
50
60
70
80
Adult literacy 2006
Adequate literacy level, 15-74 years
60
55
50
%
45
40
35
30
25
20
Prose
Document
Numerical
Source: 2006 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS)
Problem solving
Adults with adequate or
better prose literacy, 1996 and 2006
65
60
1996
2006
55
50
%
%
45
40
35
30
25
20
15–24
25–34
35–44
45–54
55–64
Age group
Source: 2006 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS)
65–74
Adult prose literacy by sex, 2006
80
70
Male
Female
60
50
%
40
30
20
10
0
15–24
25–34
35–44
45–54
Age group
Source: 2006 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
55–64
65–74
Populations with low/high
prose literacy, 2006
90
80
70
%
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
English as 2nd language
With post graduate degree
Less than Year 12
Professionals
All persons
Source: 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Adequate prose literacy:
international comparison, 2006
Norway
Bermuda
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
United States
Italy
0
10
20
30
40
%
%
Source: Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, Summary Results
50
60
70
Work

Labour force participation across Australia
…sex and age
…part-time and full-time employment

Trade union members
…sex and age
…industry type
Labour force participation rate by sex
80
70
60
%
Males aged 15 years and
over
Females aged 15 years and
over
50
40
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
as at June
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
Labour force participation rate by
age and sex, June 2008
100
Males
Females
90
80
70
%
60
50
40
30
20
15–19
20–24
25–34
35–44
Age group
As at June.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
45–54
55–59
60–64
Labour force participation of people aged
55–64 years
70
60
50
%
40
1988
1998
2008
30
20
10
0
Males
As at June.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
Females
Labour force participation rate:
States and Territories, people aged 15-64 years
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
1998
2008
Tas
NT
ACT
40
50
60
70
%
as at June
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
80
90
Employment trends for people aged 15–64 years
..as a proportion of total employment
100
90
80
70
60
%
50
Employed full-time
Employed part-time
40
30
20
10
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Year as at June
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
Trade union membership
Unionisation rates by sex
50
Males
Females
45
40
35
% 30
25
20
15
10
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
2000
2002
2004
2006
Year
Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits
and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007
Trade union membership
Unionisation rates by age
60
50
1986
2007
40
%
30
20
10
0
15–24
25–34
35–44
45–54
55 and over
Age group
Source: 1986 Survey of Trade Union Members and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and
Trade Union Membership
Unionisation rates: states and territories
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
1986
2007
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
%
Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union
Membership, Australia, August 2007
Unionisation rates by selected industry
1997 to 2007
Electricity, gas and water supply
Communication services
Education
Manufacturing
Mining
1997
2007
Health and community services
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
%
Source: 1997 Survey of Weekly Earnings of Employees and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and
Trade Union Membership
The number of industrial disputes
has also declined
1600
1400
1200
...from
1,519 in 1987 to
135 in 2007
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
Year
Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia,Dec 2007
Economic resources

Women's incomes
…change over time
Household income:
states and territories, 2005–06
Mean weekly equivalised household income for all households
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
200
300
400
500
600
$
Source: ABS 2005–06 Survey of Income and Housing
700
800
900
Proportion of men and women aged 18–64 years
in gross personal income quintiles, 1982
35
30
25
20
%
Women
Men
15
10
5
0
Lowest
Second
Third
Income quintile
Source: Survey of Income and Housing
Fourth
Highest
Proportion of men and women aged 18–64 years
in gross personal income quintiles, 1995–96
35
30
25
20
%
Women
Men
15
10
5
0
Lowest
Second
Third
Income quintile
Source: Survey of Income and Housing
Fourth
Highest
Proportion of men and women aged 18–64 years
in gross personal income quintiles, 2005–06
35
30
25
20
%
Women
Men
15
10
5
0
Lowest
Second
Third
Income quintile
Source: Survey of Income and Housing
Fourth
Highest
Changes in labour force status of men and
women aged 18–64 years
100
90
80
70
60
%
Not employed
Employed part-time
Employed full-time
50
40
30
20
10
0
Women 1982
Women 1995
Women 2005
at December
Source: ABS Labour Force Australia
Men 1982
Men 1995
Men 2005
Housing


Renter households
…renting versus home ownership
First home buyers
…rising cost of home loans
Proportion of households renting
1995–96 to 2005–06
30
25
20
15
Total renters(a)
Private renters
State/territory housing authority
%
10
5
0
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
Year
(a) Includes households renting from other landlords
Source: ABS Surveys of Income and Housing
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-08
2005-06
Proportion of households renting
1995–96 and 2005–06
South Australia
35
30
25
20
Private landlord
State/territory housing authority
Other landlord
%
15
10
5
0
1995–96
Source: ABS Surveys of Income and Housing
2005–06
Mean weekly housing costs and
disposable household income after housing costs
1200
PRIVATE RENTER
1200
Weekly housing
costs
OWNER WITH A MORTGAGE
Weekly housing
costs
Weekly disposable
income after housing costs
1000
1000
800
800
Weekly disposable
income after housing costs
$
$
600
600
400
400
200
200
0
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Financial year ended
Source: ABS Surveys of Income and Housing
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Financial year ended
First home buyers
During the year to March 2008 there were 135,000 housing finance
commitments to first home buyers...
...equivalent to 6.4 commitments per 1,000 people
Between 1991 and 2008 average home loan commitments to first
home buyers increased...
... from $96,100 to $215,000
Annual housing finance commitments to first
home buyers(a)
8
Period in which FHBs were eligible
for the additional grant on top of
FHOG (March 01 to June 02)
rate per 1,000 population
7
6
5
Introduction of the FHOG (July
2000)
4
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Year ending March
(a) From significant lenders for owner occupation, excluding alterations and additions
Source: Housing Finance Australia, Australia, April 2008, Australian Demographic Statistics, December Quarter 2007
2008
Real change in the size of an
average housing loan(a) to a first home buyer
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
July 1991
March 2008
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
0
50
100
150
200
250
$'000
(a) From significant lenders for owner occupation, excluding alterations and additions
Source: Housing Finance, Australia, April 2008; Consumer Price Index, Australia, March Quarter 2008
Housing costs and disposable income
for recent first home buyers
900
800
700
600
Weekly mean disposable income
Weekly housing costs
$
500
400
300
200
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
Source: Surveys of Income and Housing
All prices in 2005-06 dollars
1999–00
2000–01
2002–03
2003–04
2005–06
Other areas of social concern


Internet access at home
…increase in Internet connections
Public transport use
…over time
… in Australian cities
Proportion of Australian
households with access to the Internet
70
SA
Aus
60
50
40
%
30
20
10
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Year
Source: Household Use of Information Technology, Australia
2004
2005
2006
2007
Proportion of Australian
households with access to the Internet
70
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
Tas
60
50
40
%
30
20
10
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Year
Source: Household Use of Information Technology, Australia
2004
2005
2006
2007
Internet connection (at home) by
education and income, 2006
100
90
80
%
70
60
No non-school qual
Certificate
Diploma/Advanced diploma
Bachelor degree or higher
50
40
30
20
10
0
Q1
Q2
Q3
Household income quintile
Source: 2006 Census of Population and Housing
Q4
Q5
Proportion of households with dial-up
or Broadband Internet connection
50
40
30
%
Broadband connection
Dial-up connection
20
10
0
2004-05
2005-06
Year
Source: Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2006-07
2006-07
Type of Internet access:
state and territory, 2006
80
Broadband
Other Internet connection
70
60
50
%
40
30
20
10
0
SA
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
Source: ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing
Tas
NT
ACT
Proportion of passenger-kms travelled by
motorised vehicle type: capital cities – 1945 to 2007
100
90
80
70
60
Public transport
Other motor vehicles
50
%
40
30
20
10
0
1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005
Year
Source: Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE), 2007, Estimating urban traffic and
congestion cost trends for Australian cities
Public transport use
for usual trip to work in capital cities(a)
30
25
1996
2006
20
15
%
10
5
0
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Canberra
(a) Excludes Darwin.
Source: ABS 1996 Environment Survey and ABS 2006 Household Survey of Waste Management and Transport Use
Usual transport to work in
capital cities(a)
100
90
80
70
%
60
Public transport
Private motor
vehicle
Bicycle
50
40
Walk
30
20
10
0
Adel.
Syd.
Melb.
Bris.
Perth
Hobart
Can.
(a) Excludes Darwin
Source: 2006 Household Survey of Waste Management and Transport Use
People using public transport as main form
of transport for usual trip to work or study(a) in capital cities(b)
MALES
FEMALES
40
40
35
35
30
30
25
25
1996
2006
20
%
20
%
15
15
10
10
5
5
0
0
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
Age Group (Years)
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Age Group (Years)
(a) As a proportion of the total number of persons in each age group
(b) Excludes Darwin
Source: ABS 2006 Household Survey of Waste Management and Transport Use and ABS 1996 Environment Survey
55+
Reasons for using public transport
Convenience/comfort/less stress
Price/cost
Parking concerns
Do not ow n motor vehicle
Public transport near home
0
20
40
60
%
Source: ABS 1996 Environment Survey and ABS 2006 Household Survey of Waste Management
and Transport Use
Reasons for not using public transport
No service at a convenient time
Convenience/comfort/privacy of car
Takes too long
No service available at all
Ow n vehicle needed
0
20
40
60
%
Source: ABS 1996 Environment Survey and ABS 2006 Household Survey of Waste Management and Transport
Use
Coming soon...

AST review
…frequency of release
…format

AST 2009
…unpaid housework
…superannuation
…homelessness
What have we missed?
Further information
www.abs.gov.au
Australian Social Trends
ABS catalogue number 4102.0

Linda Fardell
[email protected]
Phone: (02) 6252 7187

Dr Paul Jelfs
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Phone: (02) 6252 6690
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