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Australian Social Trends - March 2009
Australian Social Trends - March 2009
Australian Social Trends
on the ABS website
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2008 seminar series slideshows for each state
and territory
Editions of AST from 1994
Social indicators: national, state & territory time
series data cubes
Hyperlinked cumulative topic index
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Australian Social Trends - March 2009
Population Ageing
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Future population growth and ageing
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Retirement and retirement intentions
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Trends in superannuation coverage
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From around 21 million people in 2006,
Australia’s population is projected to grow to:
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Between 30.9 million and 42.5 million in 2056
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Between 33.7 million and 62.2 million in 2101
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Proportion of population aged 65 years and over
Actual
Projected (Series A)
Projected (Series B)
Projected (Series C)
%
30
25
20
15
10
5
1971 1991 2011 2031 2051 2071 2091
As at 30 June
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Older households with income support as their main income
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Retirees’ main source of personal income — 2007
%
100
75
superannuation income stream
other private source
welfare
nil or negative
50
25
0
less than 5
5–9
10–14
number of years of retirement
15–19
20+
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Average superannuation balances — 2007
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Sources of superannuation contributions — 2007
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Employment rate vs retirement intentions
100
% employed
% of employed who do not intend to retire
80
60
40
20
0
45–49
50–54
55–59
60–64
65–69
70+
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Trends in household work
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Time spent on selected household tasks(a) by sex, 2006.
Food preparation and clean up
Males:3 hours and 25 minutes
Females:8 hours
Laundry and clothes care
Males:35 minutes
Females:3 hours and 25 minutes
Home maintenance
Males:1 hour and 40 minutes
Females:20 minutes
Child care
Males:2 hours and 35 minutes
Females:6 hours and 55 minutes
Purchasing goods and services
Males:4 hours and 25 minutes
Females:6 hours and 45 minutes
(a) Average hours and minutes per week by all persons for primary activities.
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Time spent on household work by sex and selected living arrangements(a),
2006.
Hours per week
60
Purchasing activities
Childcare activities
Domestic activities
50
40
30
20
10
0
Male
living with
parents
Female
living with
parents
Male:Partnered, Female:Partnered,
no children
no children
(a) persons aged 20-49 years
(b) children aged under 15 years
Source: 2006 Time Use Survey
Male:
Couple family
with children(b)
Female:
Couple family
with children(b)
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Mental Health
Mental Disorder 'the existence of a clinically recognisable set of
symptoms or behaviour associated in most cases with
distress and with interference with personal functions'
(ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders).
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People with a mental illness — 2007
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Prevalence of mental illness (12 months) — 2007
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Prevalence of mental illness (12 months) — 2007
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Severity of mental disorders — 2007
SEVERITYOFMENTALDISORDERS—2007
%
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mild
Moderate
Source: ABS 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Severe
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Social Isolation — 2007
Contact with family and friends
Had contact with friends
at least once a month
Had family could
rely on and confide in
with a serious problem
With a mental illness
Without a mental illness
50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
%
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Social Isolation — 2007
Living arrangements
Lone person
Seperated/divorced/widowed
With a mental illness
Without a mental illness
0
5
10
%
15
20
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Social Isolation — 2007
Employment to population
% men employed
% women employed
With a mental illness
Without a mental illness
50
63
75
%
88
100
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Service use — 2007
People who had a perceived need that had not been fully met
HOHADANEEDNOTFULLYMET–2007
ITHMENTALDISORDERSW
PEOPLEW
Total aged 16-85 years
Women
Major cities
Aged 35–54 years
Two or more mental disorders
25
30
35
%
Source: ABS 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
40
45
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Education articles
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Education across Australia
…non-school qualifications
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(from 2008 AST)
Adult literacy
…prose literacy
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Proportion of Australians
with a non-school qualification (ages 25-64)
70
60
– Total with a
non-school
qualification
50
– Advanced
40
30
diploma and
diploma or below
20
degree or above
%
– Bachelor
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
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Non-school qualification by Area (ages 25-64)
Major Cities
Inner Regional
Outer Regional
1996
2006
Remote
Very Remote
0
10
20
30
%
%
Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing
40
50
60
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Persons aged 25–64 years
with non-school qualifications
Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
NT
NT
1996
2006
NSW
Vic
Vic
Qld
Qld
SA
SA
WA
WA
Tas
Tas
ACT
ACT
Aus
Aus
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
%
Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing
70
1996
2006
NSW
0
10
20
30
40
%
50
60
70
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Year 7/8 to year 12 retention rates
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
% 65
60
55
50
45
40
Males
Females
Persons
35
30
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Source: National Schools Statistics Collection
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Year 7/8 to year 12 retention rates
80
75
70
65
60
55
% 50
45
40
35
30
Indigenous
25
20
1994
1995
1996
1997
Source: National Schools Statistics Collection
1998
1999
Non-Indigenous
2000
2001
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Adult literacy 2006
Adequate literacy level, 15-74 years
60
55
50
%
45
40
35
30
25
20
Prose
Source: 2006 ALLS
Document
Numerical
Problem solving
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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 ALLS
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Work articles (from 2008 AST)
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Labour force participation across Australia
…sex and age
…part-time and full-time employment
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Trade union members
…sex and age
…industry type
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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
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Labour force participation rate:
States and Territories, people aged 15-64 years
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
1998
2008
WA
Tas
NT
40
50
60
70
%
as at June
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey
80
90
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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
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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
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Unionisation rates: states and territories
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
1986
2007
WA
SA
Tas
NT
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007
60
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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
%
Source: 1997 Survey of Weekly Earnings of Employees and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership
60
70
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Voluntary work (from 2008 AST)
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Volunteering rates
40
35
30
25
%
20
Males
Females
15
10
5
0
1995
2000
Year
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
2006
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Volunteering rates: States and Territories
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
1995
2006
Tas
NT
0
10
5
20
15
30
25
% Persons
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
40
35
45
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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
%
Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey
40
50
60
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Coming up…
AST June 2009 (released 30 June)
Includes articles on:
Trends in maths and science
• Internal migration
• Homelessness
• Housing transitions of young people
• Health literacy
•
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Further information
www.abs.gov.au
Australian Social Trends
ABS catalogue number 4102.0
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Dr Paul Jelfs
[email protected]
Phone: (02) 6252 6690
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Linda Fardell
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Phone: (02) 6252 7187
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