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Australian Social Trends - March 2009


Australian Social Trendson the ABS website

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


Population Ageing Future population growth and ageing Retirement and retirement intentions Trends in superannuation coverage


From around 21 million people in 2006, Australia’s population is projected to grow to:

Between 30.9 million and 42.5 million in 2056 Between 33.7 million and 62.2 million in 2101


Proportion of population aged 65 years and over

1971 1991 2011 2031 2051 2071 2091As at 30 June

%

5

10

15

20

25

30ActualProjected (Series A)Projected (Series B)Projected (Series C)


Older households with income support as their main income


Retirees’ main source of personal income — 2007

less than 5 5–9 10–14 15–19 20+number of years of retirement

%

0

25

50

75

100

superannuation income streamother private sourcewelfarenil or negative


Average superannuation balances — 2007


Sources of superannuation contributions — 2007


Employment rate vs retirement intentions

45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70+

0

20

40

60

80

100% employed% of employed who do not intend to retire


Trends in household work


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


Purchasing goods and services Males:4 hours and 25 minutes


(a) Average hours and minutes per week by all persons for primary activities.


Time spent on household work by sex and selected living arrangements(a), 2006.

(a) persons aged 20-49 years(b) children aged under 15 years

Source: 2006 Time Use Survey

Maleliving with

parents

Femaleliving with parents

Male:Partnered, no children

Female:Partnered, no children

Male:Couple family

with children(b)

Female:Couple family

with children(b)

Hours per week

0

10

20

30

40

50

60Purchasing activitiesChildcare activities Domestic activities


Mental HealthMental 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).


People with a mental illness — 2007


Prevalence of mental illness (12 months) — 2007


Source: AB S 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

SEVERITY OF MENTAL DISORDERS—2007

Mild Moderate Severe

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

Severity of mental disorders — 2007


Social Isolation — 2007Contact with family and friends

Had contact with friendsat least once a month

Had family couldrely on and confide in

with a serious problem

50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100%

With a mental illnessWithout a mental illness


Social Isolation — 2007Living arrangements

Lone person

Seperated/divorced/widowed

0 5 10 15 20%



Social Isolation — 2007Employment to population

% men employed

% women employed

50 63 75 88 100%



Service use — 2007People who had a perceived need that had not been fully met

Source: AB S 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS WHO HAD A NEED NOT FULLY MET–2007

Total aged 16-85 years

Women

Major cities

Aged 35–54 years

Two or more mental disorders

25 30 35 40 45%


Education articles (from 2008 AST)

Education across Australia

…non-school qualifications

Adult literacy

…prose literacy


Proportion of Australianswith a non-school qualification (ages 25-64)

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20060

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Year

%

Source: ABS 1990-2006 Survey of Education and Work

– Total with anon-school qualification

– Advanced diploma and diploma or below

– Bachelor degree or above


Non-school qualification by Area (ages 25-64)

Major Cities

Inner Regional

Outer Regional

Remote

Very Remote

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

2006

1996

%

Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing

%


Persons aged 25–64 yearswith non-school qualifications

NT

NSW

Vic

Qld

SA

WA

Tas

ACT

Aus

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

20061996

%

Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing

NT

NSW

Vic

Qld

SA

WA

Tas

ACT

Aus

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

20061996

%

Indigenous Non-Indigenous


Year 7/8 to year 12 retention rates

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 200730

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

Males

Females

Persons

Year

%

Source: National Schools Statistics Collection


Year 7/8 to year 12 retention rates

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 200720

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Indigenous Non-Indigenous

Year

%

Source: National Schools Statistics Collection


Adult literacy 2006

%

Source: 2006 ALLS

Prose Document Numerical Problem solving 20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60Adequate literacy level, 15-74 years


Populations with low/highprose literacy 2006

%

Source: 2006 ALLS

Less than Year 12English as 2nd language

ProfessionalsWith post graduate degree

All persons

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90


Work articles (from 2008 AST) Labour force participation across Australia

…sex and age…part-time and full-time employment

Trade union members

…sex and age…industry type


19881989

19901991

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

200840

50

60

70

80

Males aged 15 years and overFemales aged 15 years and over

as at June

%

Labour force participation rate by sex

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey


ACT

NSW

Vic

Qld

SA

WA

Tas

NT

40 50 60 70 80 90

20081998

%

as at June

Labour force participation rate:States and Territories, people aged 15-64 years

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey


Trade union membership

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Males

Females

Year

%

Unionisation rates by sex

Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007


Unionisation rates by age

15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55 and over0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1986

2007

Age group

%

Source: 1986 Survey of Trade Union Members and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership

Trade union membership


Unionisation rates: states and territories

ACT

NSW

Vic

Qld

WA

SA

Tas

NT

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

2007

1986

%

Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007


Electricity, gas and water supply

Communication services

Education

Manufacturing

Mining

Health and community services

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

2007

1997

%

Unionisation rates by selected industry1997 to 2007

Source: 1997 Survey of Weekly Earnings of Employees and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership


Voluntary work (from 2008 AST)


Volunteering rates

1995 2000 20060

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Males

Females

Year

%

Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey


Volunteering rates: States and TerritoriesACT

NSW

Vic

Qld

SA

WA

Tas

NT

05

1015

2025

3035

4045

2006

1995


% Persons


Regular volunteers by type oforganisation 2006

Sport & physical recreation

Education & training

Community/welfare

Religious

Parenting, children & youth

Emergency services

Arts/heritage

Health

Environment/animal welfare

Other

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Females

Males

%



AST June 2009 (released 30 June)

Includes articles on:

• Trends in maths and science• Internal migration• Homelessness• Housing transitions of young people• Health literacy

Coming up…


Further information www.abs.gov.au Australian Social Trends ABS catalogue number 4102.0

Dr Paul Jelfs [email protected] Phone: (02) 6252 6690

Linda Fardell [email protected] Phone: (02) 6252 7187

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