• Brigit Maguire, and others
• Australian Institute of Family Studies

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12 August 2011As part of the ongoing series Growing Up in Australia, this first Annual Statistical Report provides policy-makers, researchers, practitioners and others with a valuable introduction to the information collected by the study.

As part of the ongoing series Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), this first Annual Statistical Report provides policy-makers, researchers, practitioners and others with a valuable introduction to the wealth of information collected by the study.

This report examines the multiple facets of children's lives that influence their wellbeing, including their family characteristics and their experiences of the broader social environment. Children's early development is an important precursor for their outcomes in later childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Children's families form the predominant environment in which early development takes place, and characteristics of their families influence many aspects of their lives. Their experiences within the broader environmental context also interact with their family environments and their developmental outcomes to influence their wellbeing.