%T Australian social trends, April 2013 %I Australian Bureau of Statistics %D 2013 %K Social isolation, %K Communities, %K Medicine, %K Economics, %K Work-life balance, %K Population %U https://apo.org.au/node/33663 %X Australian Social Trends (AST) is an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) flagship publication presenting a picture of Australian society through a selection of articles. The articles aim to address current and on-going social concerns, and focus on population groups of interest and changes over time. Each tells a story and provides a sense of the social and historical context of its topic. The articles draw on a wide range of data, sourced both from the ABS and other agencies. AST aims to inform decision-making, research and discussion on social conditions in Australia. %9 Report