Episode six of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Social Trends podcast series.This article considers notification rates of major STIs and the estimated prevalence of genital herpes . Listen in full

This publication presents the first official Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates of the prevalence of homelessness, developed using data from the 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing. Homelessness is not just the result of too few houses. Its causes are many and varied. Domestic violence, a shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, mental...

This Australian Bureau of Statistics report looks at the current homelessness statistics in Australia. Homelessness is not just the result of too few houses – its causes are many and varied. Domestic violence, a shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, mental illness, family breakdown and drug and alcohol abuse all contribute to the level of homelessness...

This publication presents results from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 State Supplementary Survey – Household Water and Energy Use – conducted during October 2011 across Victoria. Cities can be thought of as having a metabolism, and as such, require resources in order to sustain themselves and grow (Brown et al. 2011). Internationally, resource efficiency...

Episode five of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Social Trends podcast series. This article looks at participation in organised sport or dancing for children, by selected characteristics relative to an average or typical situation. Listen in full