This report presents the results of the 2007 Schools Census, which found that, over the past decade, the retention rate of those students who went on to attend Year 12 increased from 72% to 74%. The number of full-time students attending government schools grew by 1.7%, while the number of students attending non-government schools increased...

Approximately 285,000 people worked in a cultural occupation as their main job in 2006 according to this ABS industry snapshot. However around 45% of these people were not employed in the cultural industry. The largest number of cultural workers were employed as graphic designers, ministers of religion and architects.Approximately 285,000 people worked in a cultural...

These underemployed workers account for 4.7% of the total labour force and when combined with the 4.2% of the unemployed, represented a labour force underutilisation rate for September 2007 of 8.9%.Just over half a million Australian workers would prefer to work more hours, and are available, according to this ABS survey. These underemployed workers account...

A series of articles from the ABS aimed at informing the community about a range of migrant and ethnicity related issues. Articles included are: Birthplace and Religion Migrants Experiences of Crime Victimisation Overseas Students Migrants and English Proficiency: Information available from the Migrant Data Matrices

We're spending less time playing, sleeping and eating or drinking, but working longer, according to this ABS survey on how Australians use their time. n 2006 Australians slept for an average of 8 hours 31 minutes a day, five minutes less than in 1997. Time spent eating and drinking also decreased by 4 minutes a...