This report presents brief statistical analyses of the first 12 waves of the HILDA Survey, conducted between 2001 and 2012, examining nine topics: family life; economic wellbeing; labour market outcomes; health and subjective wellbeing; cognitive activity and cognitive ability; education and labour market outcomes; family background and economic wellbeing; expenditure on food; and sexual identity.

Provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Introduction: Commenced in 2001, the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative panel study of Australian households. The study is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic...

Australia's largest household survey has revealed that retirees are dependent on government benefits, men are doing dramatically less housework than women and that 'female breadwinners' are on the rise. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey — produced by the University of Melbourne — is Australia's only large-scale, nationally representative longitudinal household...

Until recently, the usual measure of disadvantage in Australia has been the level of income poverty. The Henderson poverty line has traditionally been the most widely used indicator, measuring the disposable income required to support the needs of a family comprising two adults and two children. Other measures have been developed both here and overseas...

A significant demographic trend in recent decades in Australia has been the growth in lone parent families as a proportion of all families, associated with which has been growth in welfare dependency. This has led to considerable policy focus on increasing lone parent participation in employment. A key issue that has arisen for the Government...