Please find a number of research reports and documents pertaining to this topic area below.  If you know of another report or document you think should be housed in our research library please contact the BGK LLEN.

Title: Australian Social Trends
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Author: ABS
Release Date: Produced quarterly
Description: Presents statistical analysis and commentary on a wide range of current social issues. New articles are released quarterly and are organised into eight chapters, representing the following broad areas of interest: population; family and community; health; education and training; work; economic resources; and housing, as well as a chapter of articles covering other areas of social concern. Each chapter is supported by a set of summary tables including key social indicators which provide an overview of social change over the past decade, as well as how social conditions differ across Australian states and territories. A set of international tables also compares Australia with 17 other nations.
Report Link: Australian Social Trends

Title: Families then and now: 1980 – 2010
Author: Alan Hayes et.al
Source: Australian Institute of Family Studies
Release Date: 2010
Description: Australian families have changed significantly over the last thirty years but they remain the basic unit in society for caring for each other and raising children, according to this report.
Report download: Families then and now: 1980 – 2010

Title: Generation F - Attract, Engage, Retain
Source: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
Release Date: April 2008
Description: This report analyses the findings from a series of focus groups and an online survey and reveals the perceptions and attitudes of Generation F (Australian women aged 16 - 65 years) toward their careers and workplaces, outlining the factors they consider most important when choosing an employer and identifying the issues that will motivate them to move on. Generation F may be employers' main solution to the nation's proliferating skills shortages by harnessing their skills, commitment and experience will help organisations to secure effective and sustainable workforces. The Generation F report includes advice and examples of how organisations can harness the skills, commitment and ambitions of Generation F to benefit their workplace.
Report Link: Generation F - Attract, Engage, Retain