Profile of Young Australians: Facts, Figures and Issues

The Foundation for Young Australians has commissioned this publication – Profile of Young Australians - to provide a snapshot of the status of young people at the beginning of the 21st century, across major areas that affect their well-being.

The primary aim of producing this profile is to provide current information on young people that will be of value to a wide range of people and organisations, including the Foundation, that work with young people across Australia.

The Profile of Young Australians,  published in 2003, encapsulates the most current information and statistics about young people across a wide range of subject areas. It demonstrates that there are common themes that have the potential to impact on the well-being of young people.

The exploration of these themes in each chapter of the text serves to emphasise the inter-connectedness between the issues that impact on young people and supports the notion of working at a holistic level with young people.

The Chapters cover:

1. Introduction
2. Demographics
3. Family Life
4. Financial Circumstances of Young People
5. Young People in Need of Protection
6. The Health of Young People
7. Lifestyle and Health Risk Behaviour
8. Leisure Time Activity
9. Young People and the Law
10. Secondary School Education
11. Participation in Further Education, Training and Work
12. Young People and Civil Society

Each chapter has lists of Tables, Figures and References.

The Profile is an important document that the Foundation hopes “will make a significant contribution to the knowledge base on the status of young people in Australia and provide a further catalyst for the positive changes that are being brought about by young people in Australia and by the people that work with them”.

Follow this link to read the Profile of Young Australians (opens in a new browser window)

Further information on Australian young people can be found on the Dusseldorp Skills Forum (opens in a new browser window)

Statistical information on children and youg people can also be found on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Children, Youth and Families page (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Foundation for Young Australians
Address	:	3, 385 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone	:	03 9670 5436
Fax	:	03 9670 2272
Email	:	fya@youngaustralians.org