Australian Social Trends 2007

The latest information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy concern.

Australian Social Trends 2007 provides a snapshot of life in Australia and how it is changing over time, including for the first time, an examination of the wealth of Australians.

According to the latest report, the 14th edition of an annual series,  we're more likely to be overweight, less likely to marry, and consuming more goods and services.

The Report is designed to assist and encourage informed decision-making, and to be of value to a wide audience including those engaged in research, journalism, marketing, teaching and social policy, as well as anyone interested in how we live today and how we've changed over recent decades.

The material presented in Australian Social Trends 2007 is organised into nine chapters. As in previous editions, each of the first seven chapters represents a major area of social concern (i.e. population, family and community, health, education and training, work, economic resources, and housing), with an eighth chapter covering other areas of concern (e.g. crime and justice, culture and leisure, and the environment). The ninth chapter provides international comparisons for a number of these areas.

Australian Social Trends also contains an introduction which is designed to further explain the rationale behind the publication and describe its main aims and features.

Follow this link to the ABS website to download a copy of Australian Social trends 2007 (opens in a new browser window).

For further information

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