Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families
CONTACT
Contact Officer
Labour Force Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 6525
Facsimile (02) 6252 7784
DESCRIPTION
This annual publication presents detailed family information derived from additional coding of the June Labour Force Survey. In addition to standard Labour Force Survey output, this publication presents information on the age and number of children in different family types. It is an important source of time-series statistics on families with children.
TITLES
Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Australia (cat. no. 6224.0)
Data for year to June (every year) are available as a standard data service (cat. no. 6224.0.40.001).
CONTENTS
Data are primarily available at person level. Extensive data are also available at family level.
Standard family, demographic and labour force information as for the Labour Force Survey.
Additional family variables
Number of children aged under 15
Number of dependants
Age of youngest dependent child
FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION
Annual.
HISTORY OF PUBLICATION
First issue: 1974. Estimates can be compared over time because only minor changes to the survey have been made. For detailed information on the minor changes to family estimates refer to the Explanatory Notes in Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families (cat. no. 6224.0).