6224.0.55.001 - Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Jun 2012 
Quality Declaration
Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/05/2013
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AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES In June 2012, there were an estimated 6.4 million families living in Australia with a total of 19.4 million family members. The vast majority of families were couple families (83%). About four in every nine couple families had dependants living with them (43%). The next largest group were one parent families (15%) and two out of every three one parent families had dependants living with them (67%). Of the 961 thousand one parent families, 81% were single mothers. Of all families, 80% had at least one employed family member aged 15 years and over. Some 7% of families had one or more members unemployed. Half of all families had a member who was not in the labour force (50%), while in 18% of all families every member was not in the labour force (for example, retired couples).
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