Australia's Welfare 2003

Full Publication (5.41MB PDF; 1.4MB EXE - self-extracting archive of RTF files) 

• Preliminary material (445K PDF; 887K RTF)
  • Title page and verso
  • Letter of transmittal
  • Contributors
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Symbols
• Sections
  1. Introduction  (341K PDF; 46K RTF)
     1. Issues of government and community interest 
     2. The national information infrastructure
     3. Enhancing the measurement of welfare 
  2. Indicators of Australia's welfare (760K PDF; 1003K RTF)
     1. Introduction 
     2. Healthy living 
     3. Autonomy and participation 
     4. Social cohesion
     5. Future directions 
  3. Informal care (940K PDF; 896K RTF)
     1. Introduction
     2. Caring in a changing Australia
     3. Context of care
     4. Caring for children
     5. Caring for people of all ages with a disability 
     6. The future availability of carers
     7. Conclusion
  4. Welfare services resources (753K PDF; 1166K RTF)
     1. Introduction
     2. Total resources
     3. Expenditure on welfare services and its funding
     4. Tax expenditures
     5. Human resources in welfare services
     6. Summary
  5. Assistance for housing (855K PDF; 1154K RTF)
     1. Introduction
     2. The economic and social background
     3. Housing assistance to low-income renters
     4. Assistance to home owners and purchasers
     5. Data development
     6. Conclusion
  6. Children's and family services (878K PDF; 1037K RTF)
     1. Introduction 
     2. Families and children in Australia
     3. Assistance for families
     4. Child care and preschool services
     5. Child protection and out-of-home care services
     6. Adoptions
     7. Data development
     8. Conclusion
  7. Ageing and aged care (556K PDF; 804K RTF)
     1. Introduction (209K RTF)
     2. Ageing in Australia
     3. Support and care for older people (910K PDF; 258K RTF)
     4. Care services in the community
     5. Residential care
     6. Client profiles (436K PDF; 395K RTF)
     7. Expenditure
     8. Outcomes
     9. Summary 
  8. Disability and disability services  (838K PDF; 1060K RTF)
     1. Introduction
     2. Recent developments
     3. Prevalence of disability and need for assistance
     4. Services and assistance
     5. Outcomes
     6. Conclusion
  9. Services for people experiencing homelessness (795K PDF; 1205K RTF)
     1. Introduction
     2. Developing definitions of homelessness
     3. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
     4. Other Commonwealth initiatives
     5. Some state and territory initiatives 
     6. Summary
• End matter
  • Appendix tables (364 K PDF; 1848K RTF)
  • Abbreviations (140 K PDF; 17K RTF)
  • Glossary (211 K PDF; 19K RTF)
  • Population tables (183K PDF; 259K RTF)
  • Index (415K PDF; 136K RTF)

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