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Australia's welfare no. 6

Australia's Welfare is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on welfare services in Australia. Topics include welfare services expenditure, the welfare services labour force, children's and family services, child protection, housing assistance, services for homeless people, ageing and aged care services and disability services. Australia's Welfare 2003 also features special chapters on informal care and indicators of the welfare of Australia's population.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 4 December 2003; ISSN 1321 1455; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 334 6; AIHW cat. no. AUS 41; ABS cat. no. 8905.0; 529pp.; $45.00

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Preliminary material (445KB PDF) (887KB RTF)
- Title page and verso
- Letter of transmittal
- Contributors
- Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
Sections
1. Introduction (341KB PDF) (46KB 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 (760KB PDF) (1MB RTF)
  1. Introduction
  2. Healthy living
  3. Autonomy and participation
  4. Social cohesion
  5. Future directions
3. Informal care (940KB PDF) (896KB 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 (753KB PDF) (1.2MB 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 (855KB PDF) (1.2MB 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 (878KB PDF) (1037KB 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 (1.2MB PDF) (649KB RTF)
  1. Introduction
  2. Ageing in Australia
  3. Support and care for older people
  4. Care services in the community
  5. Residential care
  6. Client profiles
  7. Expenditure
  8. Outcomes
  9. Summary
8. Disability and disability services (838KB PDF) (1MB 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 (795KB PDF) (1.2MB 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