Table of contents

  • contents
  • list of tables
  • list of figures
  • list of boxes
  • preface
  • acknowledgements
  • commonly used abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Historical overview
    • 1.2 Structure of Australia's welfare services system
    • 1.3 Scope of the report
  • 2 Welfare services statistics in Australia
    • 2.1 The field of welfare statistics
    • 2.2 The social indicators movement
    • 2.3 Government concerns on health and welfare research and statistics
    • 2.4 The Australian Bureau of Statistics: developments in social statistics
    • 2.5 Statistical developments in Commonwealth departments responsible for welfare and community services
    • 2.6 WELSTAT 1977-1992: the national development of State-based welfare data
    • 2.7 Welfare function at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    • 2.8 Establishment of welfare and welfare-related research organisations
    • 2.9 Sources of statistics on welfare
    • 2.10 Conclusion
  • 3 Housing assistance and services
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 A history of housing assistance: the CSHA and SAAP
    • 3.3 Population data; indicators of housing need
    • 3.4 Housing assistance and services
    • 3.5 The recipients of housing assistance
    • 3.6 Housing outcomes: comparing need and the provision of assistance
    • 3.7 Conclusion
  • 4 Children's services
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Child care: history and current developments
    • 4.3 Child care services
    • 4.4 Child care: use of services
    • 4.5 Child welfare: overview
    • 4.6 Child welfare services
    • 4.7 Child welfare: children in need
    • 4.8 Child welfare: substitute care service usage
    • 4.9 Conclusion
  • 5 Aged care
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 History
    • 5.3 Population data: indicators of need
    • 5.4 Aged care services
    • 5.5 Comparing indicators of need and service provision
    • 5.6 Conclusion
  • 6 Disability services
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 History and current developments
    • 6.3 Population data: disability and handicap in the Australian population
    • 6.4 National picture of disability services and supports: a first overview
    • 6.5 Data developments: a draft national minimum data set for CSDA disability support services
    • 6.6 Conclusion
  • 7 Conclusion
  • appendix
  • index