Australia's welfare 2015
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Topic: Australia's welfare
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Australia's welfare 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5eba2cc774755.
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Australia's welfare 2015 is the AIHW’s 12th biennial report on the wellbeing of Australians. It examines a wide range of contemporary topics in a series of analytical feature articles and short statistical snapshots. The report also summaries the performance of the welfare system against a provisional set of indicators.
- ISSN: 13211455
- ISBN: 9781742497303
- DOI: 10.25816/5eba2cc774755
- Cat. no: AUS 189
- Pages: 500
Findings from this report:
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2.1 million people lived on their own in 2012–13
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68% of households owned their home (with or without a mortgage) in 2011–12
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4.2 million Australians—just under 19% of the population—had a disability in 2012
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2.7 million Australians—12% of the population—were informal carers in 2012