Australia’s welfare 2021: data insights
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Topic: Australia's welfare
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) Australia’s welfare 2021: data insights, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 June 2026, doi:10.25816/zghn-md15.
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Australia’s welfare 2021: data insights presents an overview of the welfare data landscape and explores selected welfare topics – including the social determinants of wellbeing, and the impact COVID-19 has had on employment and income levels, the housing system and wellbeing – in 8 original articles.
Australia’s welfare 2021 is the 15th biennial welfare report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This Australia’s welfare 2021: data insights report is part of an expanded product suite that includes:
- ISSN: 2651-9771
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-881-0
- DOI: 10.25816/zghn-md15
- Cat. no: AUS 236
- Pages: 260
Findings from this report:
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The number of income support recipients in June 2021 was 7.4% higher than in March 2020, before the onset of COVID-19
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Over one million people received support from aged care services in Australia in 2019–20
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The pandemic saw unemployment rise but it recovered to below pre-pandemic levels by July 2021
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On average, mental health has a greater impact on life satisfaction than physical health