The commissioned study research report into the 'Economic Implications of an Ageing
Australia'was released April 2005. The Commission found that one quarter of Australians …

This book describes how families have changed in Australia over the last 30 years. It
presents statistics on the diversity of family types, the changes and transitions a family may …

The capacity of older adults to remain physically, mentally, and socially active is partly
dependent on continued participation in learning and education. Older adults, however …

Over the past 20 years, policy attention has been focused upon the implications of below‐
replacement fertility for the aging of populations. This article argues that another potential …

Presents an assessment of the benefits and costs of temporary and permanent immigration,
with regard to the budgets and balance sheets of Australian governments, and the income …

A projected increase of 115% from 2001-2026 in the number of lower-income people aged
65 and over living in rental households far exceeds the supply capacity of the social housing …

In 1998, just over 12 per cent of Australia's population were aged 65 years and over.
Population projections indicate that this percentage is likely to at least double in the next 40 …

For the last few decades, decline in fertility and mortality have resulted in population ageing
and have raised many concerns among demographers. Their uncertainty about the …

With inexorable population ageing, successive Australian governments have sought to
implement policies, on both the production and consumption side, that place a greater onus …

This report covers a study of barriers for older workers in obtaining and benefitting from
training and innovative policies to remove them. After an introduction, Chapter 2 reviews …