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THE SECTOR IS SPEAKING
FAMILIES IN REGIONAL, RURAL
AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA
Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the
world, with over two-thirds (69%) of the population
living in major cities. It also has one of the lowest
population densities outside of its major cities. Despite
the vastness of Australia and the profound impact that
this has on the lives of the peoples living in rural and
remote areas, relatively little is known about families
living in these areas of Australia compared to those
living in major cities.
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of
families differ between the "city" and the "country" or
"bush". While words such as these are used in
everyday parlance, it is very difficult to identify exactly
where the city ends and the country begins. One way
of categorising regions is in terms of the road distance
from services, and this is the standard method to
define remoteness for statistical purposes in Australia.
Most of the information in this Facts Sheet is provided
for: major cities, and inner regional, outer regional,
remote, and very remote regions
Full Report available at:
http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/factssheets/
2011/fs201103.pdf
BREAKING CYCLES OF DISADVANTAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report presents the results of research conducted by the Australian Social
Inclusion Board (the Board) into how people manage to break cycles of
disadvantage. The research was conducted from March to November 2010
in order to provide advice to the Australian Government about policy options to
address cycles of disadvantage.
The report presents findings from public submissions, stakeholder consultation
workshops, desktop research and original qualitative research undertaken for
the Board by TNS Social Research. This qualitative research included in-depth
interviews with 56 people from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to
understand the factors that led to multiple disadvantage over an extended
period and those that assisted people to break out of a cycle of disadvantage.
Full Report available at:
http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Resources/Documents/Breakingcyclesofd
isadvantage.pdf
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