The Herald-Sun, 24 July

2. The Australian, 24 July The Herald-Sun, 24 July The Age, 24 July The Herald-Sun, 24 July The Australian Financial Review, 24 July The Canberra Times, 24 July The Australian, 24 July The Courier Mail, 24 July

4. Population • Population distribution…by Remoteness Areas…change 1996-2006 • Towns of the mineral boom…which towns?…socio-demographic changes

5. Remoteness Areas and populationdistribution at 30 June 2006 Source: ABS preliminary Estimated Resident Population

6. Population change in States and Territories1996–2006(a) (a) Average annual growth rate Source: ABS Estimated Resident Population

7. Population change 1996–2006(a) (a) Average annual growth rate Source: ABS preliminary Estimated Resident Population

8. Towns of the mineral boom • Rapid population growth • High proportion employed in mining

9. Population growth in boom towns 2001-2006 Source: 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing; Australian Demographic Statistics

10. Towns of the mineral boom — characteristics • Younger • Males • High income

11. Family and Community • Voluntary work…increase in voluntary work…who is volunteering regularly?…what type of volunteering are they doing?

12. Volunteering rates Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey

13. Volunteering rates: States and Territories % Persons Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey

14. Regular volunteering by age and sex 2006 Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey

15. Regular volunteering by age 2006 Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey

16. Regular volunteers by type oforganisation 2006 Source: ABS 2006 Voluntary Work Survey

17. Health • Risk taking by young people…alcohol, drugs & dangerous driving…hospitalisation & death • Complementary therapies…have become more common…who are they & who is seeing them?

18. Risk taking by young people Short term risky/high risk drinking at least once a week 2004–05 Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey

19. Short term risky/high risk drinking at least once a week 2004–05 (a) Data are not available for the Northern Territory Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey

20. Alcohol and drug-relatedhospitalisations 2005–06 –Males, drug use –Females, drug use –Males, acute alcohol intoxication –Females, acute alcohol intoxication Source: AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database

21. Dangerous driving related offences 2006–07 –Exceeding the legal alcohol limit –Driving under the influence –Dangerous or negligent driving –Speeding Source: ABS Criminal Courts Collection

22. Transport accident hospitalisationspeople aged 15–24 years2005-06 Source: AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database

23. Transport accident deaths(15-24 years) Source: ABS Causes of Death collection

24. Complementary therapists Source: 1996 & 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing

25. Characteristics of therapists 2006 Source: ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing

26. Visits to therapists (last two weeks) Source: ABS 1995 and 2004–05 National Health Surveys

27. Users of complementary therapists 2004–05 Source: ABS 2004–05 National Health Survey

28. Education • Education across Australia…non-school qualifications • Adult literacy…prose literacy

29. Proportion of Australianswith a non-school qualification (ages 25-64) – Total with a non-school qualification – Advanced diploma and diploma or below – Bachelor degree or above Source:ABS 1990-2006 Survey of Education and Work

30. Non-school qualification by Area (ages 25-64) % Source: ABS 1996 and 2006 Censuses of Population and Housing

31. People aged 25–64 years withnon-school qualifications: States and Territories 1997 -2007 (a) Refers to mainly urban areas only Source: ABS Survey of Education and Work

32. Adult literacy 2006 % Source: 2006 ALLS

33. Adults with adequate orbetter prose literacy 2006 % Source: 2006 ALLS

34. Adult prose literacy by sex, 2006 % Source: 2006 ALLS

35. Populations with low/highprose literacy 2006 % Source: 2006 ALLS

36. Adequate prose literacy:international comparison 2006 % Source: Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, Summary Results

37. Work • Labour force participation across Australia…sex and age…part-time and full-time employment • Trade union members…sex and age…industry type

38. Labour force participation rate by sex Source: ABS Labour Force Survey

39. Labour force participation rate by age and sex 2008 As at June. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey

40. Labour force participation of people aged 55–64 years As at June. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey

41. Labour force participation rate: States and Territories, people aged 15-64 years Source: ABS Labour Force Survey

42. Employment trends for people aged 15–64 years ..as a proportion of total employment Source: ABS Labour Force Survey

43. Trade union membership Unionisation rates by sex Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007

44. Trade union membership Unionisation rates by age Source: 1986 Survey of Trade Union Members and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership

45. Unionisation rates: states and territories Source: Trade Union Members, Australia, August 1986, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, August 2007

46. Unionisation rates by selected industry 1997 to 2007 Source: 1997 Survey of Weekly Earnings of Employees and 2007 Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership

47. The number of industrial disputes has also declined ...from 1,519 in 1987 to 135in 2007 Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia,Dec 2007

48. Economic Resources • Women's incomes…change over time

49. Household income:states and territories 2005–06 Mean weekly equivalised household income for all households Source: ABS 2005–06 Survey of Income and Housing

50. Proportion of men and women aged 18–64 years in gross personal income quintiles 1982 Source: Surveys of Income and Housing