CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Population Characteristics
Median Ages for Women and Men
Age Composition and Ageing
Why is the Population Ageing?
Some Implications of an Ageing Population
Fertility and the Total Fertility Rate
Fertility Decision Making
Population Distribution
Overseas Born Population
Chapter 2. Family and Living Arrangements
Changes in Families Over the Last Century
Contemporary Family Types
Lone Parent Families
People Living Alone
Marriages
Divorces
Cohabitation
Different Types of Families and Income
Caring
Chapter 3. Health
Total Australian Life Expectancy
Indigenous Life Expectancy
Factors Impacting Upon Life Expectancy
Mortality for Women and Men
Indigenous Mortality
Suicide
Long-term Health Conditions
Mental Health
Types of Mental Disorders
Self-assessed Health Status
Health Risk Factors
Smoking
Alcohol and Other Substances
Overweight and Obesity
Physical Activity
Socio-Economic Status and Risk Factors
Osteoporosis
Health Issues and Conditions of Significance to Women
Body Image
Eating Disorders
Anaemia
Contraceptive Practices
Fertility Problems
Sex In Australia - Summary Findings of The Australian Study of Health and Relationships
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Blood-Borne Viruses
Chapter 4. Working Life
A Note About ABS Labour Force Data
Women's Labour Force Participation in the Past
The "Marriage Bar"
Women's Labour Force Participation in the Present
Full-time and Part-time Work
Characteristics of Part-time Employees with Families
Balancing Work and Family
Casual Employment
Employment Status and Superannuation
Occupation and Industry
Paid and Unpaid Overtime
Unemployment Over the Last Decade
Those Not in the Labour Force Over the Last Decade
Chapter 5. Economic Resources
Women's Full-Time Earnings
Women's Weekly Earned Income
Family Income
Family Earnings
Definitions of Income and Earned Income
Women with Other Sources of Income
Women with No Income
Family Types and Home Ownership
Women and Superannuation
Women's Capacity to Save
International Economic Inequities
Chapter 6. Education and Training
Women and Participation in Education
Retention Rates - the Geographical Difference
Study Leading to a Qualification
Graduate Destination
Gender Discrepancy in Graduate Salaries
Vocational Education and Training
Apprentices and Trainees
Chapter 7. Management and Decision Making
The Australian Census of Women in Leadership
Women as Managers
Women Managers and Equity of Earnings
Senior Executive Management and the Australian Public Service
Women in Government
Women and Australian Honours
Chapter 8. Crime and Safety
Women in Prison
Recorded Victims of Crime
Women and Family Violence and The Women's Safety Survey, 1996
Victims of Sexual and All Assault
Violence and Young Women
Violence and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Violence and the Cost to Health
Chapter 9. Selected Population Groups
Women From Countries Where English is Not the Main Language
Non-Main English Speaking Countries (Non-MESC)
The CDEP Scheme (Community Development Employment Projects)
People in Rural Areas
Glossary

Graphs

Graph 1.1Median Age for Women and Men Over Time, 1983-2003
Graph 1.2Median Age of Mothers (All Confinements) Over Time, 1982-2002
Graph 1.3Where Women Live, 1996-2001
Graph 1.4Overseas Born Women by Top 10 Countries of Birth 1991-2001
Graph 2.1Lone Parent Families as a Proportion of All Families, 1993-2003
Graph 2.2Family Income (Mean Gross Weekly Income) by Selected Family Types, 2000-01
Graph 2.3Carers of Those With Disabilities and Older People, 1998
Graph 3.1Life Expectancy at Birth, International Comparisons, 2000-2005
Graph 3.2Current Mortality Data - Selected Leading Causes of Death for Women and Men, 2002
Graph 3.3Indigenous and Total Deaths, Women, 2002
Graph 3.4Selected Long-term Health Conditions for Women and Men, 2001
Graph 3.5Selected Illicit Drugs Ever Used/Tried, 1993-2001
Graph 3.6Perception of Weight (Body Mass), for Women and Men, 2001
Graph 3.7Selected Contraceptive Practices for Women Aged 18-49, 2001
Graph 3.8Sexual Difficulties, Women and Men, 2002
Graph 4.1Employment Types by Sex, 2001
Graph 4.2Industry of Main Job by Sex, 2002
Graph 4.3Overtime Hours Worked by Women, 2000
Graph 4.4Part-time Employees Without Leave Entitlements by Age and Sex, 2002
Graph 5.1Women and Men's Mean Gross Weekly Earned Income Over Time, by Age Group, Selected Years
Graph 5.2Weekly Total Earnings, Earning Ranges by Sex for All Occupations, 2002
Graph 5.3Average Total Weekly Earnings by Sex - Industry, 2002
Graph 5.4Average Total Weekly Earnings by Sex - Occupation, 2002
Graph 5.5Earned Income by Selected Family Types
Graph 5.6Housing 2000-01, Tenure Type by Family Type
Graph 5.7Retired Persons Who Had Received a Lump Sum Payment
Graph 6.1Discipline Group, Female Vocational Education and Training Students, 2001
Graph 6.2Apprentice and Trainee Training Rates by Sex and Age 15-19 (at 31 December), 1996 to 2002
Graph 7.1Female Average Weekly Total Earnings (Managerial Adults) as a Proportion of Male Managerial Adult Earnings
Graph 7.2The Public Service: Permanent Staff by Sex and Classification, March 2004
Graph 7.3Women's Share of Seats in National Parliament, March 2004
Graph 8.1Most Serious Offence/Charge by Sex, 2003
Graph 8.2Recorded Crime - Female Victims, 2001 and 2002
Graph 8.3Female Victims of Sexual Assault by Age Group, 2002
Graph 9.1Language Spoken at Home by Sex, Selected Languages, 2001
Graph 9.2Occupation by Indigenous Status, 2003

Tables

Table 1.1Geographic Distribution, Section of State, 1996 and 2001
Table 1.2Overseas Born by Country of Birth, Top 10 Countries
Table 2.1Relationship in Household
Table 2.2Family Type and Number of Family Members
Table 2.3Family Income, 2001
Table 2.4Family Type by Labour Force Status by Number of Dependants, 2003
Table 2.4Family Type by Labour Force Status by Number of Dependants, 2003 (continued)
Table 2.5Carer Status, 1998
Table 3.1Disability Status and Mental Health
Table 3.1Disability Status and Mental Health (continued)
Table 3.2Selected Long-term Health Conditions, 2001
Table 3.3Health Risk Factors
Table 3.4Self-assessed Health Status
Table 3.5Actions Taken for Health
Table 3.6Contraceptive Practices, 2001
Table 4.1Labour Force Composition
Table 4.2Characteristics of People in the Labour Force, August 2002
Table 4.3Persons Not in the Labour Force, 2002
Table 4.4Labour Force Participation of Females with Children, June 2002
Table 4.5Child Care Arrangements
Table 4.6Main Reasons for Using Formal and Informal Child Care, 2002
Table 4.7Labour Force Experience, February 2001
Table 4.8Working Hours and Other Work Conditions, August 2002
Table 4.9Small Business Operators, June 2001
Table 4.10Main Reasons for Working Part-time Hours, 2000
Table 4.11Main Reasons for Working Overtime in Main Job, 2000
Table 5.1Individual Earnings and Income
Table 5.2Earnings and Income, 1994-95
Table 5.2.1Earnings and Income, 2000-01
Table 5.3Child Support Payments Made to Women
Table 5.4Housing, 2000-2001
Table 6.1Vocational Education and Training Students, 2001
Table 6.2Apprentices and Trainees, 2002
Table 7.1Managers and Administrators, May 2003
Table 7.2Local Government Councillors 2001
Table 8.1Recorded Crime, 2001 and 2002
Table 8.2Experience of Violence in the Last 20 years, 1996
Table 8.3Female Victims of Sexual Assault in the 12 Months Prior to the Survey
Table 9.1People Born in Non-Main English Speaking Countries (MESC), 2001
Table 9.2Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, 2001
Table 9.3People living in rural areas, 2001