Families, incomes and jobs, Volume 4

The HILDA Survey aims to provide a new type of social statistics for Australia, and to investigate new methods of measuring change and social trends. Volume 4 of the Statistical Report is based on the first six waves of data collected by the HILDA Survey and comprises two parts. Part A contains short articles that provide an annual update of changes in key aspects of life in Australia, covering the four main areas of HILDA, namely: Households and family life; Incomes and economic wellbeing; Labour market outcomes; and Life satisfaction, health and wellbeing. Part B of the Report contains feature articles on a variety of topics, including a number of articles utilising the household wealth data collected in 2006.