Table of contents
- contents
- list of tables
- list of figures
- list of boxes
- preface
- acknowledgements
- commonly used abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Historical overview
- 1.2 Structure of Australia's welfare services system
- 1.3 Scope of the report
- 2 Welfare services statistics in Australia
- 2.1 The field of welfare statistics
- 2.2 The social indicators movement
- 2.3 Government concerns on health and welfare research and statistics
- 2.4 The Australian Bureau of Statistics: developments in social statistics
- 2.5 Statistical developments in Commonwealth departments responsible for welfare and community services
- 2.6 WELSTAT 1977-1992: the national development of State-based welfare data
- 2.7 Welfare function at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- 2.8 Establishment of welfare and welfare-related research organisations
- 2.9 Sources of statistics on welfare
- 2.10 Conclusion
- 3 Housing assistance and services
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 A history of housing assistance: the CSHA and SAAP
- 3.3 Population data; indicators of housing need
- 3.4 Housing assistance and services
- 3.5 The recipients of housing assistance
- 3.6 Housing outcomes: comparing need and the provision of assistance
- 3.7 Conclusion
- 4 Children's services
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Child care: history and current developments
- 4.3 Child care services
- 4.4 Child care: use of services
- 4.5 Child welfare: overview
- 4.6 Child welfare services
- 4.7 Child welfare: children in need
- 4.8 Child welfare: substitute care service usage
- 4.9 Conclusion
- 5 Aged care
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 History
- 5.3 Population data: indicators of need
- 5.4 Aged care services
- 5.5 Comparing indicators of need and service provision
- 5.6 Conclusion
- 6 Disability services
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 History and current developments
- 6.3 Population data: disability and handicap in the Australian population
- 6.4 National picture of disability services and supports: a first overview
- 6.5 Data developments: a draft national minimum data set for CSDA disability support services
- 6.6 Conclusion
- 7 Conclusion
- appendix
- index