Nick Parr
Ross Guest

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol25/6/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.6

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Abstract

Between 2001 and 2008 Australia’s total fertility increased from 1.73 to 1.96. This period also saw changes to family benefits, most notably the introduction of a universal, flat-rate at birth payment and an increased subsidisation of child care. This paper analyses individual-level fertility, using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey and focusing on the effects of changes to family benefits, macroeconomic variables, entitlements to family-friendly working conditions, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. It finds the effects of the ‘Baby Bonus’ and the Child Care Rebate are slight. The effects of education, income, occupation, marital status, age and parity are significant.

Author's affiliation
Nick Parr
Macquarie University, Australia
Ross Guest
Griffith University, Australia

Keywords
Australia, economic conditions, education, family allowances, family benefits, family policy, family size, fertility, maternal age, maternity benefits, pronatalist policy

Word count (Main text)
7284

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