Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of 10,000 children and families from all parts of Australia. The study commenced in 2004 with two cohorts - families with 4-5 year old children and families with 0-1 year old infants. Growing Up in Australia is investigating the contribution of children’s social, economic and cultural environments to their adjustment and wellbeing. A major aim is to identify policy opportunities for improving support for children and their families and for early intervention and prevention strategies.
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Order Wave 4 dataset
Latest publications
Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learnAIFS Facts Sheet: This Facts Sheet, prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, provides a range of information on ways in which families nurture and support children's physical, learning and social emotional development.
Tracking children's development over time: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Outcome Indices, Waves 2 and 3
Research paper No. 50: Describes the re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), as at Wave 3.
- April 2012 Newsletter
Wave 5 home visits - phase 2; Life at 7 documentary; LSAC Annual Statistical Report 2011; 2010-11 Annual Report FLoSse Research; LSAC data user workshop; Ordering LSAC data – Release 4; Geospatial data linkage; LSAC Conference 2011 - presentations; Latest publications
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is conducted in partnership between the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).