Arc Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research

Prevalence and correlates of the food insecurity experience among Australian adults in 2020: results from the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia population survey

JM Fry, CM Pollard, S Booth, S Kleve, I Grossman, JB Temple

2026-01-01

Australian government food insecurity monitoring and surveillance is sub-optimal and often limited to one or two measures that do ..

Nationally representative estimates of food insecurity during COVID-19: An investigation of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in Australia

JB Temple, I Grossman, C Pollard, S Kleve, S Booth, J Fry

2025-12-01

The purpose of this paper was to measure the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic using th..

Estimating and projecting the population living with dementia at the local area scale in Australia

Jeromey Temple, Irina Grossman, Tom Wilson, Marina Cavuoto, Tim Adair, Ruth Williams, Kaarin J Anstey

2025-09-01

As Australia’s population ages, the number of people living with dementia will grow considerably. Understanding local changes in t..

Food insecurity and health conditions in the Australian adult population: A nationally representative analysis

JM Fry, JB Temple, R Williams

2025-02-01

Aim: This study aimed to identify key health condition correlates of food insecurity in Australia using nationally representative ..

Changing Religious Affiliation Among Older Australians: Estimates and Projections to Mid-century

Jeromey B Temple, Tom Wilson, Bianca Brijnath, David Tittensor, Ruth Williams

2025-01-01

The purpose of this study was to investigate shifting religious affiliation of the older Australian population to mid-century. Pro..

A Survey of Australian Demographic Projection Users

Irina Grossman, M Hosseini-Chavoshi, Tom Wilson, Jeromey Temple

2024-12-31

Demographic projections are widely used by policymakers, planners, and researchers. They provide essential information for decisio..

Evaluation of alternative methods for forecasting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of Australia

T Wilson, J Temple, L Burchill, J Luke, D Logiudice

2024-12-01

Assessing future demand for a wide range of services requires good quality population forecasts. Unfortunately, many past forecast..

Energy poverty and food insecurity: Is there an energy or food trade-off among low-income Australians?

JM Fry, L Farrell, JB Temple

2023-07-01

Large price rises can lead to what has been termed a ‘heat or eat’ trade-off, where some low-income individuals must choose betwee..

Large Discrepancies in Dementia Mortality Reported in Vital Statistics: The Need for Improved Data to Inform Policy

T Adair, H Li, J Temple, KJ Anstey

2023-07-01

Purpose: There is limited understanding of the intercountry comparability of dementia mortality data. This study compares reported..

Discrepancies in self-reported and measured anthropometric measurements and indices among older Australians: prevalence and correlates

JM Fry, JB Temple

2022-12-01

Background: Anthropometric measurements and indices such as weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) are often used to assess over..

Local area population projections dataset for Australia

T Wilson, I Grossman, J Temple

2022-10-01

A new dataset of population projections for local areas of Australia is described. The areas comprise SA3 areas of the Australian ..

The role of demographic change in explaining the growth of Australia's older migrant population living with dementia, 2016–2051

J Temple, T Wilson, B Brijnath, K Radford, D LoGiudice, A Utomo, KJ Anstey

2022-10-01

Objective: To examine the demographic drivers contributing to the future growth in the population of older migrants in Australia l..

The Impact of Demographic and Economic Change on the Australian Generational Economy: Financial Sustainability, Intergenerational Inequality, and Material Living Standards

JM Rice, T Wilson, JB Temple, P McDonald

2022-06-14

The generational economy—which is that aspect of the economy that pertains to the economic activities of, and the economic relatio..

English Language Proficiency Among Older Migrants in Australia, 2016–2046

J Temple, T Wilson, B Brijnath, A Utomo, P McDonald

2022-06-01

Australia’s population is growing, ageing and exhibiting increasing heterogeneity with respect to birthplace and ethnic compositio..

Energy poverty and retirement income sources in Australia

JM Fry, L Farrell, JB Temple

2022-02-01

In many countries population ageing will increase the share of retirees in the coming years. Energy poverty is a particular proble..

The ageing of Asian migrant populations in Australia: projections and implications for aged care services

T Wilson, J Temple, B Brijnath, A Utomo, P McDonald

2022-01-01

Until the 1970s the Asia-born population of Australia remained small due to the racist White Australia Policy which denied entry t..

Intergenerational inequality and the intergenerational state

JM Rice, JB Temple, PF McDonald

2021-12-01

Inequality between generations is a central feature of human societies. Moreover, within human societies many institutions have de..

Discrimination reported by older adults living with mental health conditions: types, contexts and association with healthcare barriers

JB Temple, B Brijnath, J Enticott, A Utomo, R Williams, M Kelaher

2021-06-01

Objective: Australian policy-making needs better information on the prevalence, context and types of discrimination reported by pe..

The future growth and spatial shift of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2016–2051

A Taylor, T Wilson, J Temple, M Kelaher, S Eades

2021-05-01

The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population more than doubled in size between 1996 and 2016. Growth was highes..

Internal migration, group size, and ethnic endogamy in Indonesia

Ariane J Utomo, Peter F McDonald

2021-02-01

Much of the literature on assortative mating has centred on the social contexts of immigrant‐receiving countries in the West. This..

COVID-19 and the Australian labour market: how did older Australians fare during 2020?

Jane Fry, Jeromey Temple, Peter McDonald, Alysia Blackham

2021-01-01

Background   In analysing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market, attention has focussed on younger people, lea..

Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

JB Temple, H Wong, A Ferdinand, S Avery, Y Paradies, M Kelaher

2020-12-01

Background: A recent Royal Commission into the treatment of Australians living with disabilities has underscored the considerable ..

Premarital sex and pregnancy in Greater Jakarta

J O’Donnell, ID Utomo, P McDonald

2020-12-01

Social taboos and stigmas around sexuality and non-marital sex in Indonesia have led to substantial underreporting of the prevalen..

What is the size of Australia’s sexual minority population?

T Wilson, J Temple, A Lyons, F Shalley

2020-12-01

Objectives: The aim is to present updated estimates of the size of Australia’s sexual minority adult population (gay, lesbian, bis..

The geographical patterns of birth seasonality in Australia

Tom Wilson, Peter McDonald, Jeromey Temple

2020-11-04

BACKGROUND Studies have shown how births exhibit seasonal patterns, with peaks and troughs in particular months and seasons. Most ..

Exposure to interpersonal racism and avoidance behaviours reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability

Jeromey B Temple, Heather Wong, Angeline Ferdinand, Scott Avery, Yin Paradies, Margaret Kelaher

2020-08-28

Using the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, this paper examines exposure to interpersonal racism and a..

Past and projected growth of Australia's older migrant populations.

Tom Wilson, Peter McDonald, Jeromey Temple, Bianca Brijnath, Ariane Utomo

2020-08-05

In recent years, Australia's older population (aged 65 and over) has been growing rapidly, accompanied by a shift in its country o..

Ageing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: numerical, structural, timing and spatial aspects

JB Temple, T Wilson, A Taylor, M Kelaher, S Eades

2020-08-01

Objectives: To assess levels of numerical, structural, timing and spatial aspects of ageing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is..

Do Individuals with Higher Education Prefer Smaller Families? Education, Fertility Preference and the Value of Children in Greater Jakarta

Ariane Utomo, Peter McDonald, Iwu Utomo, Terence Hull

2020-07-15

An emerging scholarship indicates that the negative educational gradient in fertility preference has reversed in some low-fertilit..

Components of disability exclusion: Discrimination, avoidance and accessibility in later life

JB Temple, M Kelaher, A Utomo, R Williams, L Brooke

2020-06-01

Objective: To examine the prevalence and context of disability exclusion reported by people with disability, with and without comm..

Discrimination and disability: Types of discrimination and association with trust, self-efficacy and life satisfaction among older Australians

JB Temple, M Kelaher, L Brooke, A Utomo, R Williams

2020-06-01

Objective: To examine the prevalence, context and types of discrimination reported by older Australians (aged 55 years and over) a..

Is disability exclusion associated with experiencing an unmet need for health care?

Jeromey B Temple, Jay A Stiles, Ariane Utomo, Margaret Kelaher, Ruth Williams

2020-06-01

Objective To examine the association between disability exclusion and experiencing an unmet need for health care. Methods The 201..

The cessation of rising employment rates at older ages in Australia, 2000-2019

Peter McDonald, Helen Moyle

2020-05-24

Background: In the first decade of the 21st century, employment at older ages surged in Australia, benefitting the Australian eco..

Administrative boundaries and demographic knowledge: General issues and a case-study for Italy

Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna, Fiorenzo Rossi, Peter McDonald

2020-01-01

This article is divided in two parts. The first part discusses the limits and the potential linked to the availability of data on ..

Intersectional Discrimination in Australia: An Empirical Critique of the Legal Framework

Alysia Blackham, Jeromey Temple

2020-01-01

Australian equality law is still largely dependent on individual enforcement to achieve systemic change. The degree to which discr..

Migration to Australia: From Asian Exclusion to Asian Predominance

Peter McDonald

2019-10-01

In a relatively short period, Australia has shifted from being a country where migration from Asia was heavily restricted under th..

English proficiency in Australia, 1981 to 2016

P McDonald, H Moyle, J Temple

2019-06-01

Using Australian census data, the paper examines the incidence of poor English competency in Australia from 1981 onwards. The pape..

Interreligious Marriage in Indonesia

Noryamin Aini, Ariane Utomo, Peter McDonald

2019-05-06

Indonesia – home to the world’s largest Muslim population – is an ethnically diverse archipelago with sizeable non-Muslim communit..

Social engagement and the elderly in rural Indonesia

A Utomo, P Mcdonald, I Utomo, N Cahyadi, R Sparrow

2019-05-01

Rural areas in Indonesia are older relative to urban areas. This paper questions how levels of social engagement vary across among..

Development and validation of successful aging instrument

N Zanjari, MS Sani, M Hosseini-Chavoshi, H Rafiey, F Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi

2019-01-01

Objectives: Successful aging is an interdisciplinary concept. Despite the great body of literature on successful aging, few studie..

In Australia fertility is falling only for low educated women

Peter McDonald, Helen Moyle

2019-01-01

From 2006 to 2016, fertility in Australia remained constant for women with high education while it fell sharply for women with low..

Australian migration propensities by visa class: an analysis of linked administrative data

Jeromey B Temple, Peter F McDonald

2018-12-01

Following a number of difficulties measuring net overseas migration (NOM), since 2006 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ha..

Who Wears the Hijab? Predictors of Veiling in Greater Jakarta

Ariane Utomo, Anna Reimondos, Peter McDonald, Iwu Utomo, Terence Hull

2018-12-01

Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population. In contrast to much of the Middle East, veiling in Indonesia is neithe..

Women as Agents in Fertility Decision-making: Australia, 1870-1910

Peter McDonald, Helen Moyle

2018-06-01

Australia should continue its current comprehensive population policy – at least for the next decade

Peter McDonald

2018-01-01

Commentary.

The State of the World Population 2018: the power of choice : reproductive rights and the demographic transition

Peter McDonald

2018-01-01

Not so long ago, most people had large families: five children, on average. Where once there was one global fertility rate, today ..

Ageing and the economic life cycle: The National Transfer Accounts approach

JB Temple, JM Rice, PF McDonald

2017-12-01

Objective: To illustrate the use of National Transfer Accounts (NTA) for understanding ageing and the economic life cycle in Austr..

Mature age labour force participation and the life cycle deficit in Australia: 1981-82 to 2009-10

Jeromey B Temple, James Mahmud Rice, Peter F McDonald

2017-12-01

With inexorable population ageing, successive Australian governments have sought to implement policies, on both the production and..

Population ageing and the labour force: 2000–2015 and 2015–2030

JB Temple, PF McDonald

2017-12-01

Objective: To examine the role of variations in mature age labour force participation on labour force outcomes over Australia's re..

Private and public consumption across generations in Australia

JM Rice, JB Temple, PF McDonald

2017-12-01

Objective: To investigate intergenerational equity in consumption using the Australian National Transfer Accounts (NTA). Methods: ..

International migration and employment growth in Australia, 2011-2016

P McDonald

2017-11-20

Background Immigration to Australia pre 1995 was largely low skilled. Recessions led to competition between low-skilled domestic w..

Comparison of Experts and Older Adults’ Viewpoints on Successful Ageing

N Zanjari, M Sharifian Sani, M Hosseini Chavoshi, H Rafiey, F Mohammadi Shahboulaghi

2017-01-01

Background and objectives: The aim of present study is comparing the lay (older adults) and experts’ viewpoints about dimensions o..

Net Assets Available at Age of Death in Australia: An Extension of the National Transfer Accounts Methodology

Jeromey B Temple, Peter F McDonald, James Mahmud Rice

2017-01-01

Population ageing through much of the developed world presents the opportunity for a massive transfer of wealth across generations..

Population Ageing: A Demographic Perspective

P McDonald

2017-01-01

Australia’s population profile has been ageing continuously for the past 150 years, but the rate of this ageing will be greater in..

Report on the quality of 2016 Census data

P McDonald, S Harding, L Pulver, P Morrison, D Trewin, A Voss

2017-01-01

Report on the quality of 2016 Census data: Census Independent Assurance Panel to the Australian Statistician

S Harding, L Jackson Pulver, Peter McDonald, P Morrison, D Trewin, A Voss

2017-01-01

Successful Aging As A Multidimensional Concept: An Integrative Review

M Hosseini-Chavoshi, N Zanjari, M Sharifian-sani, H Rafiey, F Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi

2017-01-01

Background: Successful aging as an umbrella term with a large amount of literature has emerged with a variety of meanings and dime..

Women as agents in fertility decision-making: Australia, 1870-1910

H Moyle, P McDonald

2017-01-01