The Family unit is important in both an individual's life and also in the community. As we have been discovering families can be very different.
2. What sort of families are not mentioned in these documents?
3. What sort of impact do you think the ageing population will have on Australia?
4. What sort of families are most common in Australia? Which famlies are least common?
5. Write down the current statistics for marriage? How do you think this will change in the future?
6. How does Australia compare to the rest of the world in terms of expected population?
7. Why are young people staying at home longer? What sort of impact do you think that this may have?
You will need to visit the weblinks below and answer the questions to the right
When visiting the UN site you will need to do the following. In the first box click on the word population, then select the world. Start in 1990 and finish in 2030.
To answer the last question you will need to click on the last link and then select Australia, the starting year as 1990 and the end year as 2030.
After you've answered all the questions, write a paragraph in which you state your own personal prediction about families in the future.
When you've finished your paragraph talk (quietly) to the person next to you. Are your predictions similar or different? Why?
When you've finished this you will need to show your work to your teacher