Slide 1

What do modern families need? Jonathan Kemp Anglican YCF Ministry Slide 2 My job title... Jonathan Kemp Director, Youth, Children's & Families Ministry Ministry Education Commission Milton Slide 3 Families arent what they used to be... shapes and rhythms have changed enormously over the last 100 years, even the last 50 years. 7 760 000 households (2011 Census) 5 000 000 families (ABS) Q: In 2013, what percentage of our families are nuclear (married mum and dad and just their own children)? A: 33% Slide 4 Modern families Rise in multi-generational households (boomerang kids) Record birth rates (300 000 per year) Declining household size: 1911 4.5 2011 2.5 2014? 2.6 Slide 5 Modern Families 20% of our population are Dads (4.6 million) 156 000 single parent dads with 228 000 children 144 000 stay-at-home dads 46 680 grandparent-headed families Q: What percentage of young children are in grandparent care sometime during the week? A: 40% 39 621 Australian children living in out-of-home care in 2012. (This number has risen every year over the last 10 years.) Slide 6 Modern Families ChildCare 0-2 years: 20% in 1984; 54% in 2014 ChildCare 3-5 years: 50% in 1984; 70% in 2014 65% of mothers with children