Essays Tagged: "ABS"
Australia's population rate
The fertility rate is estimated to fall further over the next 10 years to 1.65 children per woman. (ABS, 2002)2.1.2 Overseas born population (see appendix 5.2)- Australia's resident population is appr ... s approximately 19.2 million people, of which 23.6 per cent (45million people) were born overseas. (ABS, 2002)2.1.3 Migration (see appendix 5.3)- Net overseas migration is the addition or loss to the ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
Human Factors & Risk Homeostasis Involved in the Design of an Automobile
irectional control around hazards if it can't make a complete stop in time. Antilock brake systems (ABS) work with the car's regular braking system by automatically pumping them. In vehicles not equip ... with the car's regular braking system by automatically pumping them. In vehicles not equipped with ABS, the driver has to manually pump the brakes to prevent wheel lockup. In vehicles equipped with A ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering
Using examples from the Australian context examine how families and family roles have changed over the past 100 years. Discuss how recent social and cultural changes have affected the family.
iage, the figures then increased to 27% in 1983 and in the year 2003, it shot to an alarmingly 75% (ABS, 2004). In deviance to Murdock's claim, sexual activity is no longer confined to a legalized uni ... t two and a half decades. In 2002, the total fertility rate came to a low of 1.76 babies per woman (ABS, 2005a). The alleged reproductive role of the family has since become dysfunctional.Traditionall ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Aging people's leisure time
pulation was more than 65 yeas of age, and expected to rise to at least 18 percent by the year 2021(ABS, 2005). This enormous increase arises from three basic facts: the increased number of “baby ... ancy has increased from 78 to 80 years of age among men and from 81 to 84 years of age among women (ABS, 2005). Consequently, how to take care of the aging people is a critical issue, especially in le ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community