Ageing publications

Experience Works: The Mature Age Employment Challenge: Discussion Paper
This discussion paper, prepared for National Seniors Australia, examines the critical factors affecting mature age Australians' ability to access paid employment and to remain in employment. [further details]

Exploring the Impact of an Ageing Workforce on the South Australian Workers' Compensation Scheme
Understanding the implications of an ageing workforce for workers compensation arrangements in South Australia is timely in the face of such significant demands. This report prepared by the Australian Institute for Social Research (AISR) is designed to assist WorkCover SA to better understand and respond to the benefits and challenges associated with an ageing workforce in South Australia. [further details]

Ageing Nation, Ageing Workforce -challenges for aged care provision in the 21st century
This paper highlights the importance of workforce planning and development strategies to retain and sustain the workforce, and identify the limitations imposed on those strategies by the absence of a comprehensive workforce database. [further details]

Workforce Development - Strategies and Lessons: Case Study Report
As awareness of the workforce development challenges facing Australia increases, public and private sectors organisations are initiating various workforce planning projects. Understanding the characteristics of these and learning from this experience is the purpose of this report. The report is one outcome from the Demographic change, ageing and the workforce: An integrated model to inform workforce development and planning in Australia project funded by the Australian Research Council with support from the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology and the former Office for Public Employment. [further details]

Inequality in South Australia: Key Determinants of Wellbeing
The social and economic environment is a major determinant of population wellbeing in South Australia. The purpose of this report is to deepen our understanding of the impact that social, physical and economic factors have on health and wellbeing, and to describe the distribution of some of these factors across the South Australian population. The report can be downloaded at http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ [further details]