Study Of Falling Aust. Birth-rate
(N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) CANBERRA, June 24. The Australian National University will study Australia’s falling birthrate.
Professor W. D. Borrie, How these factors differ behead of the department of tween migrant and nondemography, said the project migrant families, would study the social charac- Recent figures from the teristics of the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of family. Census and Statistics have
The four main aspects of the study would include: Changes in family size. The spacing of children in the family. Different family sizes, according to economic and 1 social standards.
shown a steady fall in the Australian birthrate. In 1960, births were 22.42 a 1000 of population. In 1964 they were 20.58 a 1000, and [last year they were 19.6 a 1000. Professor Borrie said the 'results of the university’s research would be linked with the nation-wide census on June 30. The project was not expected to start until 1967.
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Press, Issue 31095, 25 June 1966, Page 15
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