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Thursday, October 22, 2009

State of Australia’s Young People: a report on the social, economic, health and family lives of young people

The Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis, has released the State of Australia’s Young People: a report on the social, economic, health and family lives of young people.

This report presents a comprehensive picture of how young Australians are faring. The report’s findings were based on national data sources, existing literature, stakeholder interviews and focus groups with young people.
Overall the report presents a positive picture, showing how important young people are to our country and why it makes good economic and social sense for governments to invest in lifting outcomes for all young people.

It also highlights some areas of concern and underlines the important role that families, education and employment play in young people’s development.

12.1 Alcohol pg.104
  • How many young people drink alcohol and how much do they drink?

  • Risk and alcohol use

  • How old are young people when they first consume alcohol?

  • Which young people consume the most alcohol? What do young people drink?
Read Full Report (PDF)

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