5.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
5.1 The welfare of our working-age population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
5.2 Who is looking after our children?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
5.3 Home alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
5.4 Bricks and mortar—changing trends in home ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
5.5 Working-age support: financial assistance for families with children. . . . . . 214
5.6 Working-age support: assistance with employment and training. . . . . . . . . 219
5.7 Working-age support: housing assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.8 Labour force participation of people with disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.9 Older Australians staying at work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228