This book describes how families have changed in Australia over the last 30 years. It presents statistics on the diversity of family types, the changes and transitions a family may experience, and issues affecting families, and describes the context of these trends. Topics include: family and household types; couples without children at home; couples with children; lone parent families; step families and blended families; extended families and multi family households; same sex couples; adoption and adoptive families; living alone; cohabitation; transitions in childhood; transition of young people to adulthood; marriage and remarriage; having children; divorce and separation; caring; spending; time use; and working.