Initial findings from The Life during COVID-19 survey have been released by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. The survey ran from May 1 to June 9 2020 and had 7,306 participants from around Australia. Some of the the key findings are:

• The proportion of people always working from home rose from 7% before COVID-19 to 60% during COVID-19.
• Before COVID-19 30% of families used parent-only care. That rose to 64% of families during COVID-19.
• While parents worked from home, 40% always or often ‘actively’ cared for children during work.
• Almost half (43%) of respondents reported they or their partner had lost employment, reduced hours or wages. However 65% reported no real change to their personal income.
• Young adults were disproportionately impacted by the economic downturn, being almost four times (15% vs 4%) more likely to ask for help from government or NGOs.

Read the full findings via the AIFS website