Family relationships play an important role in the wellbeing of individuals. These relationships are the focus of this short snapshot report, using data captured at May–June 2021 in the third Families in Australia Survey. The focus of this snapshot is on relationship satisfaction and quality, providing a broad overview of findings from the perspective of individuals reporting on different family relationships.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were ongoing at the time of this data collection, although varying across Australia during the weeks of data collection for this third Families in Australia survey. Survey respondents’ evaluations of and comments about their family relationships reflect this context. The pandemic is relevant to family relationships, with the pandemic meaning some family members are living in closer quarters than usual, with restrictions on leaving the home and home-based working and schooling. Others are experiencing a greater distance from family members, given travel restrictions and border closures.
Relationship satisfaction and quality may also be affected by changes to employment, financial circumstances and individual wellbeing. Some of these issues emerge in the findings presented in this snapshot.
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