Social Workers in the Census
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11957138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Healy (0000-0001-5201-8980, corresponding author), Elaine Martins (0000-0003-0693-9572), Elaine Martin (0000-0002-9918-5281) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 5-11 |
| Publication date | 1989-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03124078908550014 |
| OpenAlex | W2131549520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The human services are a major area of employment growth. According to the census data on occupations from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of people employed as welfare workers grew nearly three-fold in Australia over the last decade. However, the number defining themselves as social workers increased only slightly between 1976-81 and declined between 1981-86. Social workers appear not to have shared in the expansion of the welfare labour force, and are no longer a numerically dominant occupational group. Contrary to the general belief that state government is the major employer, the non-government sector now employs the most social workers
Census · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Human services · Labour economics · Political science · Population · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare state · Demography · Education Systems and Policy · Global Health Workforce Issues · Law · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2001 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |