Every year, thousands of Australians answer a series of questions as part of the long-running Hilda survey. This questionnaire – more expansively known as the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey – has been tracking the same households since 2001. As the families have expanded over the past two decades, the survey has grown to include about 17,000 people a year in 9,000 households, offering a unique insight into Australian life in the 21st century – and how it has changed.
This week, the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, which manages the survey, published its annual snapshot of the social and economic trends shaping Australia. Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor
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