Raising grandchildren - is this the new Australia?

There's growing evidence that the average Australian family is undergoing a change. According to the 2011 Census, couple families - that is, parents living with children - are the most common type of family household in Australia. That's followed by couple families without children. And more than a quarter of all households are one-parent families. But there has also been an increase in the number of grandparents taking care of their grandchildren.

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