Impact of COVID-19
Tracking the economic and social wellbeing of Australians living through the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here you will find a series of Research Insights on how Australians are adapting to various changes in Federal and State government policies as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves. Many of these insights are drawn from Melbourne Institute’s weekly survey of the impact of COVID-19 in Australia – Taking the Pulse of the Nation. If you would like to receive an email notification when a new report is released, please sign up here.
Reports
Taking the Pulse of the Nation Tracker
See how Australians' expectations and attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic are changing in real-time.
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Coping with COVID-19: Individual Chapters
1. The New Normal: Navigating an Economic Recovery
2. Changing Labour Force Status: COVID-19 Impacts by Gender and Age
3. Working From Home: Is it Here to Stay?
4. Heightened Mental Distress: Can Addressing Financial Stress Help?
5. Help! High Levels of Parents' Mental Distress
6. Household Incomes: The Real Test is Yet to Come
7. Is Poverty in Australia Increasing? Regional Poverty and COVID-19 Effects
8. Training for New Skills: Next Steps for Improving Employment Opportunities
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Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey results
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 15-21 February & 1-6 March 2021
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 11-17 January & 1-6 February 2021
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 30 November - 7 December 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 16-20 November 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 2-8 November 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 19-23 October 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 5 - 10 October 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 15 - 18 September 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 31 August - 6 September 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 17-21 August 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 3-8 August 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 20-24 July 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 6-10 July 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 29 June - 3 July 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 22-26 June 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation 15-19 June 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 8-12 June 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 1-6 June 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 25-28 May 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 18-22 May 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 11-15 May 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 4-8 May 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 27-30 April 2020
Taking the Pulse of the Nation: 20-23 April 2020
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Research Insights
Why is Australians' willingness to be vaccinated falling, and what can we do to increase it?
The Ups and Downs of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Gender Divide?
Who is ditching private health insurance during the pandemic?
How does your view of government affect your willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19?
Jobless and distressed: the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on young Australians
Mental distress in Australia over the course of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Using health care during the pandemic: should I stay or should I go?
Is there a clear pathway out of the pandemic? Australians disagree
Behind closed doors: the surge in mental distress of parents
Changes in spending during the COVID-19 pandemic
Does location help explain why some people are vulnerable to financial stress?
Will the better-than-average effect help put us on the path to economic recovery?
Is it time to mask the problem?
Who is avoiding necessary health care during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Did JobSeeker and JobKeeper achieve its aims?
How can technology help prevent a second wave of COVID-19?
Who's hit hardest by the economic effects of COVID-19?
Will isolation and social distancing make us less generous?
Is the collective action of social distancing the new normal?
How to protect mental health through the COVID-19 crisis?
How to reduce household financial stress during COVID-19?
Is COVID-19 opening the fault lines in our healthcare system?
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Macroeconomic Reports
To see other Melbourne Institute reports related to the impact of COVID-19 on economic conditions please go here.