Publications

Research publications and dissemination

 

Peer-reviewed journal articles
  • Jackson, N.O. and Walter, M. (in press) Which of Australia’s Baby Boomers expect to delay their retirement? An occupational overview, Australian Bulletin of Labour
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Educational Attainment and the (Growing) Importance of Age Structure: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians, Journal of Population Research, 25 (2): 223-244.
  • Walter, M., Jackson, N.O. and Felmingham, B. (2008) Keeping Australia’s Baby Boomers in the labour force. A policy perspective, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43(2): 291-309.
  • Felmingham, B., Jackson, N.O., Walter, M., and Yan, Y.H. (2008) Australian early retirement tax biases prior to July 2007 and the likely effects of tax reform on retirement plans, Economic Papers, 27 (3): 250-264.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Population ageing in a nutshell: a phenomenon in four dimensions, People and Place 15 (2): 12-21.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) When is a baby boom not a baby boom? Nine points of caution when interpreting fertility trends, People and Place, 14 (4): 1-13.
  • Jackson, N.O., Walter, M., Felmingham, B., and Spinaze, A. (2006) Will older Australians change their retirement plans in line with government thinking? A review of recent literature on retirement intentions, Australian Bulletin of Labour, 32(4): 315-344.
  • Walter, M. and Jackson, N.O. (2006) Aboriginals in Australië Achtergesteld (Indigenous Australia: Demographic and Socio-Economic Patterns), Demos 22: 17-21.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2005) Tasmania’s Turnaround? Migration in the Apple Isle, in P. Job and G. Hugo, Dialogue, 24(2): 25-37.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2004) Regional population ageing and local government funding. A tentative consideration of the issues. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 10 (1) 77-103.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Felmingham, B. (2004) The Demographic Gift in Australia, Agenda, 11 (1): 21-37.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2002) The Doubly-Structural Nature of Indigenous Disadvantage. Indigenous Age Structures and the Notion of Disparate Impact, New Zealand Population Review 28 (1), 55-68.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2002) When the population clock stops ticking. An indicative study of population ageing in Tasmania, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 8 (1), 3-19.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Felmingham, B. (2002) As the population clock winds down. Indicative effects of population ageing in Australia's States and Territories, Journal of Population Research, 19 (2): 97-117.
  • Felmingham, B., Jackson, N.O. and Zhang, Q. (2002) Indicative impacts of population ageing on the operations of local government in Tasmania, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 8 (1): 95-109.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Thompson, B. (2002) The A-B-C of educational demand. A focus on Tasmania and South Australia, People and Place 10 (3), 11-22.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2002) The Higher Education Contribution Scheme: A HECS on 'The Family?' in G. Carmicheal with D. Dharmalingham (eds.), The New Zealand and Australian Populations at the Millennium, Special Issue of the Journal of Population Research, Australian and New Zealand Population Associations, Canberra and Wellington, pp. 105-120
  • Jackson, N.O. and Kippen, R. (2001) Whither Tasmania? A note on Tasmania's population 'problem', People and Place, 9 (1), 27-37.
  • Jackson, N.O. (1999) Understanding population ageing. A background, Australian Social Policy 1, 203-224.
  • Jackson, N.O. (1995) New Zealand's ethnic fertility data. When is a `rate' not a `rate', and when does it matter? New Zealand Population Review, 21 (1&2), 86-106.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Pool, I. (1994) Will the real New Zealand family please stand up: Substantive and methodological factors affecting research and policy on families and households, Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 6, 148-176.
  • Jackson, N.O., Pool, I., and Cheung, M.C. (1994) Maori and Non-Maori fertility. Convergence, divergence, or parallel trends?  New Zealand Population Review, 20 (1&2), 31-57.

 

Peer reviewed books, book chapters, books edited
  • Jackson, N.O. (2009) Population-level analysis, Chapter 7 in Maggie Walter (ed.) Social Research Methods: An Australian Perspective, 2nd Edition, Melbourne, Victoria, Oxford University Press, 183-216.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Population Level Analysis, Chapter 9 in M. Walter (ed.), Social Research Methods. An Australian Perspective, Melbourne, Victoria, Oxford University Press, 223-256.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2004) When the population clock stops ticking. Chapter 6 in R. White (ed.) Controversies in Environmental Sociology, Cambridge University Press, 92-112.
  • Pool, I., Jackson, N.O., and Dickson, J. (1998) Family Formation and Structure: The Implications of Cradle Conservatism and the Reproductive Reprise, in V. Adair and R. Dixon, Family in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Auckland, Addison Wesley Longman, 88-129.

 

Refereed conference proceedings
  • Felmingham, B., Jackson, N., Walter M., and Yan, Y. H. (2006) Early Retirement Biases in The Funding of Australian Retirement, Australian Conference of Economists 2006, ACE 06: 1-17.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Heard, G. (2000) 'Courting the Cohort', Paper presented at the Tenth National Conference of the Australian Population Association, Melbourne, November.
  • Jackson, N.O. (1994) Youth unemployment and the `invisible hand', in Morrison, P. (ed.) (1994), Sixth Conference on Labour, Employment, and Work, Victoria University, 177-188.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Pool, I. (1994) Familial Capacity: The Demographic Components of Caring Capacity, Rights and Responsibilities, Papers from the International Year of the Family Symposium on Rights and Responsibilities of the Family, International Year of the Family, Wellington, 1-14.
  • Davies, L., Jackson, N.O., and Pool, I. (1993) Sole parenting in New Zealand. A Different Perspective. Conference Proceedings: Te Puni Kokari and Population Association of New Zealand, Ethnicity and Gender: Population Trends and Policy Challenges in the 1990's.

 

Other forms of dissemination (reports for clients, technical reports, popular press, etc)
  • Jackson, N.O. and Wilde, P. (2009) Migration and Population Change in Tasmania's Local Government Areas: The Past Two Decades. A resource for population, qualifications and employment analysis. A Study Commissioned by the Local Government Association of Tasmania (Web-based resource)
  • Jackson, N.O. and Beechey, E. (2009) Social Housing Client Consultation Sessions for Housing Tasmania. A Contract Report for the Department of Health and Human Services, Applied Social Analysis Network.
  • Jackson, N.O (2009) Projections of Multiple Sclerosis: Tasmania, A Report Commissioned by MS Tasmania (IMC-Link)
  • Jackson, N.O. and Wilde, P. (2008) Tasmania’s Population, 16 Reports plus appendices, commissioned by the Demographic Change Advisory Council, Tasmanian Treasury.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Population change and social futures: Imagining Canberra, A paper commissioned by the ACT Planning and Land Authority for the Sustainable Future Program’s Culture and Knowledge Workshop, Canberra.
  • Jackson, N.O. and Temple, J. (2008) Resource for Ageing Population Planning. Consultants Background Paper prepared for New South Wales Local Government and Shires Association
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Meals on Wheels Association of Tasmania: Projections of Demand, Consultants report prepared for Meals on Wheels Association of Tasmania.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Meals on Wheels Association of Tasmania: Results of a Survey into Knowledge and Use of meals on Wheels Services, Consultants report prepared for Meals on Wheels Association of Tasmania.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Book Review, Pool, I., Dharmalingham, A., and Sceats, J. The New Zealand Family From 1840. A Demographic History, Journal of Population Research (25) 1: 91-93.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Kettering: Demographic Profile, Consultants report prepared for Argyle Law
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Projections 2008: Glenorchy City Council, Commissioned Report for Glenorchy City Council.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Port Sorell: Population Projections, Commissioned Report for Latrobe Council.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Port Sorell: Demographic and Social Profile, Commissioned Report for Latrobe Council
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Lindisfarne and Geilston Bay: Demographic and Social Profile, Commissioned Report for Argyle Law
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Flinders Island: Demographic Profile, Commissioned Report for GJ Walkem and Co.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2008) Projections of Need for Assistance and Unpaid Carers, Carers Tasmania (IMC-Link)
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Which LGAs are oldest/ageing the fastest? Strategic Asset Management, Issue 209, AMQ International, February.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Population ageing in a nutshell, Strategic Asset Management, Issue 208, AMQ International, January 29th.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Sorell and Prospect Vale: Demographic and Social Profile, Consultants report prepared for Argyle Law.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) The ABC of Educational Demand, Australian Council for Education Leaders, Directions in Education, 16(5): 1-2.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007 Population ageing: turning grey skies into blue, ACQ Wire (Aged Care Queensland), March 26-27.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Launceston City Council: Update on 2006 Demographic Analysis and Projections, Consultants Report for the Launceston City Council.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2007) Glenorchy Local Government Area: Recent Population Patterns and Trends, Consultants Report for the Glenorchy City Council.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Community Based Support South Inc., and Demographic Change, Consultants Report for Community Based South Inc.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Local government, fiscal equalisation, population ageing and the growing importance of the Census, Invited Presentation to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census Analysis Conference, Canberra (CD-Rom)
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Changing demographics and legal aid services: will population ageing have an impact on demand for (and supply of) legal aid? Consultants Report for the National Legal Aid Commission, December 2006.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Demographic Analysis and Projections for the Glenorchy Local Government Area, Report commissioned by the Glenorchy City Council.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Demographic Analysis and Projections for the Launceston Local Government Area, Report commissioned by the Launceston City Council (40 pages plus electronic appendices).
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Local government, fiscal equalisation, population ageing and the growing importance of the Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Census Analysis Conference, Canberra.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2006) Tasmania 2012, Population Ageing and its impact on ICT, Video-taped Interview for dissemination to Department of Education staff, Department of Education, Tasmania (CD-Rom)
  • Jackson, N.O. and Felmingham, B. (2005) Population ageing in Tasmania’s local government areas. A community-level perspective, ARC-Linkage Report to the Local Government Association of Tasmania and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (http://www.taspop.tasbis.com).
  • Jackson, N.O. (2005) Managing Queensland’s Population Growth. Adding a Demographic Perspective, Institute of Public Administration, Australia. Queensland, Occasional Paper, Growing Pains Seminar Series, Brisbane, April 20th
  • Jackson, N.O. (2005) Population Projections for the Scotch Oakburn College Catchment Area, Tasmania, Commissioned Report.
  • Jackson, N, (2005) ‘The Boomers’ are coming: are you ready for them?, Prime Times, Issue 2, Ronald and Nalda Limb, Mornington, Tasmania
  • Jackson, N, (2005) ‘Boomers' gift to the nation’, Prime Times, Issue 1, Ronald and Nalda Limb, Mornington, Tasmania.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2005) Population, in A. Alexander (ed.) The Companion to Tasmanian History, Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, 283-284.
  • Baum, N, and Jackson, N. (2004) Planning and Local Government Response to Ageing and Place, Exposure Draft, Local Government Association of NSW and Shires Association of NSW, Sydney. (86 pages plus electronic appendices)
  • Jackson, N.O. (2004) Population Ageing in New South Wales and its Local Government Areas, Report Commissioned by the Local Government Association of NSW and Shires Association of NSW, Sydney (500 pages).
  • Jackson, N.O. (2004) Book Review (Jan B. Kuné. (2003) On Global Ageing. Old-Age Income Systems in the EU and Other Major Parts of the World, Contributions to Economics, Physica-Verlag in association with the Netherlands Foundation for pension Studies, The Hague, Netherlands) Journal of Population Research, 21(1): 103-105.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2003) The Population of the Cradle Coast. Report commissioned by the Cradle Coast Authority, Population Taskforce, May 2003. Jackson, N.O. (Foundation Editor) (2003) Journal of Applied Population and Policy, 1 (1).
  • Jackson, N.O. (editor) (2003) Journal of Applied Population and Policy, 1 (1).
  • Rottier, R. and Jackson, N.O. (2003) Unravelling the rhetoric of population ageing: the social construction of ‘troubles’ and ‘issues’. An Australian perspective. Journal of Communication 13(1&2), 159-174.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2001) The Policy-Makers Guide to Population Ageing. Key Concepts and Issues, Policy Research Paper Number 13, Canberra, Department of Family and Community Services, 57 pages.
  • Jackson, N.O. (2001) Ren Kou Lao Nian Hua Gong Ju Xian, in She Hui Bao Zhang Can Kao Da Quan [Social Security Reference Manual], Department of Family and Community Services /World Bank China Enterprise Housing and Social Security Reform Project (CD-Rom).
  • Whiteford, P. and Jackson, N. (1998) Demographic Influences on Social Security Spending. Internal Working Paper, Department of Social Security, Canberra.
  • Jackson, N. O. and Pool, I. (1994) Fertility and Family Formation in the "Second Demographic Transition". New Zealand Trends and Patterns, Contract Report, New Zealand Institute of Social Research and Development, Wellington, 220 pages.
  • Jackson, N.O. (1998) Book Review: McPherson, M. (1996) Divorce in New Zealand. Recent Trends, Future Directions, Policy Implications and Research Needs (New Zealand Population Review, 22 (1&2).
  • Cheung, M.C., Jackson, N.O., and Pool, I. (1994) Midland Health National Maternity Project. New Zealand Fertility Projections, 1993-2001, Contract Report for Midland Health Authority, Hamilton.
  • Davies, L. and Jackson, N.O. (1993) Women's Labour Force Participation in New Zealand. The Past 100 Years, Report commissioned by the Department of Social Welfare for the Centenary of Suffrage, 170 pages.
  • Pool, I., Jackson, N.O., and Davies, L. (1993), Demographic Change and Family Policy: A Methodological Comment, Working paper No.1, Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato.
  • Jackson, N. (1993) Drawing Lines and Constructing Family. The Genealogist as Kin-Keeper, GRINZ Yearbook