Research and advocacy for Australia’s demographic future
Pronatalism Australia is an Australian not-for-profit organisation focused on fertility decline, demographic sustainability, and the policies and cultural conditions that support family formation. We conduct research, contribute to public discussion, and advocate for a future in which Australians who want children are better supported in having them.
Non-partisan · Evidence-based · Future-focused
ABOUT US
Who we are
Pronatalism Australia is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to understanding and addressing Australia’s declining fertility rate. We engage in research, writing, public discussion, and advocacy around fertility decline, demographic sustainability, family formation, and long-term social continuity.
Our approach is thoughtful, non-partisan, and evidence-oriented. We believe that demographic change is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, and that addressing it requires honest conversation, structural reform, and a renewed commitment to the conditions that allow families to form and flourish.
Why it matters
1.5
Australia’s total fertility rate, well below the 2.1 replacement level
0.52
fewer children per woman
Australia’s fertility rate fell from 2.00 in 2008 to 1.48 in 2024 — a decline of about 26%.
Australia’s population is aging, its birth rate has been below replacement for over a decade, and the gap between the families people want and the families they have continues to grow. These are not abstract trends. They shape the future of healthcare, the economy, social cohesion, and the kind of society the next generation will inherit. Strong societies renew themselves across generations. Supporting people who want to have children is one of the most important things we can do.
RESEARCH & ADVOCACY
Areas of focus
Our work spans research, writing, and public engagement across the key dimensions of Australia’s demographic challenge.
Fertility Decline
Understanding the drivers and dimensions of Australia’s falling birth rate, from structural barriers to cultural shifts in how we think about family formation.
Housing & Family Formation
Investigating the relationship between housing affordability, homeownership, and the capacity of young Australians to start and grow families.
Demographic Sustainability
Exploring what it means for a society to sustain itself across generations, including the economic, fiscal, and social consequences of prolonged population decline.
Intergenerational Continuity
Examining how societies transmit values, knowledge, and institutions across generations, and what is lost when the chain of continuity weakens.
Family-Friendly Institutions
Advocating for workplaces, childcare systems, housing markets, and public policies that are designed around the reality of raising children.
Cultural Attitudes
Exploring how cultural narratives, media, and social norms shape attitudes toward parenthood, and how a more family-affirming culture can emerge without coercion.
COMING SOON
Pronatalism for the 22nd Century
Why the Future Depends on Us Having Children
A broad, evidence-based exploration of fertility decline, demographic change, and the future of family formation in developed societies. The book reframes pronatalism as demographic stewardship and argues that rebuilding the conditions for family life is one of the great civic challenges of our time.
Written by Andrew Glover, founder of Pronatalism Australia.