Edith Gray

Edith Gray is a Professor at the School of Demography within the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University (ANU). Her research focuses on family demography, particularly childbearing patterns in high-income countries, social policy impacts, and family inequality. She holds leadership roles in global organizations, including the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population and the Asian Population Association. Edith has supervised numerous research projects and contributed to major initiatives like the National Organising Committee for the 2025 International Population Conference in Brisbane.

Education: BA (University of Canberra), GradDip (Population Health), MA (Demography), and PhD (Demography) from ANU.

Research Interests:

• Fertility dynamics and contraceptive use
• Family formation inequality
• Repartnering and cohabitation trends
• Parenting and gender roles
• Data quality and longitudinal studies
• Ethical research practices

Key Projects: Includes fertility projections, policy evaluations, and collaborations on data governance (e.g., the Anindilyakwa project). Her work bridges demographic analysis with social policy, addressing issues like pandemic impacts on fertility and census data reliability.

Labs & Teams: The Population Lab (Poplab), a hub for demographic research and policy analysis.