Collocations for the word family when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| family law | 854 |
| family court | 516 |
| family allowances | 494 |
| family allowance | 272 |
| family planning | 228 |
| family man | 179 |
| family unit | 173 |
| family income | 158 |
| family life | 158 |
| family trusts | 147 |
| family reunion | 135 |
| family courts | 111 |
| income family | 102 |
| average family | 101 |
| family trust | 98 |
| australian family | 92 |
| state family | 69 |
| family farm | 56 |
| young family | 56 |
| family home | 54 |
| family members | 49 |
| new family | 45 |
| one family | 45 |
| family problems | 44 |
| family companies | 43 |
| family doctor | 42 |
| royal family | 42 |
| family reunions | 40 |
| large family | 39 |
| child family | 36 |
| every family | 36 |
| family farmer | 36 |
| family responsibilities | 35 |
| family units | 34 |
| family day | 33 |
| weekly family | 33 |
| family would | 32 |
| family rate | 30 |
| family size | 30 |
| family group | 29 |
| family budget | 28 |
| family groups | 28 |
| family incomes | 28 |
| index family | 28 |
| aboriginal family | 27 |
| beggs family | 27 |
| family company | 27 |
| whole family | 27 |
| family circumstances | 26 |
| immediate family | 26 |
| per family | 26 |
| family contribution | 25 |
| small family | 25 |
| normal family | 24 |
| extended family | 22 |
| family policy | 21 |
| family support | 21 |
| adjusted family | 20 |
| family farms | 20 |
| family situation | 20 |
| family studies | 20 |
| family welfare | 20 |
| family business | 18 |
| family enterprise | 18 |
| family environment | 18 |
| family activities | 17 |
| family medicine | 17 |
| family needs | 17 |
| family interests | 16 |
| family relationships | 16 |
| increased family | 16 |
| family assistance | 15 |
| family could | 15 |
| family ties | 15 |
| national family | 15 |
| ordinary family | 15 |
| close family | 14 |
| family breakdown | 14 |
| family car | 14 |
| migrant family | 14 |
| family living | 13 |
| single family | 13 |
| family commitments | 12 |
| family formation | 12 |
| family homes | 12 |
| family men | 12 |
| family together | 12 |
| federal family | 12 |
| including family | 12 |
| particular family | 12 |
| smith family | 12 |
| bowen family | 11 |
| family farmers | 11 |
| family must | 11 |
| family one | 11 |
| family relationship | 11 |
| private family | 11 |
| traditional family | 11 |
| family affairs | 10 |
| family background | 10 |