Collocations for the word family when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| family law | 1158 |
| family court | 728 |
| family allowances | 430 |
| family allowance | 413 |
| family planning | 248 |
| family courts | 197 |
| family man | 152 |
| family life | 136 |
| family unit | 121 |
| family income | 100 |
| family matters | 98 |
| state family | 98 |
| family trusts | 85 |
| family reunion | 69 |
| royal family | 61 |
| new family | 57 |
| income family | 54 |
| australian family | 52 |
| family responsibilities | 41 |
| family studies | 41 |
| family farm | 36 |
| family home | 36 |
| federal family | 36 |
| mediator family | 36 |
| average family | 35 |
| family day | 34 |
| large family | 34 |
| one family | 34 |
| family support | 32 |
| family would | 32 |
| family units | 31 |
| beggs family | 30 |
| family medicine | 27 |
| family rate | 26 |
| family groups | 25 |
| commonwealth family | 24 |
| family members | 24 |
| family welfare | 24 |
| young family | 24 |
| family reunions | 23 |
| aboriginal family | 22 |
| whole family | 22 |
| family company | 21 |
| family trust | 21 |
| immediate family | 20 |
| ordinary family | 19 |
| small family | 19 |
| family doctor | 18 |
| every family | 17 |
| family circle | 17 |
| family could | 17 |
| family relationships | 17 |
| extended family | 16 |
| family group | 16 |
| family viewing | 16 |
| nuclear family | 16 |
| smith family | 14 |
| working family | 14 |
| family contribution | 13 |
| family research | 13 |
| family situation | 13 |
| family structure | 13 |
| normal family | 13 |
| family circumstances | 12 |
| family relationship | 12 |
| family companies | 11 |
| family cover | 11 |
| family affairs | 10 |
| family incomes | 10 |
| family may | 10 |
| family property | 10 |
| happy family | 10 |
| increased family | 10 |
| index family | 10 |
| many family | 10 |
| family farmer | 9 |
| family men | 9 |
| family services | 9 |
| family whose | 9 |
| ross family | 9 |
| standard family | 9 |
| family assistance | 8 |
| family business | 8 |
| family concerned | 8 |
| family dwellings | 8 |
| family must | 8 |
| family problems | 8 |
| family stability | 8 |
| family ties | 8 |
| good family | 8 |
| original family | 8 |
| receive family | 8 |
| separate family | 8 |
| 2-income family | 7 |
| close family | 7 |
| concerning family | 7 |
| family businesses | 7 |
| family counselling | 7 |
| family one | 7 |
| family responsibility | 7 |