Collocations for the word welfare when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| social welfare | 1481 |
| welfare commission | 246 |
| welfare housing | 237 |
| welfare services | 201 |
| welfare programs | 152 |
| community welfare | 129 |
| national welfare | 129 |
| welfare fund | 120 |
| welfare officers | 115 |
| welfare officer | 106 |
| aboriginal welfare | 104 |
| welfare agencies | 67 |
| welfare payments | 67 |
| welfare field | 66 |
| welfare organisations | 66 |
| welfare system | 58 |
| welfare benefits | 55 |
| welfare policy | 51 |
| child welfare | 48 |
| welfare workers | 48 |
| health welfare | 46 |
| general welfare | 37 |
| welfare program | 37 |
| welfare branch | 35 |
| welfare area | 34 |
| welfare expenditure | 33 |
| economic welfare | 31 |
| welfare department | 30 |
| welfare needs | 30 |
| welfare programme | 30 |
| persons welfare | 29 |
| welfare legislation | 29 |
| welfare state | 28 |
| welfare rights | 27 |
| family welfare | 24 |
| migrant welfare | 23 |
| welfare matters | 23 |
| welfare ministers | 23 |
| greek welfare | 22 |
| state welfare | 22 |
| voluntary welfare | 22 |
| welfare assistance | 22 |
| welfare education | 22 |
| welfare service | 22 |
| welfare policies | 21 |
| welfare work | 20 |
| welfare committee | 19 |
| welfare research | 19 |
| education welfare | 18 |
| welfare departments | 18 |
| welfare ordinance | 18 |
| welfare projects | 18 |
| welfare association | 15 |
| welfare organisation | 15 |
| welfare schemes | 15 |
| welfare division | 14 |
| welfare health | 14 |
| welfare systems | 14 |
| welfare worker | 14 |
| native welfare | 13 |
| senior welfare | 13 |
| welfare centre | 13 |
| welfare groups | 13 |
| welfare problems | 13 |
| welfare scheme | 13 |
| public welfare | 12 |
| welfare activities | 12 |
| infant welfare | 11 |
| welfare entitled | 11 |
| welfare manpower | 11 |
| welfare payment | 11 |
| various welfare | 10 |
| welfare authorities | 10 |
| welfare bodies | 10 |
| welfare recipients | 10 |
| welfare trust | 10 |
| welfare bureau | 9 |
| welfare council | 9 |
| welfare plan | 9 |
| welfare proposals | 9 |
| welfare society | 9 |
| welfare spending | 9 |
| force welfare | 8 |
| total welfare | 8 |
| welfare facilities | 8 |
| welfare grounds | 8 |
| welfare initiatives | 8 |
| welfare issues | 8 |
| welfare measure | 8 |
| welfare measures | 8 |
| welfare personnel | 8 |
| welfare programmes | 8 |
| welfare provisions | 8 |
| welfare section | 8 |
| welfare senator | 8 |
| approved welfare | 7 |
| australian welfare | 7 |
| ethnic welfare | 7 |
| future welfare | 7 |
| human welfare | 7 |