Homelessness in

Victoria
Homelessness in NSW - Rate per 10,000 population
40.8 per 10,000
National
0 48.9 Average 200 400 600 800 1000

Homelessness in VIC- Rate per 10,000 population

42.6 per 10,000
National
0 48.9 Average 200 400 600 800 1000

22,773 people are experiencing homelessness

Homelessness in-Victoria.
in QLD Rate per 10,000 population
45.8 per 10,000
0 National
Under 12

48.9 Average 200 400 600 800 1000

Over 75

65-74

55-64

45-54

35-44

25-34

19-24

12-18

How old are they? Why Financial difficulties

housing stress,
22
AS POPULATIONS AND PERCENTAGES
are they
Homelessness in WA- Rate per 10,000 population unemployment
42.8 per 10,000
0 48.9
NUMBER
National
Average 200
% homeless?
400 600
Accommodation issues
800 inade-
housing crisis,
29
1000
AS PERCENTAGES
Over 75 374 1.6 quate or inappropriate
dwellings
65-74 747 3.3
Homelessness in SA - Rate per 10,000 population
1591 7 Domestic violence and 33
55-64
37.5 per 10,000
relationship issues
045-54 2548 20011.2
National
48.9 Average 400 600 time out from family,
800 1000
family breakdown,
35-44 3177 14 violence and assault
25-34
Homelessness4581 in20.1
TAS- Rate per 10,000 population Health reasons 3
19-24 3834 16.8 31.9
mental health issues,
substance abuseper 10,000
issues
National
012-18 2283 20010
48.9 Average 400 600 800 1000
Other 14
Under 12 3638 16 transition from care/
custody, lack of support,
Homelessness in the ACT - Rate per 10,000 population discrimination
50.0 per 10,000
Where do they stay? 0 48.9
National
Average 200
AS PERCENTAGES 400 600 800 1000

Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
National
Who are they?
Average Rate per 10,000 ACT ATSI population AS POPULATIONS
501.0 per 10,000
Rough sleeping homelessness 5 6 0
in the ACT 200 male 12,968,
Total: 400 female
487.9 9,805
National
600
ATSI Average 800 1000
Supported Accommodation for the homeless 34 20
Boarding Houses 19 17
Overcrowded dwellings 27 39
Staying with other households 15 17
Sleeping rough: male 789, female 302
Other temporary accommodation 0 1

Homelessness in the NT- Rate per 10,000 population

Specialist homelessness services :
male 3,739, female 4,105 730.7 per 10,000
National
0 48.9 Average 200 400 600 800 1000

Aboriginal and Rate per 10,000 NT ATSI population

Torres Strait Islander
homelessness in the NT
2462.0 per 10,000
National
0 200
Homelessness Australia
400 487.9 ATSI Average 600
800 1000

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www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au
REFERENCES Homelessness Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing: Estimating Homelessness, 2012 @HomelessnessAus
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Specialist Homelessness Services 2012-13, 2013