Counting the homeless 2006: New South Wales

Across Australia, 20% of the homeless were in boarding houses on census night in 2006, but in New South Wales the figure was 28%--the highest proportion in any state. Forty-five per cent of the homeless in New South Wales were aged 35 or older, compared with the national figure of 42%. There are eight state and territory reports on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. The reports include statistics on accommodation types, age, sex, Indigenous identification and geographical distribution.

ISBN 978 1 74024 914 0; Cat. no. HOU 204; 95pp.; Internet only