Counting the homeless 2006: Australian Capital Territory (AIHW)

released: 9 Jul 2009 author: Chamberlain C & MacKenzie D media release

On census night in 2006, 76% of the homeless in the Australian Capital Territory were aged 34 or younger, significantly above the national figure of 58%. Nationally, 19% of the homeless were in SAAP accommodation, but in the Australian Capital Territory it was 39%. 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 917 1; Cat. no. HOU 207; 59pp.; Internet only

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Counting the homeless 2006: Australian Capital Territory (large 4MB PDF including maps)

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Preliminary material (231KB PDF)
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Preface
- Executive summary
Body section
Introduction (79KB PDF)
1. Definition of homelessness (123KB PDF)
2. Overcounting and undercounting (135KB PDF)
  1. Improvised homes, tents and sleepers out
  2. SAAP services
  3. Friends and relatives
  4. Boarding houses
  5. Conclusion
3. Social characteristics (128KB PDF)
  1. How many?
  2. Accommodation on census night
  3. Age distribution
  4. Males and females
  5. Indigenous and non-Indigenous
  6. Summary
4. Geographical distribution (large 3MB PDF including maps)
  1. Numbers and rates
  2. Geographical categories (96KB PDF)
  3. Distribution of population
  4. Marginal residents of caravan parks
5. Indigenous and non-Indigenous (98KB PDF)
6. Discussion (142KB PDF)
  1. Homeless statistics
  2. Reducing homelessness: overview
  3. Rough sleepers
  4. Young people
  5. Families
  6. Adults without children
  7. Conclusion
End matter (115KB PDF)
- References
- Appendixes
  1. Number of homeless people in the ACT by statistical division and subdivision, 2006
  2. Estimated number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous homeless people by statistical division and subdivision, 2006*

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Chamberlain C & MacKenzie D 2009. Counting the homeless 2006: Australian Capital Territory. Cat. no. HOU 207. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 12 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468261>.

Counting the homeless 2006: Australian Capital Territory

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