Counting the homeless 2006: Northern Territory (AIHW)

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

In the Northern Territory on census night in 2006, 33% of the homeless were in improvised dwellings, compared with the national figure of 16%. Forty-eight per cent of the homeless in the Northern Territory were aged 35 or older, significantly above 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 920 1; Cat. no. HOU 210; 70pp.; Internet only

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Preliminary material (232KB PDF)
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Preface
- Executive summary
Body section
Introduction (79KB PDF)
1. Definition of homelessness (124KB PDF)
2. Overcounting and undercounting (137KB PDF)
  1. Improvised homes, tents and sleepers out
  2. SAAP services
  3. Friends and relatives
  4. Boarding houses
  5. Conclusion
3. Social characteristics (130KB 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 8.5MB PDF inlcuding maps)
  1. Numbers and rates
  2. Geographical categories (114KB PDF)
  3. Overview: Northern Territory
  4. Darwin
  5. Northern Territory balance
  6. Marginal residents of caravan parks
5. Indigenous and non-Indigenous (91KB PDF)
  1. Overview
  2. Darwin, Alice Springs and Northern Territory balance
  3. Marginal residents of caravan parks
  4. Summary
6. Discussion (163KB PDF)
  1. Homeless statistics
  2. Reducing homelessness: overview
  3. Rough sleepers
  4. Young people
  5. Families
  6. Adults without children
  7. Conclusion
End matter (125KB PDF)
- References
- Appendixes
  1. Number of homeless people in the Northern Territory by statistical division and subdivision, 2006
  2. Estimated number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous homeless people by statistical division and subdivision, 2006*
  3. Percentage of homeless people by statistical division and subdivision, 2006
  4. Percentage of homeless people and marginal residents of caravan parks by statistical division and subdivision, 2006

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Chamberlain C & MacKenzie D 2009. Counting the homeless 2006: Northern Territory. Cat. no. HOU 210. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 12 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468265>.

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