Counting the homeless 2006: Northern Territory

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.

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