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released: 7 Jun 2010 author: AIHW

Indigenous community housing 2008-09 includes national data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Indigenous community housing. Information is presented on a range of Indigenous housing indicators including overcrowding, dwelling condition, affordability, connection to services and recurrent and capital expenditure. There is also information on Indigenous community housing organisations such as whether they have a housing management plan and the proportion of employees undertaking training.

ISSN 1440-4303; ISBN 978-1-74249-035-9; Cat. no. HOU 229; 0pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Publication table of contents

  • Summary1
  • Performance indicators (746KB XLS)1
    • General notes
    • Definitions
    • Summary data items
      • S1 Indigenous community housing summary data
      • S2 Indigenous community housing performance indicators
    • Performance indicators
      • P1 Total number of dwellings targeted to Indigenous people
      • P2 Proportion of improvised dwellings
      • P5 Mechanisms to ensure that new houses and upgrades meet national minimum standards
      • P7 Proportion of dwellings not connected to (a) water, (b) sewerage and (c) electricity
      • P9 Average weekly rent collected
      • P10 Rent collection rate
      • P11 Total amount spent on maintenance each year
      • P12 Average amount spent on maintenance each year
      • P13 Maintenance expenditure as a proportion of rent collected
      • P14 Recurrent to capital expenditure ratio
      • P15 Net recurrent cost per unit
      • P16 Occupancy rates
      • P21 Average number of bedrooms required
      • P22 Proportion of Indigenous households that are overcrowded
      • P24 Allocation of resources on the basis of need
      • P25 Number of Indigenous community housing organisations
      • P26 Proportion of ICHOs that have a housing management plan
      • P27 What jurisdictions are doing to assist ICHOs in developing and implementing housing management plans
      • P28 Proportion of Indigenous employees in ICHOs who have completed accredited training
      • P29 Proportion of Indigenous employees in ICHOs who are undertaking accredited training
      • P30 Proportion of people employed in housing management who are Indigenous
      • P31 Strategies and outcomes to increase Indigenous employment in housing services
      • P32 Mechanisms for Indigenous input to planning, decision making and delivery of services
      • P33 Coordination of housing and other services that seek to improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people
      • P33 (continued) Initiatives and new projects
      • P36 Proportion of indicators (not Census or CHINS) on which jurisdictions could report
  • Performance indicator specifications1

Notes and corrections

The current version of the publication is presented above. Previous versions of files that have been updated or corrected are presented below.

  1. This is an updated version of the Indigenous Community Housing 2008-09 data which were published in June 2010. This updated version includes data for Western Australia (excluded in the first publication), and now also includes national totals. (2 September 2010)
  2. Previous versions of files that have been updated or corrected are presented below.

Publication information

© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be directed to the Head of the Communications, Media and Marketing Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, GPO Box 570, Canberra ACT 2601.

This publication is part of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Housing assistance data development series. A complete list of the Institute’s publications is available from the Institute’s website <www.aihw.gov.au>.

This is Part 3 of a 3-part publication.

ISSN 1440-4303
ISBN 978-1-74249-035-9

Suggested citation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010. Indigenous community housing 2008–09. Housing assistance data development series. Cat. No. 229.Canberra: AIHW. <www.aihw.gov.au/housing/assistance>.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Board Chair
Hon. Peter Collins, AM, QC

Director
Penny Allbon

Any enquiries about or comments on this data should be directed to:

Housing Unit
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
GPO Box 570
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6244 1258
Email: housing

Recommended citation

AIHW 2010. Indigenous community housing 2008-09. Housing assistance data development series. Cat. no. HOU 229. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 12 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468372>.