The National Social Housing Survey (NSHS) is a survey of social housing tenants which complements administrative data collected by social housing providers and includes information on tenants and their social housing experiences.
Collection detailsVariables to support reporting and linkage- Age group (if D.O.B. not available)
- Sex/gender
- Indigenous status
- RA
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Temporal coverage from 30/6/2005 |
Geographical coverage National and State |
Data availability - Publications
- Summary tables published in electronic form
- Statistics
Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply). Restricted unit record access subject to Ethics Committee approval and/or the agreement of all relevant data custodians in all states and territories (charges may apply). There are restrictions and limitations governing the availability or use of other data in this holding. |
Data scope Participants are randomly sampled from social housing programs e.g. Public Housing (PH), State Owned and Managed Indigenous Housing (SOMIH), Community Housing (CH) and Indigenous Community Housing (ICH). The AIHW managed the NSHS in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025. There have been changes to the methodology for the NSHS over time. However, minimal changes have been made to the survey since 2012 to support time-series analysis. |
Methodology Survey |
Metadata information and data quality statement (DQS) National Social Housing Survey, 2025; Quality Statement
(METEOR 815291)
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External links and information National Social Housing Survey report Housing Assistance in Australia Report on Government Services Australia's welfare |
Contact [email protected] |
