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Lower income housing stress

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income

This measure is part of the Housing affordability/stress priority of the Strategy. This priority is about improving access to affordable housing for people with disability.

The desired outcome is that fewer low-income households that include people with disability experience housing stress.

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Outcome area: Inclusive homes and communities Priority: Housing affordability/stress

  • Baseline value

    18%in 2019–20

  • Latest value

    18%in 2019–20

Status not known yet more data from after the Strategy started are needed

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Trends

Has the proportion of lower income households with disability experiencing housing stress decreased over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of low-income households with at least one person with disability whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income. Data from 2013–14 to 2019–20 are used. In 2019–20,18% of low-income households with at least one person with disability were in housing stress, and 21% in 2013–14. The baseline used to track change over time is 2019–20.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the proportion of lower income households with disability experiencing housing stress vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of low-income households with at least one person with disability whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income, grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2019–20, 20% of low-income households in Queensland and 14% in Victoria were in housing stress.

# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the proportion of lower income households with disability experiencing housing stress vary by remoteness?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of low-income households with at least one person with disability whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income, grouped by remoteness. In 2019–20, 19% of low-income households in major cities were in housing stress, compared with 14% in outer regional and remote areas.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of lower income households experiencing housing stress vary by disability status?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of low-income households with at least one person with disability whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income, compared with households without a person with disability. In 2019–20, 18% of low-income households with at least one person with disability were in housing stress, compared with 33% of households without disability.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on lower income housing stress come from survey data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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