Data dictionary - Lower income housing stress - Inclusive homes and communities - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Inclusive homes and communities
Priority	Housing affordability/stress
Measure	Proportion of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income.
Most recent data	2019–20
Baseline data	2019–20
Population	Households that have at least one person with disability or a long-term health condition in the lowest 40% income.
Numerator	Number of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income.
Denominator	Number of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income.
Computation description	Number of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income whose housing costs exceed 30% of household income, divided by the number of households with at least one person with disability in lowest 40% income. Expressed as a percentage.
Notes	Low-income households are households with an equivalised disposable household income in the lowest 40%, excluding the lowest 2%. Data source collects disability information only for people aged 15 and over. Households are defined as households with disability if they include at least one member aged 15 and over with disability. Households coded as without disability may include one or more members aged 14 and under with disability.

Source Name	Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Income and Housing (SIH)

Measure	Lower income housing stress