Commonwealth Rent Assistance recipients

Around 1.4 million income units (individuals or group of related persons) receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) across Australia.

Around two-thirds of CRA income units in most time periods receive the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension or JobSeeker Payment as their primary payment type.

Commonwealth Rent Assistance recipients by selected characteristics

Interact with the dashboard (Figure 1) to explore the characteristics of CRA income units over time by age group, Indigenous status, type of income unit (family composition) and primary payment type.

Figure 1: Commonwealth Rent Assistance income units, by selected characteristics, states and territories

Line chart showing that from June 2013 to December 2025, the percentage of CRA income units aged 24 and younger decreased from 13% to 6% and the percentage aged 55 to 64 increased from 10% to 13%.

Line chart showing that from June 2013 to December 2025, the percentage of CRA income units aged 24 and younger decreased from 13% to 6% and the percentage aged 55 to 64 increased from 10% to 13%.

Source: CRA quarterly data, Supplementary table CRA.1

State and territory

Interact with the dashboard (Figure 2) to explore the characteristics of CRA income units in each state/territory by age group, type of income unit (family composition) and primary payment type. Note that longer time series is available in the associated supplementary table.

Figure 2: Commonwealth Rent Assistance income units, by selected and detailed characteristics, states and territories

Stacked column chart showing 49% of CRA income units are single with no dependent children in the December 2025 quarter, an increase from 42% in June 2019.

Stacked column chart showing 49% of CRA income units are single with no dependent children in the December 2025 quarter, an increase from 42% in June 2019.

Source: CRA quarterly data, Supplementary table CRA.1

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