In 2020–21, around 790,000 Australians lived in social housing in over 440,000 dwellings across the country. The majority (68%) of social housing dwellings were public housing stock and Community Housing (25%). Commonwealth Rent Assistance was provided to just under 1.5 million income units at the end of June 2021.
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Findings from this report:
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At June 2021, there were around 440,200 social housing dwellings
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At June 2021 there were 417,800 households in the four main social housing programs—more than the 378,600 in June 2008
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The proportion of households living in social housing in Australia decreased from 4.8% in 2011 to 4.2%, in 2021
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In 2020–21, there were around 790,000 occupants living in three of Australia’s main social housing programs