In 2022, around 815,500 Australians lived in social housing in over 442,700 dwellings across the country. The majority (67%) of social housing dwellings were public housing stock and Community Housing (25%). Commonwealth Rent Assistance was provided to over 1.3 million income units at the end of June 2022.
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The proportion of households living in social housing in Australia decreased from 4.8% in 2011 to 4.1% in 2022
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In 2021–22, there were around 815,500 occupants living in Australia’s main social housing programs
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The highest number of overcrowded dwellings were in public housing and in Major Cities (over 9,100 households)
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At June 2022, over 1.3 million income units were receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA)