In 2022–23, around 824,000 Australians lived in social housing in over 446,000 dwellings. The majority of social housing dwellings were public housing stock (67%), followed by Community Housing (26%). Commonwealth Rent Assistance was provided to over 1.3 million income units (June 2023).
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Findings from this report:
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The proportion of households living in social housing in Australia decreased from 4.7% in 2013 to 4.1% in 2023
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In 2022–23, there were around 824,000 occupants living in Australia’s main social housing programs
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At June 2023, 5.3% (or 21,000) of social housing households were overcrowded
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At June 2023, over 1.3 million income units were receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA)