Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a focus report on housing and homelessness
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Topic: Housing assistance
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a focus report on housing and homelessness, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5ebc9fccfa7db.
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This report examines the profiles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in both the housing and homelessness sectors over time, using multiple data sources and visualisation tools.
Historically, Indigenous Australians have been over-represented among clients seeking homelessness and social housing services. This report shows that the housing situation of Indigenous Australians has improved—with rises in home ownership and housing provided through the private rental market, and falling levels of homelessness.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-504-8(PDF) 978-1-76054-505-5(Print)
- DOI: 10.25816/5ebc9fccfa7db
- Cat. no: HOU 301
- Pages: 136
Findings from this report:
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Since 2001, Indigenous home ownership has risen 6 percentage points to 38% of Indigenous households in 2016
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More than 23,000 (1 in 28) Indigenous Australians were homeless on Census night 2016