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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a focus report on housing and homelessness

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Release Date: 29 Mar 2019
Topic: Housing assistance

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a focus report on housing and homelessness, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 02 February 2023. doi:10.25816/5ebc9fccfa7db

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a focus report on housing and homelessness. Canberra: AIHW.

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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: Link to DOI: 10.25816/5ebc9fccfa7db
  • Cat. no: HOU 301
  • Pages: 136
Findings from this report:
  • Since 2001, Indigenous home ownership has risen 6 percentage points to 38% of Indigenous households in 2016

  • More than 23,000 (1 in 28) Indigenous Australians were homeless on Census night 2016

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