On an average day in Australia

$430 million is spent on welfare services and support

$60 million is the cost of violence against women and their children

$47 million is provided in volunteer work

5 million hours of unpaid care are provided by informal carers

478,000 people work in welfare-related jobs

100,000 people are homeless

46,500 children are in out-of-home care

5,500 young people are under youth justice supervision

550 people migrate permanently to Australia

$200 income is earned by the average household

$58 mortgage is paid by the typical mortgaged household

$48 rent is paid by the typical rental household