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Housing assistance in Australia 2020

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Last updated: 05 Aug 2020
Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Housing assistance in Australia 2020. Cat. no. HOU 320. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 24 January 2021, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2020

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Housing assistance in Australia 2020. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2020

MLA

Housing assistance in Australia 2020. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 05 August 2020, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2020

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Housing assistance in Australia 2020 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2020 [cited 2021 Jan. 24]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2020

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2020, Housing assistance in Australia 2020, viewed 24 January 2021, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2020

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In 2018–19, just under 800,000 Australians lived in social housing, living in over 437,000 dwellings across the country. Over 70% of social housing dwellings were public housing stock with increasing numbers in community housing. Social housing also provided targeted financial assistance for eligible Australians on low incomes and supported people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.

COVID-19
This release covers data that precedes the COVID-19 period.

  • Cat. no: HOU 320
Findings from this report:
  • At June 2019, 1.3 million income units received Commonwealth Rent Assistance

  • At 30 June 2019, there were around 797,100 occupants in Australia’s main social housing programs

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    • Social housing dwellings
    • Occupants and households
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Notes

Data quality statement

Public Housing Data Collection, 2018–19

State Owned and Managed Indigenous Housing Data Collection, 2018–19

Community Housing Data Collection, 2018–19

Indigenous Community Housing Collection, 2018–19

Home Purchase Assistance Collection, 2018–19

Private Rent Assistance Collection, 2018–19

Last updated 21/12/2020 v5.0

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