This statistic presents the number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory. According to the source, approximately 37.7 thousand people in New South Wales in Australia were considered homeless on Census night in 2016.
Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
New South Wales
37.72
Victoria
24.82
Queensland
21.67
Northern Territory
13.72
Western Australia
9.01
South Australia
6.22
Tasmania
1.62
Australian Capital Territory
1.6
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of people in thousands37.7237.7224.8224.8221.6721.6713.7213.729.019.016.226.221.621.621.61.6New South WalesVictoriaQueenslandNorthern TerritoryWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital Territory
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Note: The source presents estimates of the prevalence of homelessness on Census night, derived from the Census of Population and Housing using the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) definition of homelessness. Prevalence is an estimate of how many people experienced homelessness at a particular point-in-time.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 14, 2018). Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Homeless People Living in Australia in 2016, by State or Territory (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/ (last visited January 23, 2025)
Number of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by state or territory (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975257/australia-prevalence-homelessness-by-state/
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