This statistic presents the distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group. According to the source, approximately 21 percent of the homeless population living in Australia on Census night in 2016 were between 25 to 34 years old.
Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group
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). Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group ." Chart. March 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Homeless People Living in Australia in 2016, by Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of homeless people living in Australia in 2016, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975284/australia-share-of-homeless-population-by-age-group/
