This statistic presents the number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016. According to the source, approximately 116.4 thousand people in Australia were considered homeless on Census night in 2016.
Number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016
(in 1,000s)
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 from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Homeless People Living in Australia from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of homeless people living in Australia from 2001 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975302/australia-number-of-homeless-people/
