australian homelessness fact sheet
- In Australia there are 105,00 Australian's who are homeless.
COMMON REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS
- domestic and family violence
- eviction/previous accommodation ended
- relationship/family breakdown
-usual accomodation unavailable
- financial difficulty
- substance abuse
- 23% of Australia's homeless are children.
- Two in every three homeless children who need support are turned away, as are almost 80% of families.
- One in every two women with children in the homelessness service system is escaping domestic violence.
- Of every 42 Australian children uder four, one has experienced homelessness.
COMMON REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS
- domestic and family violence
- eviction/previous accommodation ended
- relationship/family breakdown
-usual accomodation unavailable
- financial difficulty
- substance abuse
- 23% of Australia's homeless are children.
- Two in every three homeless children who need support are turned away, as are almost 80% of families.
- One in every two women with children in the homelessness service system is escaping domestic violence.
- Of every 42 Australian children uder four, one has experienced homelessness.