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Social exclusion among selected groups in Australia,%, 2010

	Deep exclusion	Marginal exclusion	All social exclusion
Gender
Males	4.0	17.6	21.6
Females	5.5	22.5	28.0
Age
Under 15 years*	3.6	14.0	17.5
15 to 24 years	3.9	17.8	21.6
25 to 49 years	2.9	13.1	16.1
50 to 64 years	4.1	20.2	24.6
65+ years	6.1	44.2	50.3
Country of birth
Australia	4.4	19.1	23.5
Other English-speaking	6.4	21.1	27.5
Non–English speaking	5.7	24.7	30.4
Indigenous background
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	9.1	30.0	39.1
Health
Long-term ill health/disability	13.3	38.6	51.8
Education
Degree	1.0	7.4	8.4
Diploma	2.1	11.3	13.3
Certificate III/IV	3.7	14.6	18.2
Year 12	3.1	15.4	18.5
Certificate I/ II	12.2	36.6	48.8
Year 11 or less	10.0	38.7	48.7
Housing type
Home-owner	4.2	24.4	28.6
Mortgagee	2.5	12.0	14.5
Private renter	6.4	22.7	29.1
Public housing tenant	21.1	43.5	64.5
Household  type
Couple	4.3	21.7	26.0
Couple with children	2.4	12.2	14.6
Lone parent with children	10.1	33.0	43.1
Si ngle person	8.6	29.3	37.9

* Results for age-group under 15 years derived from household data.

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Social exclusion in Australia by gender, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Males	27.9	26.5	27.6	25.5	23.9	22.9	21.7	20.1	21.6	21.6
Females	35.0	34.5	32.9	29.8	30.5	28.9	27.8	26.1	26.3	28.0
Deep exclusion
Males	6.6	6.4	5.6	5.1	5.3	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.4	4.0
Females	7.7	7.5	6.9	6.8	6.2	5.4	5.4	5.1	5.5	5.5

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Social exclusion in Australia by age group, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Under 15 years	28.0	26.5	24.5	23.7	22.1	21.1	19.7	17.4	18.2	17.5
15 to 24 years	27.0	28.9	25.2	23.0	20.0	21.0	19.2	17.2	20.0	21.6
25 to 49 years	22.6	21.5	21.0	18.1	17.6	17.1	16.0	14.4	14.6	16.1
50 to 64 years	33.0	32.3	29.6	27.4	28.0	24.3	23.5	23.4	22.2	24.6
65+ years	56.1	56.9	53.6	52.5	51.6	51.8	50.4	46.8	48.7	50.3
Deep exclusion
Under 15 years	6.3	5.9	5.2	6.5	3.9	4.1	4.1	5.5	4.9	3.6
15 to 24 years	5.7	5.7	4.5	4.1	3.7	2.7	3.0	3.0	3.9	3.9
25 to 49 years	5.1	5.1	4.0	4.2	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.4	2.9
50 to 64 years	9.4	7.4	6.4	5.4	6.9	5.4	5.5	4.4	5.0	4.4
65+ years	10.0	8.1	7.7	7.5	8.1	6.8	7.9	6.7	5.9	6.1

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Social exclusion in Australia by country of birth, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Australia	29.8	29.2	28.3	26.2	25.8	25.0	23.9	21.9	23.1	23.5
Other English-speaking	31.2	28.5	31.2	27.5	28.9	25.3	25.1	28.0	24.3	27.5
Non–English speaking	40.1	39.0	39.7	36.5	33.9	31.2	29.3	27.0	29.2	30.4
Deep exclusion
Australia	6.7	6.6	5.9	5.3	5.5	4.6	4.5	4.0	4.6	4.4
Other English-speaking	6.5	5.5	5.2	5.0	4.6	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.9	6.4
Non–English speaking	10.3	10.1	9.0	10.5	8.3	6.2	7.3	7.7	6.8	5.7

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Social exclusion for Indigenous Australians, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
All Australians	29.3	28.8	27.9	25.8	25.4	24.6	23.6	21.6	22.7	23.1
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	52.0	51.9	48.2	45.3	45.8	44.3	38.9	33.0	37.1	39.1
Deep exclusion
All Australians	6.4	6.3	5.7	5.2	5.2	4.4	4.3	3.8	4.5	4.3
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	18.3	16.7	12.2	9.5	20.0	13.3	11.6	10.0	10.2	9.1

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Social exclusion for Australians with a long-term health condition or disability, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Persons with long-term ill health/disability	60.2	62.9	57.2	55.5	54.7	56.0	52.1	50.8	48.6	51.8
Deep exclusion
Persons with long-term ill health/disability	19.1	21.0	16.8	15.5	15.3	14.7	15.0	13.4	13.7	13.3

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Social exclusion in Australia by education, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Degree	12.4	13.0	13.8	10.3	10.5	8.7	8.0	7.9	8.2	8.4
Diploma	19.0	17.3	19.7	17.3	13.6	13.7	11.5	12.4	14.6	13.3
Certificate III/IV	23.8	21.5	21.7	20.9	20.4	19.5	18.8	17.4	17.7	18.2
Year 12	22.6	24.8	22.6	22.3	18.5	16.8	19.0	15.3	17.6	18.5
Certificate I/II	51.0	47.5	52.2	42.1	48.6	47.8	44.1	50.3	44.8	48.8
Year 11 or less	50.2	48.7	48.6	45.6	47.8	47.3	15.7	43.7	45.7	48.7
Deep exclusion
Degree	2.1	2.4	2.7	1.9	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.0
Diploma	3.0	3.3	3.7	3.1	2.0	2.2	1.7	2.1	2.9	2.1
Certificate III/IV	5.7	5.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	3.5	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.7
Year 12	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.5	3.4	3.3	3.4	2.2	3.1	3.1
Certificate I/II	12.3	12.0	15.9	13.0	11.1	9.2	11.1	14.0	10.9	12.2
Year 11 or less	12.3	12.0	10.3	10.2	10.6	9.4	9.5	8.9	10.0	10.0

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Social exclusion in Australia by household type, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Couple	31.4	31.4	31.2	28.8	29.1	26.2	25.2	23.8	24.8	26.0
Couple with children	23.7	22.0	21.6	19.3	18.2	18.4	16.4	14.3	15.2	14.6
Lone parent with children	50.3	50.5	46.9	43.7	42.5	40.9	41.4	32.5	38.4	43.1
Single person	44.4	43.7	41.3	40.7	39.9	36.8	36.6	37.0	37.1	37.9
Deep exclusion
Couple	6.7	7.0	6.1	4.9	5.7	4.7	4.6	4.0	4.3	4.3
Couple with children	3.8	3.2	3.5	4.0	2.6	2.9	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.4
Lone parent with children	14.9	14.1	11.6	12.6	12.8	7.9	9.1	9.3	10.5	10.1
Single person	12.5	13.9	10.8	10.5	9.2	8.2	7.4	8.5	8.5	8.6

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Social exclusion in Australia by housing type, %, 2001–09

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion
Home-owner	34.0	33.1	33.1	30.6	30.5	29.9	28.4	26.4	28.3	28.6
Mortgagee	21.1	19.8	17.8	17.9	16.0	15.7	14.9	14.2	13.9	14.5
Private renter	36.0	33.8	34.2	27.7	28.7	26.1	27.7	26.6	27.0	29.1
Public housing tenant	67.4	69.4	74.9	69.6	70.5	68.3	64.7	57.7	59.8	64.5
Deep exclusion
Home-owner	6.8	5.8	5.2	4.7	5.2	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.8	4.2
Mortgagee	4.0	3.7	3.1	4.1	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.5
Private renter	9.5	11.2	8.9	7.1	7.6	6.4	6.8	7.8	7.5	6.4
Public housing tenants	25.8	24.6	27.8	25.0	26.3	23.9	24.9	13.7	19.1	21.1

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Percentage of Australians experiencing each social exclusion indicator, average, 2001–10

Indicator		Average 2001–08	Average 2001–09	Average 2001–10
Material resources
Low income		20.2	20.6	20.5
Low net worth		37.6	35.9	36.1
Low consumption		12.4	13.9	14.0
Financial hardship		6.1	6.1	6.1
Financial status				3.4
Employment
Jobless household		11.7	11.5	11.3
Long-term unemployment		0.5	0.5	0.5
Unemployment		3.3	3.4	3.4
Underemployment		9.6	9.6	9.6
Marginal attachment to workforce		16.1	16.1	16.0
Education and skills
Low education		35.7	35.0	34.4
Low literacy		3.1	3.1	3.1
Low numeracy		4.7	4.7	4.7
Poor English		2.7	2.7	2.7
Little work experience		11.5	11.5	11.8
Health
Poor general health		18.2	18.1	18.3
Poor physical health		10.8	10.7	10.7
Poor mental health		10.0	10.0	9.9
Long-term health condition or disability		26.2	26.5	26.6
Disabled child		3.5	3.4	3.4
Social connection
Little social support		1.3	1.3	1.3
Infrequent social activity		10.8	10.7	10.8
Community
Low neighbourhood quality		1.6	1.6	1.6
Disconnection from community		13.8	13.7	13.6
Low satisfaction with neighbourhood		4.5	4.5	4.5
Low membership of clubs and associations		18.4	18.2	18.0
Low volunteer activity		23.1	21.7	21.5
Personal safety
Victim of violence		1.6	1.6	1.6
Victim of property crime		4.9	4.8	4.6
Feeling of being unsafe		4.1	3.9	3.8

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Levels of social exclusion and income poverty, %, 2001–10

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
All social exclusion	31.4	30.6	30.3	27.7	27.2	25.9	24.7	23.1	24.0	24.8
Marginal exclusion	24.3	23.6	24.0	21.7	21.5	21.0	19.8	18.6	19.0	20.0
Deep exclusion	7.2	7.0	6.2	6.0	5.8	4.9	5.0	4.6	4.9	4.8
Income poverty (below 60% of median income)	21.6	22.0	21.5	22.1	21.1	19.5	21.0	20.3	19.9	20.2

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Persistence of social exclusion for Australians, %, 2001–10

Number of years excluded	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Period 2001–08
All social exclusion	46.0	15.6	9.4	6.9	6.1	5.5	4.4	3.7	2.4	0.0	0.0
Deep exclusion	82.4	8.5	3.6	2.1	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Period 2001–09
All social exclusion	44.9	15.5	9.6	7.3	5.4	5.2	4.4	3.6	2.6	1.6	0.0
Deep exclusion	82.2	8.3	3.8	1.9	1.5	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0
Period 2001–10
All social exclusion	44.6	15.2	9.9	6.6	5.5	4.6	4.6	3.5	2.7	2.1	1.3
Deep exclusion	81.9	7.9	4.1	2.1	1.5	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0

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The social exclusion monitor is the work of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR). This page was updated using analysis of Wave 9 of the HILDA Survey in February 2012.