Age
Almost half of Australians aged over 65 years experience social exclusion.
In measuring social exclusion we found that 49% of people aged over 65 years experience social exclusion, compared to 15% to 25% for other age groups.
Deep social exclusion is more likely to be experienced by children under 15 years and adults older than 50 years, at around 5% in 2009.
Over the nine-year period measured, social exclusion decreased for all age groups.
The graph immediately below shows all social exclusion, which is the total of marginal social exclusion and deep social exclusion. The second graph shows deep exclusion only.
To copy this graph for your own use, right-click on the image (or control-click on a Mac) and paste the graph into your document. Please credit 'The Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Melbourne Institute 2012'.
See data table for this graph.
To copy this graph for your own use, right-click on the image (or control-click on a Mac) and paste the graph into your document. Please credit 'The Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Melbourne Institute 2012'.
See data table for this graph.
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 March 2012.