Household type
One in nine sole parents with children experiences deep social exclusion.
Measuring social exclusion for different types of households reveals that 41% of lone-parent households and 38% of single-person households experience social exclusion.
One in nine (11%) lone parents and one in 13 (8%) single people experience deep social exclusion based on the latest data (2009).
On the positive side, compared with other types of households, couples are far less likely to experience social exclusion, especially those with dependent children (16% in 2009).
Over the 2001–09 period measured, social exclusion decreased for people in all household types, reflecting in part the strong period of economic growth and more women in employment. However, the decline in deep exclusion experienced by couples with children has been relatively low compared to other household types.
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.
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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.