Housing
Almost two-thirds of Australians living in public housing experience social exclusion.
In measuring social exclusion we found using the latest data (2010) that 65% of public housing tenants are socially excluded. More than one in five (21%) of Australians living in public housing experience deep social exclusion.
These findings do not imply that public housing causes social exclusion. With limited public housing insufficient to meet demand, the priority for accommodation is the people in the most need.
Turning to private renters, 29% are socially excluded, with one in sixteen (6%) experiencing deep exclusion. The incidence of deep exclusion is almost double that for all Australians. This poses questions for government about how social policies affect disadvantaged people who are private renters.
On the positive side, home owners with mortgages have a lower rate of social exclusion (15%) compared to people in other housing situations.
Over the 2001–10 period measured, social exclusion decreased slightly for people in most housing situations. However, the percentage of public housing tenants experiencing social exclusion grew from 2008, with almost two-thirds (65%) excluded in 2010.
The graph immediately below shows all social exclusion, which is the 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 and note on updated indicators.
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 and note on updated indicators.
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 10 of the HILDA Survey in November 2012.