Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute

How has homelessness changed between 2011-2016?

This is the first of three AHURI Briefs that examines Census data to understand how homelessness is changing in Australia.

2018

Themes:

Ageing Population, Housing insecurity, Older Women

Housing futures in an ageing Australia

This bulletin synthesizes the presentations at a conference jointly convened by AHURI and The Myer Foundation to provide a research based contribution to the Foundation’s Project 2020: A vision for aged care in Australia.

Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute

2004

Themes:

Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Policy, Housing Affordability

Featured Resources

Public and Community Housing: Comparing the rights and experiences of older tenants in Victoria

This report compares tenants rights and legislative and policy frameworks for public housing and community housing, with a focus on how these are experienced by older tenants. By foregrounding the...

Women's Housing Needs in Regional Australia

This report outlines key housing needs and challenges for women through national research undertaken across regional Australia. It offers new knowledge and insights that are relevant for policy and...

Rental Affordability Snapshot 2020

The Rental Affordability Snapshot is designed to highlight the lived experience of looking for housing while on a low income. It focuses on the Australian population who earn the least income –...

Older Women in the Private Rental Sector: Unaffordable, Substandard and Insecure Housing

Single older women aged 55 and over are overrepresented amongst the asset poor in Australia. They are also one of the fastest growing groups of homeless people nationally. This status is a product of...

At Risk: 405,000 older women risk homelessness without urgent policy reform

Older women have a right to appropriate and affordable housing as a foundation for their wellbeing, however they are the fastest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. Older...

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