2049.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Estimating homelessness, 2006

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Main Features Summary of Findings Homelessness Statistics - Q&A and Factsheets Factsheet: Homelessness - in concept and in some measurement contexts Factsheet: Youth Homelessness Factsheet: Transitional Housing Factsheet: Overcrowding Factsheet: Domestic and Family Violence Factsheet: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Homelessness About this Release Overview of the Definition of Homelessness (Feature Article) Methodology Used to Calculate Homeless Estimates (Feature Article) Official ABS estimates of homelessness: 90,000 homeless people on 8 August 2006 (Media Release)	This publication presents official estimates of the prevalence of homelessness from the ABS' Census of Population and Housing for 2006 and 2001. The estimates have been produced using the ABS' methodology for estimating homelessness from the Census. More information on the methodology can be found in Information Paper - Methodology for Estimating Homelessness from the Census of Population and Housing (cat. no. 2049.0.55.001). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.