4125.0 - Gender Indicators, Australia, Jan 2012  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/08/2012   
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HOUSING CIRCUMSTANCES


KEY SERIES


PERSONS, PROPORTION LIVING IN LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD IN RENTAL STRESS (a)(b)(c)(d), 15 years and over

2003-04
2005-06
2007-08
2009-10

%
%
%
%

Males
32.1
30.1
31.9
36.8
Females
30.3
27.7
29.9
33.8

(a) Uses data which models the impact of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), for more information see Glossary (Economic Security).
(b) Data based on persons in the lowest two quintiles of Equivalised Disposable Household Income. For more information on Equivalised Disposable Household Income see Explanatory Notes in ABS Household Income and Income Distribution, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 6523.0).
(c) Males and females aged 15 years and over, living in low income households in rental stress as a proportion of total population for each sex in the lowest two income quintiles of Equivalised Disposable Household Income.
(d) Data revised on 3 August 2012.


Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing.


RELATED SERIES



PERSONS, PROPORTION WHO OWN THEIR DWELLING (WITH/ WITHOUT MORTGAGE) (a), 15 years and over (b)

2007-08
2009-10

%
%

Males
58.8
58.1
Females
62.2
61.4

(a) Males and females aged 15 years and over with personal tenure as owners with/ without mortgage as a proportion of total population for each sex.
(b) Excludes dependent students aged 15-24 years.

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing.



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