per 10,000 - Source frequency: annual
Number of people estimated to be homeless per 10,000 of the population, based on Census data. Includes rough sleepers, people in supported accommodation, temporary lodging, and severely crowded dwellings.
Homelessness is the sharpest indicator of a society failing its most vulnerable. This rate captures not just rough sleepers but the hidden homeless — people couch-surfing, in overcrowded housing, or in emergency shelters.
Lower is better
Source: Productivity Commission RoGS 2026, Table 19A.2 (ABS Census)
