Sunday 10 December 2017

JUST A SMALL COIN...

There are currently 105,237 people in Australia who are homeless. The rate of homelessness (which takes into account population density) is 49 out of every 10,000 people (0.5% of the population), of which 56% are male and 44% female. 25% (or 26,744) are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 30% are born overseas.

 Victoria has 22,789 homeless people (42.6 people per 10,000) +20.7 since 2006, which is 22% of Australia's homeless. How old are they?
Under 12: 17% (17,845)
12-18: 10% (10,913)
19-24: 15% (15,325)
25-34: 18% (19,312)
35-44: 14% (14,484)
45-54: 12% (12,507)
55-64: 8% (8,649)
65-74: 4% (4,174)
75 and over 2% (2,028)

 Just a small coin may make a difference...

 This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme,
and also part of the My Sunday Photo meme,
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6 comments:

  1. Fiona10 December 2017 at 21:37

    A powerful photograph.

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  2. Lydia C. Lee11 December 2017 at 01:28

    Sad. Interesting breakdown in ages.

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  3. Coombe Mill - Fiona11 December 2017 at 03:38

    I saw a program yesterday interviewing street people and saying how they felt invisible. Seeing this image backs that up completely.

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  4. Anonymous11 December 2017 at 18:07

    So sad, that sounds like a lot of homeless people

    Thank you for linking up

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  5. Sarah Anguish11 December 2017 at 19:09

    So sad not to even acknowledge the person as you walk past

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  6. Molly12 December 2017 at 23:27

    That is a very powerful image

    Mollyx

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