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Close to home
97% of young homeless people are
not sleeping rough. If that is the case,
how many other ways are there to be
homeless?
59% live in overcrowded dwellings:
Dwellings with too many people living
in too few rooms. Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people, new migrants, and
students born overseas are groups who
experience high levels of overcrowding.
18% live in supported accommodation for
the homeless: Government and non—
government residences designed to shelter
and support homeless people.
These include hostels for the homeless,
homeless refuges, crisis accommodation
and night shelters.
10% are couchsurfing: Temporarily
staying as a visitor with a family member
or friend.
9% live in boarding houses:
Non—private residences where large
volumes of homeless people stay on an
ongoing basis. These may include boarding
houses, motels, staff quarters and illegal
tenancies in large residences.
3% are sleeping rough: Unable to access
alternative accommodation options
and living on the street, in tents or in
impoverished dwellings.
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Image
Photographer
Luke Stambouliah
Art Director
Justin Stambouliah
Talent
Laneikka Denne
Being homeless impacts many areas of a
young person’s life and can lead to:
— — social isolation,
— — poor physical and mental health,
— — higher incidences of physical and
sexual violence,
— — absence from school,
— — academic underperformance,
— — unemployment,
— — substance abuse.