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Who are they?
Of the 44,000 homeless young people
in Australia 2 :
36% are under 12 years of age
23% are aged 12—18
41% are aged 19—24
53% are male
47% are female 3
Aboriginal young people are 11x more
likely to be homeless. 4
Young people living in regional and remote
areas are 17x more likely to be homeless
than children living in cities. 5
Young people from the lowest SES areas
are 13x more likely to be homeless than
children from the highest SES areas. 6
Young people with probable serious
mental illnesses are 3.5x more likely to
experience homelessness. 7
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2
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016
3
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016
4
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018
5
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018
6
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018
7
Mission Australia, Youth Mental Health and Homelessness
Report (2017)
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Image
Photographer
Luke Stambouliah
Art Director
Justin Stambouliah
Talent
Jordan Dulieu