Sunday 8 July 2018

COLD

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It's Winter in Melbourne and it's cold. 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 Photo meme,
and also part of the Photo Sunday meme.

5 comments:

  1. A powerful image, a sad sight to see

    Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto

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  2. It is a sad sight to see, people homeless out in the cold. Have a happy day and new week!

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  3. Homelessness is a problem governments have largely ignored as wealth continues to flow to the richest segment of society.

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  4. A real insight into everyday street life

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  5. It's so sad... It happens in every country. Good picture, Nick.

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