TY - Report PY - 2012 T1 - Information paper - a statistical definition of homelessness PB - Australian Bureau of Statistics DO - https://doi.org/APO-30919 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/30919 AB - This Australian Bureau of Statistics report looks at the current homelessness statistics in Australia. Homelessness is not just the result of too few houses – its causes are many and varied. Domestic violence, a shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, mental illness, family breakdown and drug and alcohol abuse all contribute to the level of homelessness in Australia. ER -