15 years and under and 12.1 percent of those aged between 25 and 64 were deemed to have been living in poverty. Of those aged 65 years and older, 43.4 percent who were living in rented accommodation were below the poverty line, compared to 11.6 percent of those that were not renting.
This statistic depicts the share of individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016. That financial year, 17.3 percent of individuals aged Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group
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ACOSS. (October 16, 2018). Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS. "Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group." Chart. October 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS. (2018). Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS. "Individuals Living below The Poverty Line in Australia in The Financial Year 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS, Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group [Graph], ACOSS, October 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/