The table presents data on the proportion and number of various family types living in
poverty
in Australia in 1999. It reveals significant disparities in Use synonyms
poverty
levels among different family categories, with sole parents and single Use synonyms
individuals
without Use synonyms
children
being the most affected, Use synonyms
while
aged Linking Words
couples
experienced the lowest rates of Use synonyms
poverty
.
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Sole parent
households had the highest Add a hyphen
Sole-parent
poverty
Use synonyms
rate
, at 21%, equating to 232,000 Use synonyms
families
. Single Use synonyms
individuals
without Use synonyms
children
were Use synonyms
also
notably impacted, with 19% (359,000) living below the Linking Words
poverty
line. Use synonyms
Couples
with Use synonyms
children
, despite having a lower Use synonyms
poverty
Use synonyms
rate
of 12%, made up the largest group in absolute terms, with 933,000 households affected, highlighting the financial challenges faced by Use synonyms
families
with dependents.
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In contrast
, aged Linking Words
couples
exhibited the lowest Use synonyms
poverty
Use synonyms
rate
at just 4% (48,000), indicating greater financial stability in Use synonyms
this
group. Linking Words
Single aged
Add a hyphen
Single-aged
individuals
, Use synonyms
however
, experienced a slightly higher Linking Words
poverty
Use synonyms
rate
of 6% (54,000). Use synonyms
Couples
without Use synonyms
children
Use synonyms
also
demonstrated a relatively low Linking Words
poverty
level, with 7% (211,000) falling into Use synonyms
this
category.
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Overall
, 11% of all Australian households, amounting to 1,837,000 Linking Words
families
, were living in Use synonyms
poverty
in 1999. The data emphasizes significant differences across family types, with single-parent Use synonyms
families
and single Use synonyms
individuals
particularly vulnerable, Use synonyms
while
aged Linking Words
couples
faced the least financial hardship. These findings suggest that household composition strongly influences Use synonyms
poverty
levels.Use synonyms
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