Families renting – part 2

Some more figures on families who live in rental housing, courtesy of Brown Couch numbers man, Leo.

Of all families* in New South Wales:

• just under one quarter (23.9 per cent) of them live in private rental housing; and
• another five per cent live in social housing; so
• in total, 28.3 per cent of families rent.

Of single parent families in New South Wales:

• 35.3 per cent live in private rental housing; and
• another 11.8 per cent live in social housing; so
• in total, just under half (47.1 per cent) of single parent families rent.

* families with dependent children (see yesterday's note).