ABC Local | Homelessness growing worse in Australia, census data shows ABC Local The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by more than 14,000 — or 14 per cent — in the five years to 2016, according to census data which also reveals a "significant" increase in older women on the streets and a growing group living in ... After an epic property boom, here's the youth homelessness figures Women, seniors, at most risk as homelessness increases 11 per cent in Victoria Homelessness in NSW jumps by more than 30 per cent |