LSIC Housing Research Report Factsheet: Indigenous children living in public and community housing

AuthorsMichael Dockery, Megan Moskos
PublishedMarch 2026
PublisherBankwest Curtin Economics Centre

From 2008, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) has been following a cohort of Indigenous children, interviewing their families each year as they grow up. The initial sample comprised of 1,671 children from two age groups: from 6 months to 2 years and 3½ years to 5 years.

This factsheet looks at some aspects of their housing experiences. Unless otherwise stated, figures reported are based on data from Waves 1 to 13 of the LSIC. This factsheet focusses on housing circumstances of families renting in the public and community housing sectors.

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