Who experiences social exclusion?

Different groups of people in the community experience social exclusion in different ways.

Rates of social exclusion can vary by:

• Gender
• Age
• Country of birth
• Indigenous background
• Health
• Education
• Household type
• Housing

The highest rates of social exclusion

Using the latest annual data (2018), the graph below shows that certain groups continue to experience the highest rates of social exclusion:

• Women are more likely to be excluded than men.
• Some 44% of people over 65 experience exclusion – more than any other age group.
• Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 47% experience social exclusion.
• More than half of the Australians who have a disability or long-term health condition experience social exclusion.
• Early school leavers are three times as likely to experience exclusion as those with a diploma or degree.
• More than 36% of single-person and almost 40% of lone-parent households experience social exclusion.
• Public housing tenants experience social exclusion at more than twice the rate of people living elsewhere.