These include income, education, employment status, population growth, previous funding, remoteness, community infrastructure, cultural factors and land ownership 2 . In particular, employment status and income affect the affordability of housing. Dwellings, location and landlords Private dwellings are premises occupied by a household and include houses, flats, home units, garages, tents and improvised dwellings. They exclude special dwellings such as hostels, hospitals, and prisons. Indigenous households are those households in which one or more members identified as Indigenous.
Capital city comprises all state and territory capital city statistical divisions.
Other urban comprises all centres with a total population of 1,000 and over excluding capital cities. Rural comprises rural areas and towns with a total population of less than 1,000 people. Most remote Indigenous communities are included in this category. Where Indigenous people live In 1994, there were estimated to be 303,000 Indigenous people in Australia. Geographic location can influence housing conditions.