Library Guides: Homelessness in Australia: Melbourne homeless heat map

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Created by the Council to homeless persons and based on data from the 2016 Australian census, this heat map focuses on the homeless hot spots of metropolitan Melbourne. See also the following article that provide background context.

Australia's homeless crisis: chance encounter highlights bugs in the system (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, June 2)
"More than 200 people are turned away from agencies each day and the situation in capital cities is worsening." (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, June 2)
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Reference / citation: Henriques-Gomes (2019, June 2) or (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, June 2)
Reference list / Bibliography: Henriques-Gomes, L., (2019, June 2). Australia's homeless crisis: chance encounter highlights bugs in the system in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/02/australias-homeless-crisis-chance-encounter-highlights-bugs-in-the-system
Homelessness becoming concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne, study finds (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, May 30)
"Rough sleeping is increasingly an urban problem with almost half of all rough sleepers now in capital cities, up from one third" (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, May 30)
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Reference / citation: Henriques-Gomes (2019, May 30) or (Henriques-Gomes, 2019, May 30)
Reference list / Bibliography: Henriques-Gomes, L., (2019, May 30). 'Homelessness becoming concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne, study finds in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/30/homelessness-becoming-concentrated-in-sydney-and-melbourne-study-finds

Mouse over the map to view the homelessness statistics for each of the state electorate in Melbourne. Don't forget to cite and reference your sources. See the details at the bottom of this heat map.