LGBTQI+ New Zealanders have been experiencing severe housing deprivation at higher rates than non-LGBTQI+ — according to world-first Census data out today.
The numbers collected in the 2023 Census show at that time, 261 per 10,000 LGBTQI+ people aged 15 and over (4413) were estimated to be living in severe housing deprivation.
The rate was 212 per 10,000 who are not LGBTQI+.
The LGBTQI+ population had higher proportions of people affected across all categories of homelessness — those without shelter, in temporary accommodation, sharing someone else's private dwelling, and those in uninhabitable housing.
The highest deprivation rates were among Pacific peoples.
University of Otago Senior Research Fellow Brodie Fraser told 1News that it was "a big deal" for Aotearoa to be the first in the world to have all-of-population data on LGBTQI+ homelessness, showing how disproportionately affected this community is. Read more