How do the houses perform before a Housing for Health project?

The data on this page is from all the houses tested since 1999 = 7,543

Critical Healthy Living Practices

Housing for Health projects fix safety issues first and then nine prioritised Healthy Living Practices. Of these the highest priority and are the Critical, or most important, Healthy Living Practices. Shown below are the function rates of houses before any fix work was commenced, and give a snapshot of the living conditions of Indigenous people in urban, rural and remote housing around Australia. 

Safety - Electrical

Critical Healthy Living Practice 1 - Washing People, particularly children:  Houses with a working SHOWER 

Critical Healthy Living Practice 2 - Washing Clothes and Bedding : Houses with LAUNDRY SERVICES working

Critical Healthy Living Practice 3 - Removing waste water safely:  Houses with a  WORKING TOILET

Critical Healthy Living Practice 4 - Improving Nutrition the ability to store prepare and cook food: Houses with a working  KITCHEN