The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

The table shows the different categories of relatives who are poverty, have types of all households like single aged person, aged couple, single, no children, couple, no children, sole parent, couple with children and in Australia in 1999.

According to the data, percentage of sole parent by living in poverty in Australia was the higher rating that was 21% (232.000) than single, no children or couple with children has under percentage which amounted 20% proportion of the type poverty. Also, percentage of the couple, no children by Australia, which had 7% (211.000), followed by single aged person amount 6% (54.000), than aged couple 4% (48.000). Moreover, aged couple, that was the lower position percentage of person poverty, followed by single aged person and couple, no children.

Percentage of household type living in poverty had the contras to couple with children the higher position than others by Australia in 1999.

Ultimately, there were many types of household to realize 11% ( 1,837,000), but the higher rating was couple with children in 1999.