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

The table illustrates the information regarding poverty of Australia in which various family groups were involved in 1999

At a first glance, solo parents were leading with highest proportion of poverty, that is 21%(232000). While lowest ratio of poverty which is 4%(48000) was achieved by aged couple family. Tha total poverty level of all households is 11%(1837000) as compare to total families.

Talking about other families, Single aged and without child couple had nearly same ratio of poverty that is 6% and 7% respectively, other remaining 19% single people were living under neediness whereas couple with children had lived under poverty and the ratio is nearly one tenth.