While most Australians are doing well, some groups face disadvantages that can affect aspects of
their overall wellbeing, including their mental and physical health, employment opportunities and
general feelings of community engagement and belonging.
This chapter profiles several of these groups—Indigenous Australians, our homeless population,
people with mental illness, victims of domestic and family violence, and people with disability. These
profiles show challenges faced by some people in these groups and their representation in relevant
welfare services. We recognise that there are potential overlaps among these disadvantaged groups,
with these overlaps often being hard to quantify, given the limitations of existing data.