Band 7+: The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. Summuraise the information by selectin and reporting the mai features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares the level of poverty in various types of Australian households in 1999.

Overall, it is clear from the data provided that the biggest proportion of poverty was witnessed by the sole parent families, while the smallest number of poorest families demonstrated being the aged couples. Furthermore, in 1999, the overall poverty in Australia was lower among single elderly persons, aged couples and couples without children, but it was significantly higher among other categories of people.

In terms of single parents, their share accounted for 21%, and it included about 232,000. Meanwhile, the rate of poverty among elderly individuals stood at around 4% and 48,000 families were represented in this category. At the same time, the contribution of poor Australian households increased by about 11%, and 1,837,000 participated in the study.

By comparison, in 1999, the average poverty contribution in Australia among single persons without children was nearly 19%, and it covered almost 359,000 people, which, in turn, only slightly lowered the misery in sole parent families. Besides that, the single aged people and the childless couples had almost the same levels of poorness – nearly 6% and 7%, respectively.