Glossary

The purpose of this glossary is to define terms commonly used in our research as well as in housing, homelessness, urban and cities policy. It is a useful reference to help you familiarise you with housing-specific terms used across our publications and on our website.

This glossary is limited to terms and acronyms most used by Australian academics and governments.

If there is a term you would like to see included in the AHURI Glossary, please contact us at information@ahuri.edu.au.

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Emergency Accomodation

Short-term accommodation for people experiencing homelessness or leaving insecure housing, such as a person fleeing DFV.

See homelessness

Equivalised household income

Equivalised household income is an income measure that is adjusted to account for the household’s number of people and composition. Equivalised household income can indicate the economic resources available to members of the household.

Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

The official measure of Australia's population based on the concept of usual residence. It refers to all people, regardless of nationality or citizenship, who usually live in Australia, including usual residents who are overseas for less than 12 months. It excludes foreign diplomatic personnel and their families, and overseas visitors who are in Australia for less than 12 months.