title: The social demography of shared housing.
abstract: "Despite the prevalence of shared housing in Australia, almost one-third of all households, little is known about who are the people who share accommodation, and why they do so.  Using a sample of 4,560 households, this paper presents a demographic profile of shared dwellings and tests some of the prevailing assumptions about why certain groups may have a propensity to share.  Some of the implications of the findings for existing housing policies are pointed out and directions for future research are suggested."
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: Australia; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Geographic Factors; Households; Housing; Oceania; Policy; Population; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution