The inclusion of takatāpui in the 2023 Census severe housing deprivation (homelessness) estimates w/ the University of Otago’s Dr Brodie Fraser: 5th December, 2024

The 2023 Census severe housing deprivation estimates released on Wednesday are the first in the world to have all-of-population data on LGBTQIA+ homelessness.

The numbers collected show at that time, 261 per 10,000 LGBTQIA+ people aged 15 and over were estimated to be living in severe housing deprivation.

For those who don’t identify as LGBTQIA+, the rate was 212 per 10,000. 

Senior Research Fellow with He Kāinga Orana at the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington, Dr Brodie Fraser’s research was the first in Aotearoa to look specifically at LGBTQIA+ and takatāpui experiences of homelessness.

Producer Sofia spoke to Fraser about these Census statistics and the significance of including takatāpui