The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. Family Type Proportion of people from each household type living in poverty Single aged person Aged couple Single, no children Couple, no children Sole parent Couple with children All households 6% (54,000) 4% (48,000) 19% (359,000) 7% (211,000) 21% (232,000) 12% (933,000) 11% (1, 837, 000)