The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

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The table lists the number and proportion of poverty-stricken families from various types of Australian households in 1999. In general, more than 1.83 million Australian households were impoverished and elder Australians were more economically affluent than other family types.