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Housing assistance target group

This item has been retired and is not recommended for use by any registration authority.

Definition

The target group is a group of people with a particular characteristic or set of characteristics which a particular program/service seeks to assist. Target groups may relate to population groups or communities, families/households, individuals, organisations or labour force groups.

Characteristics may include age, cultural identity, geographic location, specific needs and other relevant characteristics.

Comments

Context:
Target group is used in describing community services agencies, in service planning and in comparing community needs and service availability.

Origin:
National Classifications of Community Services. Version 2.0

Comments:

Should be supported by data items delineating the individual characteristics that define the target population, such as sex, country of birth, etc.

Note: At the present time very little community services data are classified to target groups but implementations of this classification is under active consideration by the National Community Services Data Committee.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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