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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

One million people are living below the poverty line in NSW, census data has revealed

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Research from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling based on 2021 census data found at least 100,000 more people have fallen in to poverty since 2016. Photograph: Carlo107/Getty Images

One million people – including one in seven children – are living below the poverty line in New South Wales, according to a new report highlighting the deepening inequality across Sydney.

New research from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling and based on 2021 census data also found at least 100,000 more people had slipped into poverty since 2016.

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