Women were the biggest users of homelessness services in 2018-19 as they fled domestic and family violence situations.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data released on Wednesday showed 60 per cent of homelessness service users nationally were women.
Data showed in every state and territory, bar Tasmania and the ACT, domestic and family violence was the biggest cause.
But in Tasmania and the ACT, housing affordability was the biggest reason.
For men, the biggest reason nationally was housing affordability or financial difficulties.
While women were the biggest users overall, in Australia's capital cities men made up more than half of homelessness service users.
The majority of users of homelessness services ended up finding permanent shelter.
Support services have helped more than 1.2 million Australians since 2011-12, with more than 290,000 people using the services in 2018-19.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were again over represented in the data, making up a quarter of users of the services despite being three per cent of the population.
Nationally, three in 10 users pinned it on domestic violence, with one in five blaming housing affordability.
Australian Associated Press
