Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research published the early findings of a survey of living conditions and the extent of poverty in Melbourne: "The first systematic attempt to estimate the extent of poverty in Australia was undertaken by researchers at the Melbourne University's Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (IAESR). The research team, led by IAESR Director Professor Ronald Henderson estimated the extent of poverty in Melbourne using a poverty line based on a two-adult, two-child family set at an income equal to the value of the basic wage plus child endowment payments. The study found that one in sixteen of Melbourne's population was living in poverty in 1966." [1]
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