At a glance: Our impact in 2019-20

 

Every year, community legal centres support thousands of people across the state. Community legal centres provide free legal support to people going through tough times, mostly those experiencing financial hardship, social disadvantage, domestic or family violence, or discrimination.

The data

In 2019-20, community legal centres supported over 50,000 people in New South Wales.

Top five legal issues

  • Credit and debt
  • Housing
  • Parenting arrangements
  • Consumer
  • Immigration

53,757

people in total supported

40,106

people in financial hardship

11,336

culturally and linguistically diverse people

3,880

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Age

Under 18: 709 people

18-34: 17,380

35-64: 27,940

65+: 5,459

Gender

Female: 28,375

Male: 23,135

Non-binary and gender diverse: 236

11,501

people experiencing family violence
   

In our communities' own words

In 2019-20, a number of community legal centres conducted client surveys to gauge the experiences of the people who'd used their service.