Digital Basics Factsheet

Evolve Housing runs regular programs to help residents learn life management skills.

Evolve Housing has developed workshops that vary based on the different levels of knowledge
of the participants.

• Only 51% of people earning under $50,000 a year use mobile phones to access the internet,
  compared with 81% earning over $100,000 a year.
• Around 6% of Australians (around 1.1 million) have never accessed the internet.
• More than 2.5 million Australians are still not online.

• Training modules are selected to suit the needs of the participants
• Sessions are under 2 hours each and are run over consecutive weeks
• FREE for Evolve residents
• Held in various locations, close to public transport.

• The basics of using your Smartphone, tablet or compute
• How to navigate webpages and applications
• The basics of life online – banking, Centrelink, and emails
• An introduction to social media platforms
• How to stay safe when using a credit card, passwords and learn about scams.

Please note: The official text of the Evolve Housing website, and of each of the documents and other information available on the website, is the English version.