1/4 of the vacant homes in Melbourne could house its homeless.

The article suggests that in 2012, about 64,000 homes in Melbourne use less than 50 litres of water a day, indicating they were vacant.
I then googled homelessness statistics for Melbourne.
http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2049.0Main%20Features22011
According to the census in 2011, it was estimated that around 42 people in 10,000 were homeless in Melbourne. Given that the population was around 4 million, it means that approximately 16,800 people were homeless.
Let that sink in for a moment.
16,800 homeless
64,000 vacant homes
I imagine that there are similar statistics for capital cities all over the world.
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[1] http://abc.net.au/news/2013-11-05/vacant-housing-melbourne/5071460
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