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Specialist homelessness services 2015–16

Web report
Last updated: 15 Dec 2016
Author: AIHW
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AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016. Specialist homelessness services 2015–16. Cat. no. WEB 162. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 24 January 2021, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2015-16

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Specialist homelessness services 2015–16. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2015-16

MLA

Specialist homelessness services 2015–16. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 15 December 2016, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2015-16

Vancouver

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Specialist homelessness services 2015–16 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016 [cited 2021 Jan. 24]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2015-16

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2016, Specialist homelessness services 2015–16, viewed 24 January 2021, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2015-16

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The specialist homelessness services 2015–16 web report is the fifth annual report from the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC). It describes the characteristics of clients of specialist homelessness services, the services requested, outcomes achieved, and unmet requests for services during 2015–16.

  • Cat. no: WEB 162
Findings from this report:
  • Almost 2 in 5 clients sought support for domestic and family violence

  • 275 requests for assistance were unable to be met each day

  • 1 in 4 clients were Indigenous, compared with just 1 in 33 of the population overall

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  • Contents
    • Policy framework for reducing homelessness and service response
    • Clients, services and outcomes
    • Clients in regional and remote areas
    • Unmet demand for specialist homelessness services
    • Client groups of interest
      • Indigenous clients
      • Clients who have experienced domestic and family violence
      • Clients with disability
      • Young people presenting alone
      • Older clients
      • Clients with a current mental health issue
      • Clients leaving care
      • Clients exiting custodial arrangements
      • Children on care and protection orders
    • Technical information
  • Fact sheets by state and territory
  • Notes
  • Data
  • Report editions
  • Related material

Report editions

Newer releases

  • Specialist homelessness services annual report 11 Dec 2020
  • Specialist Homelessness Services annual report 2018–19 18 Dec 2019
  • Specialist homelessness services annual report 2017–18 13 Feb 2019
  • Specialist homelessness services annual report 2016–17 12 Feb 2018

This release

Specialist homelessness services 2015–16

15 Dec 2016

Previous releases

  • Specialist homelessness services 2014–15 11 Dec 2015
  • Specialist homelessness services 2013–14 15 Dec 2014
  • Specialist homelessness services 2012-13 17 Dec 2013
  • Specialist Homelessness Services 2011-12 18 Dec 2012

Last updated 16/01/2018 v3.0

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