Table of contents

  • Preliminary material 
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Executive summary
  • Body section
    • Introduction
    • 1 Definition of homelessness
    • 2 Overcounting and undercounting 
      • 2.1 Improvised homes, tents and sleepers out
      • 2.2 SAAP services
      • 2.3 Friends and relatives
      • 2.4 Boarding houses
      • 2.5 Conclusion
    • 3 Social characteristics 
      • 3.1 How many?
      • 3.2 Accommodation on census night
      • 3.3 Age distribution
      • 3.4 Males and females
      • 3.5 Indigenous and non-Indigenous
      • 3.6 Summary
    • 4 Perth 
      • 4.1 Numbers and rates
      • 4.2 Geographical categories 
      • 4.3 Overview: Western Australia
      • 4.4 Perth
      • 4.5 Marginal residents of caravan parks
    • 5 Regional and remote
      • 5.1 South West
      • 5.2 Lower Great Southern, Upper Great Southern and Midlands
      • 5.3 South Eastern
      • 5.4 Central
      • 5.5 Pilbara
      • 5.6 Kimberley
      • 5.7 Summary
    • 6 Indigenous and non-Indigenous 
    • 7 Discussion 
      • 7.1 Homeless statistics
      • 7.2 Reducing homelessness: overview
      • 7.3 Rough sleepers
      • 7.4 Young people
      • 7.5 Families
      • 7.6 Adults without children
      • 7.7 Conclusion
  • End matter 
    • References
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Number of homeless people in Western Australia by statistical division and subdivision, 2006
      • Appendix 2: Estimated number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous homeless people by statistical division and selected subdivisions, 2006*
      • Appendix 3: Percentage of homeless people by statistical division and subdivision, 2006
      • Appendix 4: Percentage of homeless people and marginal residents of caravan parks by statistical division and subdivision, 2006