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Women and children affected by family violence experiencing persistent homelessness
Measure: Number of women and children affected by family violence experiencing persistent homelessness
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Baseline value
15,521
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Latest value
15,521in 2022-23
Last updated:
Interpretation
Specialist homelessness services agencies aim to support clients experiencing homelessness to transition into secure housing. A decrease in the number of women and children affected by family and domestic violence (FDV) who experience persistent homelessness indicates improvements in access to longer-term housing to support recovery.
Although the majority of women and children affected by family and domestic violence are victim-survivors, the data may include those who needed, were provided with, or referred to perpetrator support services.
Outcome: 6 Women are safe and respected in all settings, and experience economic, social, political and cultural equality
Sub-outcome: 6.4 Women have economic security and their social, cultural and economic needs are met, including being supported to access affordable, accessible and safe housing, from crisis accommodation to transitional and long-term housing
Indicator: Increased housing security for victim-survivors of FDV
Baseline: 2022–23
Latest year: 2022–23
Data source: Specialist Homelessness Services Collection Longitudinal Data Set
Source: DSS 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
Women and children affected by family violence who experience persistent homelessness, 2018–19 to 2022–23
Year | Number ('000) |
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2018–19 | 13.1 |
2019–20 | 13.4 |
2020–21 | 14.6 |
2021–22 | 15.4 |
2022–23 | 15.5 |
Notes:
- A client is identified as experiencing family and domestic violence if in any support period during the reporting period the client was formally referred from a non-SHS FDV agency to an SHS agency (only applies to support periods starting from 1 July 2019), or 'family and domestic violence' was reported as a reason they sought assistance, or during any support period they required family or domestic violence assistance.
- Although the majority of women and children affected by family and domestic violence are victim-survivors, the data may include those who needed, were provided with, or referred to perpetrator support services.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
State and territory
Women and children affected by family violence who experience persistent homelessness, by jurisdiction, 2021–22 and 2022–23
Jurisdiction | 2021–22 | 2022–23 (baseline) |
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NSW | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Vic | 5.9 | 5.4 |
Qld | 2.3 | 2.6 |
WA | 1.2 | 1.3 |
SA | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Tas | 0.5 | 0.5 |
ACT | 0.6 | 0.6 |
NT | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Notes:
- A client is identified as experiencing family and domestic violence if in any support period during the reporting period the client was formally referred from a non-SHS FDV agency to an SHS agency (only applies to support periods starting from 1 July 2019), or 'family and domestic violence' was reported as a reason they sought assistance, or during any support period they required family or domestic violence assistance.
- Although the majority of women and children affected by family and domestic violence are victim-survivors, the data may include those who needed, were provided with, or referred to perpetrator support services.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures:
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