Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2006–07
Western Australia
supplementary tables

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Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2006–07
Western Australia
supplementary tables
July 2008

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2008. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Western Australia supplementary tables. SAAP NDCA report series 12. Cat. no. HOU 182. Canberra: AIHW.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
Board Chair
Hon. Peter Collins, AM, QC

Director 
Penny Allbon

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and symbols
1	Introduction
2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
2.2	Tables
3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
3.2	Tables
4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
4.2	Tables
5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
5.2	Tables
6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
6.2	Tables
7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
7.2	Tables
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
8.2	Tables
9	Support from 1996–97 to 2006–07
9.1	Key charts
9.2	Tables
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
A1.1	Tables
Appendix 2	The data
A2.1	Agency participation
A2.2	Additional counting rules
Appendix 3	SAAP NDCA Client Collection form
References
List of tables
List of figures

Preface
This publication contains statistical tables and charts in relation to Western Australia and is intended to supplement the Series 12 (2006–07) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2008). The first national report, containing 1996–97 data, was published in December 1997. The reports provide information on people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
A productive and cooperative partnership has continued between the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare), SAAP agencies and the SAAP Information Subcommittee. Valuable support and encouragement have been provided by the SAAP Coordination and Development Committee, which is responsible for the national direction of SAAP.
This partnership has been built on shared goals and mutual trust. The key has been agencies’ willingness to collect and provide data to the National Data Collection Agency, knowing that any personal information provided by clients is protected by the extremely strict confidentiality provisions of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987.
This large and complex project has not only a high level of support but also a high level of accuracy. We are confident that we can further improve the quality of the information provided to help policy makers and the community better understand and provide for the needs of people who are homeless or at risk of being so.

Penny Allbon
Australian Institute of	 Health and Welfare	

SAAP Coordination and Development Committee
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by Felicity Murdoch of the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). All staff at the NDCA have contributed to this report—without the efforts of Simon Edwards, Joseph Hogan, Anne Aisbett, Richard Tuttle, Stirling Lewis, Michael Navaratnam, Neil Angel, Lynda Carney, Phil Denman, Anne Giovanetti, Melita Kunstelj, Claire Lahiff, Dianne Oglesby, Joan Reid, Toni Stepniak, Tom Watson and Katrina Williams this report would not have been possible.
Justin Griffin, Heather Logie and the SAAP Information Subcommittee provided helpful comments on the draft report. Cecilia Burke and Peter Nolan provided assistance in preparing the report for publication.
Finally, the vital role played by data providers is acknowledged. This report draws together a large amount of statistical material and could not have been produced without the efforts and cooperation of SAAP service providers and clients, who provided service and client information, and of the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Western Australian Department for Child Protection, which provided administrative data.

Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics	
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	
CAP	Crisis Accommodation Program	
DV	domestic violence	
FaCSIA	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (formerly known as FaCSIA)	
I & I	Innovation and Investment Fund	
NDCA	National Data Collection Agency	
No.	number	
SAAP	Supported Accommodation Assistance Program	

Symbols in tables
. .	not applicable	
—	nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)	
n.a.	not available	
n.e.s.	not elsewhere specified	

1	Introduction
This publication is one of eight state and territory supplements that accompany the Series 12 (2006–07) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2008). The annual report provides an overview of assistance given to clients of agencies funded through SAAP. 
The tables and charts included in this supplement are generally similar to those in the national report but relate to Western Australia only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Included in that appendix are:
•	an overview of the Client Collection and its data
•	general notes to tables
•	an explanation of the weighting system used to adjust the data for agency non-participation and client non-consent
•	counting rules and glossary terms used in the tables
•	a guide to interpreting the tables. In particular, two example tables with explanatory notes demonstrate how to interpret data presented in the different types of tables in the report.
Appendix 2 to this supplementary report provides additional information relevant only to the interpretation of tables for Western Australia. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2006–07.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2007. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 11 years that the National Data Collection has been conducted (refer to Chapter 9). Note that this report includes data from one high-volume agency reporting for the first time in 2006–07. This agency has contributed to a significant increase in overall support provided, compared to 2005–06. The breakdown of characteristics of clients, circumstances, supports provided and other analyses may also have been unduly affected by this one agency.
Estimates in this report are subject to revision. Revised tables, along with the reports themselves, are posted on the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare <www.aihw.gov.au>. Regional tables and counts for all data items collected are available in hard copy or electronic format on request from the National Data Collection Agency, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ndca@aihw.gov.au).

2	Funding
2.1	Key chart
Figure 2.1: Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Vertical bar chart showing per cent on y-axis and primary target group on x-axis.
Source: Table 2.1.

2.2	
Tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by district and primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Agencies (number)	Agencies (%)	Funding allocation ($)(a)	Funding allocation (%)(a)	Mean funding per agency ($)	
District(b)						
Armadale	7	4.7	1,282,000	3.8	183,100	
Cannington	6	4.1	1,809,000	5.4	301,500	
Fremantle	13	8.8	2,963,000	8.8	227,900	
Goldfields	7	4.7	1,323,000	3.9	189,000	
Great Southern	5	3.4	1,028,000	3.1	205,700	
Joondalup	4	2.7	1,012,000	3.0	252,900	
Kimberley	18	12.2	3,458,000	10.3	192,100	
Metro/State	12	8.1	3,367,000	10.0	280,600	
Midland	4	2.7	1,383,000	4.1	345,800	
Mirrabooka	4	2.7	963,000	2.9	240,900	
Murchison	8	5.4	1,440,000	4.3	180,000	
Peel	4	2.7	1,080,000	3.2	270,100	
Perth	26	17.6	6,279,000	18.7	241,500	
Pilbara	9	6.1	2,775,000	8.3	308,300	
Rockingham	5	3.4	1,005,000	3.0	201,000	
Southwest	9	6.1	1,545,000	4.6	171,700	
Wheatbelt	7	4.7	800,000	2.4	114,400	
Total	148	100.0	33,512,000	100.0	226,400	
Service delivery model						
Crisis/short-term accommodation	76	51.4	23,298,000	69.5	306,600	
Medium/long-term accommodation	29	19.6	5,929,000	17.7	204,500	
Day support	6	4.1	1,098,000	3.3	183,000	
Outreach support	19	12.8	1,803,000	5.4	94,900	
Telephone information/referral/multiple	2	1.4	289,000	0.9	144,700	
Other	16	10.8	1,094,000	3.3	68,400	
Total	148	100.0	33,512,000	100.0	226,400	
Primary target group						
Young people	41	27.7	9,863,000	29.4	240,600	
Single men only	8	5.4	2,070,000	6.2	258,700	
Single women only	1	0.7	585,000	1.7	585,000	
Families	14	9.5	2,126,000	6.3	151,900	
Women escaping domestic violence	50	33.8	15,073,000	45.0	301,500	
Cross-target/multiple/general	34	23.0	3,795,000	11.3	111,600	
Total	148	100.0	33,512,000	100.0	226,400	
						
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	148	100.0	33,512,000	96.9	226,400	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	1,082,000	3.1	. .	
Total	. .	. .	34,594,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008). ‘Funding allocation’ by district, service delivery model and primary target group and ‘Funding allocations to agencies’ exclude funds not allocated to agencies, e.g. funds allocated for administration, training, research and evaluation (these are shown in ‘Other funding allocations’).
(b)	For the definition of district, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2007, all agencies were allocated funding.
2.	Total funding allocations include $2.0m provided by the Western Australian funding department in addition to the SAAP funding agreement between Western Australia and the Australian Government.
3.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Table A2.1 and AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data Collection; FaCSIA unpublished data. 
3	Level of support
3.1	Key chart
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Western Australia, 2006–07
Vertical bar chart showing, for support and accommodation periods, number on y-axis and month on x-axis.
Sources: tables 3.3 and 3.4

3.2	Tables
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Western Australia, 2006–07
Support periods	16,500	
With accommodation	9,800	
Without accommodation	6,650	
Clients	11,150	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.48	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	62	
(a)	 ‘Per 10,000 population aged 10+ years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 10 years and over in the general population became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients aged 10 years and over with the estimated resident population aged 10 years and over at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07
Accompanying child support periods	9,550	
With accommodation(a)	6,400	
Without accommodation(a)	3,150	
Accompanying children	6,350	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.49	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	127	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
(b)	‘Per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 aged 17 years and under in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children aged 17 years and under with the estimated resident population aged 17 years and under at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). 
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and district, Western Australia, 2006–07
Date	Armadale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
July 2006	40	90	1,810	30	30	20	60	310	40	
August 2006	30	80	1,830	30	40	20	80	320	50	
September 2006	40	80	1,860	20	40	20	80	320	50	
October 2006	40	70	1,900	30	30	20	70	320	60	
November 2006	40	70	1,950	30	40	20	90	340	70	
December 2006	40	60	1,990	40	50	20	70	330	40	
January 2007	50	50	2,020	30	50	20	60	320	40	
February 2007	60	50	2,070	30	60	20	70	320	100	
March 2007	60	50	2,110	30	60	20	60	320	60	
April 2007	60	60	2,140	20	50	20	70	320	50	
May 2007	80	50	2,170	30	50	20	80	320	60	
June 2007	80	50	2,200	30	50	30	80	320	50	
Support periods: total number of days	18,440	22,700	731,130	10,560	16,830	8,110	26,540	117,380	20,800	
(continued below)

Date	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilbara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
July 2006	40	20	20	350	50	10	100	20	3,050	
August 2006	40	20	30	360	50	10	100	20	3,120	
September 2006	50	20	30	370	50	10	110	20	3,150	
October 2006	40	20	30	400	50	10	110	20	3,230	
November 2006	40	30	40	400	40	10	110	20	3,340	
December 2006	40	20	30	390	40	20	110	20	3,320	
January 2007	40	20	30	450	30	10	120	20	3,390	
February 2007	40	30	30	480	40	10	120	20	3,530	
March 2007	40	30	30	500	40	20	120	20	3,560	
April 2007	40	30	30	540	50	20	130	20	3,640	
May 2007	30	20	30	580	50	20	140	20	3,760	
June 2007	30	20	30	590	30	20	140	20	3,770	
Support periods: total number of days	14,520	9,250	10,760	164,510	15,500	5,300	43,040	6,690	1,242,060	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Districts are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods active each night, average by month and district, Western Australia, 2006–07
Date	Armadale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
July 2006	30	30	60	20	10	20	20	110	30	
August 2006	30	30	60	20	10	20	20	110	20	
September 2006	30	30	60	10	10	20	20	110	20	
October 2006	30	30	60	10	10	20	30	110	20	
November 2006	20	20	70	20	10	20	30	120	20	
December 2006	30	20	60	30	10	20	30	130	20	
January 2007	20	20	60	20	10	20	20	120	20	
February 2007	30	10	60	20	10	20	20	120	20	
March 2007	30	10	50	20	10	20	20	120	20	
April 2007	30	10	50	10	20	20	10	110	20	
May 2007	30	10	50	10	10	20	20	110	20	
June 2007	30	10	40	20	10	20	10	100	20	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	9,120	6,930	19,720	5,980	4,240	5,910	7,370	40,300	8,270	
(continued below)

Date	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilbara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
July 2006	20	20	10	200	10	10	20	—	620	
August 2006	20	10	10	200	10	10	30	—	610	
September 2006	30	10	10	210	10	10	30	—	610	
October 2006	20	10	10	210	10	10	30	—	620	
November 2006	20	20	10	200	10	10	30	—	630	
December 2006	30	10	10	190	10	10	20	—	610	
January 2007	30	10	10	230	10	10	30	10	640	
February 2007	30	20	10	250	10	10	30	—	670	
March 2007	20	20	10	250	10	10	20	10	650	
April 2007	30	20	10	260	20	10	30	10	650	
May 2007	20	10	10	260	10	10	30	10	640	
June 2007	20	10	10	260	10	10	30	10	610	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	8,280	5,090	3,560	79,870	3,940	2,840	9,350	1,580	222,340	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 77.
2.	Districts are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 for the method used to calculate the monthly average.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

4	Age, sex, country of birth and cultural and linguistic diversity
4.1	Key charts
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent of all clients)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.1.
Figure 4.2: SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Wester Australia, 2006–07 (per cent of all accompanying children)
Horizontal bar chart showing, for male and female, age group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 4.2

4.2	
Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
Under 15 years	0.3	0.9	0.9	1.5	1.2	150	
15–19 years	4.8	9.7	12.7	15.7	14.5	1,600	
20–24 years	4.9	9.5	12.9	15.3	14.4	1,600	
25–29 years	4.7	9.3	12.3	15.1	14.0	1,550	
30–34 years	5.4	9.5	14.3	15.3	14.9	1,650	
35–39 years	4.7	8.5	12.5	13.7	13.3	1,500	
40–44 years	4.2	5.5	11.2	8.9	9.7	1,100	
45–49 years	3.5	4.0	9.1	6.5	7.5	850	
50–54 years	2.4	2.3	6.4	3.7	4.7	550	
55–59 years	1.2	1.3	3.1	2.1	2.4	250	
60–64 years	0.8	0.6	2.1	1.0	1.4	150	
65 years and over	1.0	0.8	2.5	1.4	1.8	200	
Total	38.0	62.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	4,250	6,900	4,250	6,900	. .	11,150	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	34.7	31.6	. .	32.8	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	33	30	. .	31	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 1,100 (350 males, 750 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–4 years	24.1	23.8	50.4	45.7	48.0	3,050	
5–9 years	15.0	15.3	31.3	29.4	30.3	1,900	
10–14 years	7.2	10.3	15.1	19.8	17.5	1,100	
15–17 years	1.5	2.6	3.2	5.1	4.2	250	
Total	47.9	52.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,050	3,300	3,050	3,300	. .	6,350	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.3	6.0	. .	5.7	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	4	5	. .	5	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of support periods	Under 15 years	15–19 years	20–24 years	25–44 years	45–64 years	65+ 
years	Total	
							%	Number	
	Male clients	
1	94.0	74.6	76.9	79.0	83.8	88.1	79.5	3,350	
2	6.0	14.9	15.1	12.4	9.7	8.6	12.4	500	
3+	—	10.5	8.0	8.6	6.5	3.2	8.1	350	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	0.9	12.7	12.9	50.3	20.7	2.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	50	550	550	2,150	850	100	. .	4,250	
Mean number of support periods 	1.14	1.59	1.46	1.43	1.32	1.23	. .	1.42	
Per 10,000 population(a)	1	71	71	70	33	10	. .	47	
	Female clients	
1	89.3	76.4	74.3	72.5	81.2	92.3	75.0	5,200	
2	8.3	15.8	16.4	16.2	12.6	3.8	15.4	1,050	
3+	2.3	7.8	9.3	11.3	6.1	3.9	9.5	650	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.5	15.7	15.3	52.9	13.3	1.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	1,100	1,050	3,650	900	100	. .	6,900	
Mean number of support periods 	1.21	1.43	1.50	1.59	1.39	1.25	. .	1.52	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	153	148	124	36	7	. .	77	
	All clients	
1	90.6	75.8	75.2	74.9	82.5	90.1	76.7	8,550	
2	7.7	15.5	15.9	14.8	11.2	6.4	14.3	1,600	
3+	1.7	8.7	8.9	10.3	6.3	3.5	9.0	1,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.2	14.5	14.4	51.9	16.1	1.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	150	1,600	1,600	5,800	1,800	200	. .	11,150	
Mean number of support periods 	1.19	1.48	1.48	1.54	1.36	1.24	. .	1.48	
Per 10,000 population(a)	4	110	108	97	35	8	. .	62	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population’ shows how many people out of every 10,000 in the population of that sex and age group became SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP clients with the estimated resident population in the designated sex and age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates). For the age group ‘Under 15 years’, only those aged 10–14 are included in the calculations.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	73.7	74.1	79.2	80.7	75.0	4,750	
2	15.3	15.7	11.9	7.3	14.5	900	
3+	11.1	10.3	8.9	12.0	10.5	650	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	48.0	30.3	17.5	4.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,050	1,900	1,100	250	. .	6,350	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.50	1.48	1.45	1.47	. .	1.49	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	233	141	77	30	. .	127	
(a)	‘Per 10,000 population of applicable age group’ shows how many children out of every 10,000 children in the relevant age group in the general population accompanied SAAP clients. The rate is estimated by comparing the number of SAAP accompanying children with the estimated resident population in the designated age group as at 30 June 2006 (preliminary estimates).
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007a.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	85.8	84.7	85.1	8,900	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	2.2	1.9	2.0	200	
Europe	5.9	3.9	4.6	500	
North Africa and the Middle East	1.6	1.6	1.6	150	
Asia	2.1	5.3	4.1	450	
Americas	0.5	0.6	0.6	50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	1.9	2.0	1.9	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	36.7	63.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,850	6,600	. .	10,450	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 686.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Western Australia, 2006–07
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	91.8	5,700	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	0.9	50	
Europe	0.3	<25	
North Africa and the Middle East	2.4	150	
Asia	1.6	100	
Americas	0.1	<25	
Sub-Saharan Africa	3.0	200	
Total	100.0	6,200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 132.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	13.0	46.8	34.4	3,550	
Other Australian-born people	71.5	37.8	50.2	5,200	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	6.7	4.3	5.2	550	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	8.8	11.1	10.3	1,050	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	36.8	63.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,800	6,550	. .	10,350	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.44	1.71	1.67	6,000	
Other Australian-born people	1.47	1.38	1.42	7,350	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.54	1.33	1.43	800	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.28	1.37	1.35	1,450	
Total	1.45	1.53	1.50	. .	
Total support periods (%)	35.5	64.5	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	5,550	10,050	. .	15,550	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 780 clients; 932 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 
2006–07
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	63.0	3,850	
Other Australian-born children	29.3	1,800	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.2	50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	6.4	400	
Total	100.0	6,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 228.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

5	Client groups and reasons for seeking assistance
5.1	Key charts
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent support periods)
Horizontal bar chart showing main reason for seeking assistance on y-axis and per cent on x-axis.
Source: Table 5.3.

5.2	
Tables
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by district, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Client group	Arma-dale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
Male alone	16.2	14.8	56.0	31.9	12.8	17.8	1.3	40.8	13.1	
Female alone	13.3	28.8	36.1	37.3	33.8	34.0	49.9	38.7	11.1	
Couple no children	*	2.1	1.2	1.4	3.2	—	0.4	1.7	5.7	
Couple with children	15.2	4.2	0.9	0.8	8.7	—	0.6	5.6	19.2	
Male with children	*	*	0.3	*	1.1	—	—	0.7	3.8	
Female with children	51.9	49.1	5.4	27.7	40.4	48.2	47.4	12.5	47.1	
Other	—	*	—	*	—	—	0.3	—	—	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	1.4	2.2	18.9	5.2	3.0	1.3	11.7	7.5	4.8	
Total (number)	200	350	2,800	750	450	200	1,750	1,100	700	
(continued below)

Client group	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilb-ara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
									%	Number	
Male alone	*	16.3	21.6	59.2	*	16.0	12.6	18.4	34.0	5,050	
Female alone	40.2	36.6	32.6	20.1	58.5	25.3	58.0	30.0	34.2	5,100	
Couple no children	3.1	1.9	—	2.5	*	—	1.9	*	1.8	250	
Couple with children	*	*	—	1.9	0.4	—	4.6	7.2	3.0	450	
Male with children	1.8	*	*	0.3	—	—	1.0	*	0.6	100	
Female with children	52.7	44.3	43.2	15.9	34.7	58.8	21.8	32.5	26.0	3,850	
Other	—	—	*	0.1	1.0	—	—	7.2	0.3	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.5	3.1	1.6	24.5	6.1	1.3	4.0	1.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	450	250	3,650	900	200	600	300	. .	14,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 277
2.	Districts are explained in Appendix 2, Section 2.2.
3.	To ensure confidentiality, some cells in this table have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures are unweighted and have not been adjusted for agency non-participation and/or client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Client group	Young
people	Single
men
only	Single
women
only	Families	Women
escaping
DV	Cross-target/
multiple/
general	Total	
							%	Number	
Male alone, under 25	39.0	13.0	—	0.8	0.4	7.4	9.4	1,550	
Male alone, 25+	1.2	85.0	—	3.2	0.6	55.2	24.5	4,000	
Female alone, under 25	44.3	—	4.6	1.3	9.3	2.8	11.5	1,900	
Female alone, 25+	0.9	0.9	95.4	4.9	37.2	17.3	22.8	3,700	
Couple no children	2.1	0.7	—	2.7	0.6	3.6	1.9	300	
Couple with children	2.9	—	—	34.2	0.4	3.9	3.0	500	
Male with children	0.3	—	—	6.6	0.1	1.0	0.6	100	
Female with children	8.0	—	—	45.4	51.1	8.7	25.9	4,250	
Other	1.3	—	—	1.0	0.2	—	0.3	50	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	15.3	7.3	2.0	3.1	40.0	32.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,500	1,200	350	500	6,550	5,250	. .	16,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 195.
2.	To ensure confidentiality, some cells in this table have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client and Administrative Data Collections.

Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Main reason for 
seeking assistance	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Time out from family/
other situation	11.5	4.0	12.4	5.5	5.4	2.0	5.0	7.0	12.7	6.8	
Relationship/
family breakdown	17.4	7.8	21.6	4.3	11.2	5.6	11.7	3.8	7.3	8.5	
Interpersonal conflict	3.1	1.8	2.9	2.4	2.9	0.8	*	2.1	*	2.3	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	0.5	0.2	3.6	3.9	*	*	—	3.1	*	2.2	
Domestic/family violence	2.4	2.5	22.2	42.5	7.1	4.4	13.9	61.8	35.1	29.6	
Financial difficulty(a)	7.0	15.3	5.6	10.9	26.5	33.4	27.3	8.2	—	11.3	
Overcrowding issues	2.3	0.5	2.7	0.4	2.9	14.0	*	2.7	*	2.0	
Eviction/asked to leave	11.6	5.5	4.7	1.7	6.4	9.5	13.5	2.8	13.1	4.6	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	14.8	10.0	6.3	2.6	12.2	12.7	4.6	2.6	9.7	6.5	
Mental health issues/psychiatric illness	3.0	2.6	4.6	1.3	*	*	—	0.3	—	1.8	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	5.4	8.5	2.2	3.9	1.6	*	—	0.3	—	3.9	
Other health issues	0.2	0.9	0.5	1.5	—	*	*	0.2	—	0.7	
Recent arrival to area with no means of support/itinerant	8.4	10.4	4.9	5.3	8.5	8.9	7.2	1.8	7.3	6.1	
Other reasons(b)	12.2	29.8	5.8	13.9	13.7	7.1	6.9	3.3	2.4	13.7	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	9.4	24.6	11.4	22.7	1.9	3.0	0.6	26.0	0.3	100.0	
Total (number)	1,500	3,950	1,800	3,600	300	500	100	4,150	50	16,000	
(a)	‘Financial difficulty’ includes the categories of ‘Gambling’, ‘Budgeting problems’, ‘Rent too high’ and ‘Other financial difficulty’.
(b)	‘Other reasons’ includes the categories of ‘Gay/lesbian/transgender issues’, ‘Recently left institution’ and ‘Other’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 528.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Western Australia level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

6	Support provided
6.1	Key charts
Figure 6.1: Median length of support, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (days)
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.1.
Figure 6.2: Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 1 day, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (days)
Vertical bar chart showing days on y-axis and client group on x-axis.
Source: Table 6.2.

6.2	Tables
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of support	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less	47.2	51.4	49.1	61.1	34.0	24.3	26.7	51.0	34.5	51.4	6,400	
>1–13 weeks	41.0	41.1	35.2	31.2	50.3	48.6	54.5	38.2	32.4	37.6	4,700	
>13–26 weeks	7.5	4.1	7.5	3.9	5.5	9.8	6.2	5.0	5.4	5.3	650	
>26 weeks	4.3	3.4	8.2	3.8	10.2	17.3	12.6	5.8	27.6	5.6	700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	10.4	17.8	12.6	23.1	2.0	3.0	0.6	30.1	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,300	2,200	1,550	2,850	250	400	100	3,750	50	. .	12,450	
Mean length (days)	40	38	54	29	58	109	75	45	147	. .	43	
Median length (days)	9	7	8	4	16	24	21	7	21	. .	7	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 119.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Length of accommodation	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
1 week or less(a)	51.6	52.6	61.1	71.2	33.2	20.2	23.9	66.4	40.0	60.6	5,200	
>1–13 weeks	42.0	41.1	33.6	27.4	50.0	28.9	39.4	28.2	37.8	33.4	2,850	
>13–26 weeks	4.4	3.5	2.7	0.6	4.9	19.0	14.4	2.1	—	2.8	250	
>26 weeks	2.1	2.8	2.7	0.8	11.8	31.9	22.3	3.3	22.3	3.2	250	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	12.1	20.9	11.9	21.7	1.5	1.8	0.4	29.4	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,050	1,800	1,000	1,850	100	150	50	2,500	50	. .	8,550	
Mean length (days)	26	33	26	11	54	165	113	26	151	. .	28	
Median length (days)	7	7	4	3	14	99	32	4	12	. .	5	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	<25	50	50	150	<25	<25	<25	150	<25	. .	400	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	1,050	1,800	1,100	2,000	150	150	50	2,650	50	. .	8,950	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 137.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	87.0	66.8	78.2	63.7	62.8	62.1	53.3	75.7	88.2	71.5	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	75.3	55.7	64.5	59.6	48.9	44.9	44.9	68.8	79.2	62.6	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	12.1	7.6	9.0	3.4	9.1	5.9	5.9	4.3	6.7	6.3	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	7.5	4.6	5.6	2.6	5.9	8.9	3.6	3.8	20.0	4.5	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	15.7	9.3	18.8	6.4	13.1	32.9	24.0	16.2	31.3	13.1	
Financial/employment	31.7	32.9	28.2	27.9	31.9	52.4	60.4	44.0	51.3	34.9	
Assistance to obtain/maintain government allowance	13.8	15.9	8.1	3.0	4.3	4.9	8.1	12.9	18.0	10.4	
Employment/training assistance	12.3	1.8	8.9	0.9	4.2	3.7	6.8	1.9	28.8	3.7	
Financial assistance/material aid	17.4	28.0	17.2	25.1	27.7	47.9	50.2	37.7	47.0	28.4	
Financial counselling and support	9.4	3.2	9.5	2.4	6.2	10.3	7.2	6.6	15.6	5.6	
Personal support	44.1	36.9	48.4	56.8	40.5	31.1	36.6	65.0	69.5	51.0	
Incest/sexual assault	*	0.2	0.9	1.4	*	0.8	—	1.4	*	0.9	
Domestic/family violence	1.5	1.5	12.2	28.1	8.1	5.3	5.8	40.1	13.4	19.4	
Family/relationship	11.8	3.6	15.0	9.0	7.5	13.5	11.0	13.0	19.9	9.9	
Emotional support	42.6	35.8	43.2	48.8	36.5	27.0	30.7	54.0	69.5	45.0	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.2	0.3	—	—	—	0.8	—	0.1	—	0.1	
General support/advocacy	71.0	60.0	56.4	51.3	65.8	69.0	63.9	65.9	72.4	60.7	
Living skills/personal development	30.0	10.2	25.4	3.0	27.9	11.0	9.8	7.9	54.0	12.1	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	4.3	2.3	4.4	6.4	4.3	6.9	8.4	12.6	11.1	6.7	
Advice/information	55.6	56.8	45.4	44.8	58.9	62.1	49.9	56.4	68.0	52.7	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	26.3	14.1	14.7	6.7	26.3	4.9	6.9	7.4	16.2	11.8	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	22.3	17.4	19.9	18.0	26.6	52.1	41.5	37.6	40.9	25.1	
Specialist services	27.2	27.8	30.1	26.1	30.9	42.6	34.6	35.2	42.7	30.2	
Psychological/psychiatric services	4.0	3.0	8.2	2.6	3.0	1.1	*	0.7	*	2.9	
Specialist counselling	1.8	2.4	2.2	1.7	*	0.8	*	3.4	6.6	2.4	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.4	—	2.7	0.9	2.9	3.2	—	1.7	15.6	1.2	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	15.8	16.0	6.7	3.8	2.5	1.9	*	1.6	8.9	7.5	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.3	0.2	*	0.3	*	—	—	0.2	—	0.2	
Culturally specific services	2.3	2.3	9.9	14.6	24.8	34.3	26.8	26.2	13.7	13.9	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	*	0.3	0.9	2.4	*	6.3	—	3.1	*	1.8	
Health/medical services	11.8	14.7	8.8	7.5	3.0	3.4	*	5.8	*	9.0	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	77.7	75.5	64.9	71.7	68.0	48.0	55.5	73.2	78.8	71.9	
Meals	49.1	41.5	47.1	50.1	13.5	9.4	14.5	49.7	52.0	45.4	
Laundry/shower facilities	64.5	46.2	52.7	52.0	34.7	5.1	14.1	54.8	41.0	50.7	
Recreation	39.9	36.6	26.9	23.5	5.2	2.6	7.2	26.5	45.3	28.4	
Transport	28.2	4.8	35.6	31.6	13.0	13.3	13.0	43.1	72.1	27.7	
Other	18.5	41.6	13.0	19.3	28.6	33.5	37.6	19.3	33.7	24.4	
No services provided directly	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.6	4.2	4.1	1.2	—	1.3	
Total (number)	1,500	3,650	1,850	3,500	300	450	100	4,200	50	15,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 908 (including support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Western Australia level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying children, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	88.0	71.4	84.4	100.0	84.5	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	88.0	71.4	84.4	100.0	84.5	
School liaison/child care	8.1	17.5	26.2	10.0	25.1	
School liaison/child care	8.1	17.5	26.2	10.0	25.1	
Personal support	10.0	9.5	25.4	30.0	24.4	
Help with behavioural problems	3.6	7.9	4.7	—	4.6	
Sexual/physical abuse support	1.7	—	1.1	—	1.2	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	8.6	6.3	22.4	—	21.4	
General support/advocacy	11.1	17.5	11.4	—	11.4	
Access arrangements	—	6.3	1.4	—	1.4	
Advice/information	9.2	11.1	7.6	—	7.7	
Advocacy	4.2	6.3	5.3	—	5.2	
Specialist services	10.9	3.2	22.1	10.0	21.2	
Specialist counselling	1.9	—	2.5	—	2.4	
Culturally specific services	8.1	—	16.8	—	16.1	
Health/medical services	1.9	—	3.6	—	3.5	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	24.8	41.3	82.6	100.0	78.9	
Meals	15.3	28.6	68.4	90.0	65.0	
Showers/hygiene	5.3	25.4	68.8	60.0	64.7	
Recreation	6.7	15.9	41.5	70.0	39.3	
Transport	10.9	19.0	49.5	—	47.0	
Other	7.0	17.5	8.8	—	8.8	
No services provided directly by agency	5.0	7.9	2.3	—	2.5	
Total (number)	400	50	6,350	<25	6,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,705 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 2,663 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Western Australia level). Other cases have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

7	Meeting the needs of clients and accompanying children
7.1	Key charts
Figure 7.1: Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.3, Part b.
Figure 7.2: Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed accompanying child support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for provided and referred only, per cent on y-axis and services required on x-axis.
Source: Table 7.4, Part b.

Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Type of service	Male 
alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
Housing/accommodation	94.6	93.2	84.7	76.6	72.0	64.5	61.5	80.0	91.3	83.0	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	83.8	82.8	71.9	72.2	55.4	46.7	52.5	73.4	85.6	74.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	15.1	7.8	11.7	4.5	12.0	6.4	8.7	5.1	—	7.5	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	11.7	4.7	8.5	3.1	6.8	8.0	—	4.0	18.8	5.5	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	18.3	9.7	20.2	8.5	14.2	37.0	23.6	19.3	30.2	15.6	
Financial/employment	33.3	28.8	30.0	29.0	33.7	57.1	64.5	46.1	49.2	35.9	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	13.8	13.1	10.9	4.9	5.2	3.8	6.4	15.4	13.9	11.2	
Employment and training assistance	17.6	2.7	12.2	1.1	4.7	6.3	—	2.2	21.5	5.1	
Financial assistance/material aid	17.0	22.6	17.2	25.9	28.5	51.8	55.1	39.4	43.6	28.5	
Financial counselling and support	11.1	3.7	9.9	2.8	7.2	10.1	7.6	8.2	11.0	6.7	
Personal support	47.5	47.7	52.1	63.3	43.9	29.3	33.4	66.0	62.9	56.7	
Incest/sexual assault	0.3	0.3	1.9	2.1	*	1.0	—	2.0	*	1.5	
Domestic/family violence	1.5	1.7	14.0	30.7	8.8	5.0	6.4	41.1	13.7	22.1	
Family/relationship	13.4	4.4	16.2	9.8	7.6	11.7	12.7	13.5	10.6	11.2	
Emotional support	45.6	46.6	46.1	54.5	40.2	25.1	24.2	54.8	62.9	49.9	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	1.0	—	0.2	—	0.2	
General support/advocacy	75.2	75.7	59.2	55.5	69.8	72.6	68.1	66.6	72.0	65.9	
Living skills/personal development	31.7	13.5	25.7	3.2	28.5	9.2	6.5	7.5	52.3	13.0	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	5.8	2.8	5.6	8.2	3.3	5.5	4.9	15.8	11.0	8.8	
Advice/information	59.7	72.9	49.3	48.9	63.8	65.8	58.6	57.7	66.4	57.9	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	30.8	21.8	16.2	8.1	28.7	4.9	—	8.3	16.9	14.3	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	23.6	19.4	21.1	19.1	27.4	56.6	49.3	38.1	41.5	27.2	
Specialist services	29.6	34.2	36.0	34.6	35.6	50.3	50.1	41.8	46.6	37.0	
Psychological/psychiatric services	6.3	4.7	9.6	4.7	3.1	1.3	*	2.2	*	4.6	
Specialist counselling	4.0	3.5	4.4	2.2	*	1.0	4.9	6.4	*	4.1	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.6	*	3.1	1.4	3.1	2.9	*	2.3	21.7	1.7	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	17.3	21.0	9.0	5.4	2.6	1.3	*	3.0	*	9.0	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3	*	—	*	0.3	—	0.4	
Culturally specific services	2.4	3.6	11.7	16.7	29.1	40.4	34.5	27.7	13.9	16.7	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.3	0.3	0.7	2.6	*	8.1	—	3.2	*	2.0	
Health/medical services	13.1	12.9	13.1	14.1	3.7	4.1	*	10.7	*	12.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	80.8	76.5	68.3	72.7	68.6	51.4	55.6	76.8	79.6	74.1	
Meals	58.6	62.2	53.3	59.6	17.6	9.5	14.8	53.0	57.8	54.6	
Laundry/shower facilities	73.5	70.0	59.4	62.9	39.8	5.4	14.2	58.6	44.4	61.0	
Recreation	39.8	37.7	29.4	28.5	5.7	2.3	—	28.0	49.7	30.0	
Transport	31.0	6.2	37.9	36.8	13.4	13.0	12.6	45.0	71.5	32.2	
Other	14.9	26.2	12.8	10.3	23.4	37.1	36.3	20.1	30.0	18.2	
No needs recorded	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	
Total (number)	1,250	2,200	1,550	2,800	250	350	50	3,700	50	12,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 244 (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	Clients were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	A client may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Western Australia level). Other cases have been removed or replaced with ‘*’. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection. 

Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for accompanying children, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	94.0	76.2	87.4	100.0	87.6	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	94.0	76.2	87.4	100.0	87.6	
School liaison/child care	6.5	26.2	28.2	14.3	27.2	
School liaison/child care	6.5	26.2	28.2	14.3	27.2	
Personal support	12.1	9.5	27.1	42.9	26.3	
Help with behavioural problems	3.6	—	5.3	—	5.3	
Sexual/physical abuse support	2.4	—	1.6	—	1.6	
Skills education/
structured play/skill development	10.1	9.5	23.7	42.9	23.0	
General support/advocacy	10.9	19.0	10.9	—	11.0	
Access arrangements	—	11.9	1.7	—	1.7	
Advice/information	9.3	14.3	7.1	—	7.3	
Advocacy	3.2	7.1	5.3	—	5.2	
Specialist services	12.1	9.5	26.1	14.3	25.4	
Specialist counselling	2.0	—	4.8	—	4.6	
Culturally specific services	8.1	—	18.0	—	17.4	
Health/medical services	2.8	—	6.1	—	5.9	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	29.0	57.1	85.3	100.0	82.7	
Meals	19.4	31.0	71.2	85.7	68.6	
Showers/hygiene	7.3	26.2	71.4	—	68.2	
Recreation	3.2	21.4	42.8	57.1	40.9	
Transport	13.7	21.4	50.9	—	49.1	
Other	8.1	26.2	9.1	—	9.2	
No needs recorded	0.4	—	0.8	—	0.7	
Total (number)	250	50	5,800	<25	6,150	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,357 (closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 2,341 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	Accompanying children were able to receive multiple services, so percentages do not total 100.
3.	An accompanying child may require more than one type of service within a broad type of assistance. 
4.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in this table have been combined (please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2008) for an expanded list at the Western Australia level). Other cases have been removed. While these cases are not presented separately, they are included in the total.
5.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-total	Total		
Housing/accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	0.8	0.7	1.5	97.1	1.4	98.5	100.0	9,150	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	7.2	6.9	14.1	76.9	9.0	85.9	100.0	950	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	10.7	13.4	24.1	60.4	15.5	75.9	100.0	650	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	7.5	12.2	19.7	55.9	24.3	80.2	100.0	1,850	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	4.1	14.6	18.7	50.6	30.7	81.3	100.0	1,350	
Employment and training assistance	13.7	15.1	28.8	52.5	18.7	71.2	100.0	600	
Financial assistance/material aid	1.5	2.1	3.6	81.7	14.7	96.4	100.0	3,400	
Financial counselling and support	9.1	9.8	18.9	70.2	11.0	81.2	100.0	800	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	8.7	24.3	33.0	42.2	24.9	67.1	100.0	200	
Domestic/family violence	2.3	1.8	4.1	88.2	7.7	95.9	100.0	2,750	
Family/relationship	5.5	3.1	8.6	85.3	6.1	91.4	100.0	1,350	
Emotional support	1.1	0.1	1.2	97.3	1.5	98.8	100.0	5,950	
Assistance with problem gambling	4.2	25.0	29.2	54.2	16.7	70.9	100.0	50	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	3.6	1.2	4.8	92.0	3.2	95.2	100.0	1,550	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	5.6	17.1	22.7	56.3	21.0	77.3	100.0	1,050	
Advice/information	1.0	0.1	1.1	96.7	2.2	98.9	100.0	7,000	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	1.8	1.0	2.8	94.7	2.5	97.2	100.0	1,700	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.5	0.9	2.4	90.0	7.6	97.6	100.0	3,250	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	8.5	28.8	37.3	46.4	16.3	62.7	100.0	550	
Specialist counselling	10.8	33.4	44.2	34.1	21.7	55.8	100.0	500	
Pregnancy/family planning support	9.1	13.9	23.0	59.9	17.1	77.0	100.0	200	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	4.9	9.2	14.1	72.1	13.8	85.9	100.0	1,050	
Physical/intellectual disability services	17.1	14.3	31.4	57.1	11.4	68.5	100.0	50	
Culturally specific services	2.4	1.5	3.9	94.8	1.3	96.1	100.0	2,000	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.3	13.8	15.1	72.8	12.1	84.9	100.0	250	
Health/medical services	4.6	32.1	36.7	42.9	20.4	63.3	100.0	1,450	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	1.7	0.1	1.8	97.7	0.5	98.2	100.0	6,700	
Laundry/shower facilities	0.4	—	0.4	99.5	0.1	99.6	100.0	7,400	
Recreation	1.2	0.1	1.3	98.3	0.4	98.7	100.0	3,600	
Transport	1.7	0.2	1.9	97.4	0.6	98.0	100.0	3,950	
Other	0.2	0.7	0.9	93.7	5.4	99.1	100.0	2,150	
(continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total			
Housing/
accommodation	2.8	3.5	6.3	87.6	6.1	93.7	100.0	12,600	10,200	
Financial/
employment	4.3	7.1	11.4	70.4	18.1	88.5	100.0	6,200	4,300	
Personal support	2.2	1.5	3.7	92.1	4.2	96.3	100.0	10,300	6,850	
General support/
advocacy	1.8	1.8	3.6	91.5	4.9	96.4	100.0	14,600	8,000	
Specialist services	5.1	16.4	21.5	66.5	12.0	78.5	100.0	6,150	4,400	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.1	0.2	1.3	98.0	0.8	98.8	100.0	23,850	9,050	
Total (%)	2.3	3.2	5.4	89.2	5.4	94.6	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	1,650	2,350	4,000	65,650	3,950	69,600	. .	73,650	12,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 146 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Part a:	Individual types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
	Not provided	Provided		Closed accompany-ing child support periods (number)	
Type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Subtotal	Provided only	Provided and referred	Subtotal	Total		
Accommodation									
SAAP/CAP accommodation	0.9	0.4	1.3	97.6	1.1	98.7	100.0	5,350	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	2.7	6.9	9.6	82.8	7.7	90.5	100.0	1,650	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	8.8	10.2	19.0	62.4	18.6	81.0	100.0	300	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	4.4	21.1	25.5	46.7	27.8	74.5	100.0	100	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	1.5	2.6	4.1	94.0	1.9	95.9	100.0	1,400	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	5.2	28.1	33.3	54.2	12.5	66.7	100.0	100	
Advice/information	2.5	2.9	5.4	92.2	2.5	94.7	100.0	450	
Advocacy	2.0	7.8	9.8	83.0	7.1	90.1	100.0	300	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	12.7	40.8	53.5	25.0	21.5	46.5	100.0	300	
Culturally specific services	3.6	2.0	5.6	93.0	1.3	94.3	100.0	1,050	
Health/medical services	3.6	40.4	44.0	23.7	32.3	56.0	100.0	350	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.7	—	0.7	98.8	0.5	99.3	100.0	4,200	
Showers/hygiene	0.6	—	0.6	99.2	0.2	99.4	100.0	4,200	
Recreation	0.7	0.2	0.9	98.3	0.8	99.1	100.0	2,500	
Transport	0.7	0.4	1.1	98.5	0.4	98.9	100.0	3,000	
Other	2.5	3.9	6.4	82.0	11.6	93.6	100.0	550	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Part b:	Broad types of SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision (per cent distinct services required)
	Not provided	Provided		Distinct services required
(number)	Assoc. closed accompany-ing child support periods
(number)	
Broad type of service	Neither provided nor referred	Referred only	Sub-total	Provided only	Provided and referred	Sub-
total	Total			
Accommodation	0.9	0.4	1.3	97.6	1.1	98.7	100.0	5,350	5,350	
School liaison/
child care	2.8	6.5	9.3	84.0	6.6	90.6	100.0	1,850	1,650	
Personal support	3.2	4.7	7.9	86.5	5.6	92.1	100.0	2,050	1,600	
General support/
advocacy	2.6	7.8	10.4	84.2	5.4	89.6	100.0	850	650	
Specialist services	5.1	16.6	21.7	67.0	11.3	78.3	100.0	1,700	1,550	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.8	0.3	1.1	98.1	0.9	99.0	100.0	14,450	5,050	
Total (%)	1.5	2.4	3.9	93.6	2.5	96.1	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	400	650	1,050	24,700	650	25,350	. .	26,350	6,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,353 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 2,341 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Male alone under 25	Male alone 25+	Female alone under 25	Female alone 25+	Couple no children	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other	Total	
										%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Housing/ accommodation	21.8	41.1	20.6	15.6	24.2	42.5	32.7	15.6	—	21.0	350	
Financial/ employment	19.8	24.3	16.3	13.2	30.5	21.0	13.3	9.1	33.3	15.6	250	
Personal support	8.0	3.3	15.5	13.8	6.0	11.0	13.3	18.5	—	13.3	250	
General support/ advocacy	12.0	14.7	13.8	8.8	15.5	10.4	27.4	22.4	66.7	16.0	250	
Specialist services	18.4	10.7	18.1	31.3	6.1	7.7	13.3	23.2	—	19.6	350	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	20.0	5.9	15.6	17.3	17.7	7.5	—	11.2	—	14.5	250	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1,700	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	24.4	6.1	24.0	7.5	2.4	2.8	0.9	31.6	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	400	100	400	150	50	50	<25	550	<25	. .	1,700	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	22.9	7.7	22.8	9.8	2.2	3.6	1.0	29.8	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	150	50	150	50	<25	50	<25	200	<25	. .	750	
Total closed support periods (%)	10.3	17.9	12.7	22.9	1.9	3.0	0.6	30.2	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	1,250	2,200	1,550	2,800	250	350	50	3,700	50	. .	12,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 17 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 9 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 244 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Accommodation	66.7	—	11.5	—	12.7	50	
School liaison/child care	33.3	37.5	12.4	—	13.5	50	
Personal support	—	—	17.8	—	16.9	50	
General support/advocacy	—	37.5	5.3	—	5.9	<25	
Specialist services	—	—	23.7	—	22.5	100	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	—	25.0	29.3	—	28.5	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	400	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	2.5	2.3	95.2	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<25	<25	350	<25	. .	400	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	4.5	1.9	93.6	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<25	<25	150	—	. .	150	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	4.4	0.7	94.7	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	250	50	5,800	<25	. .	6,150	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	5.3	1.1	93.6	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<25	<25	100	—	. .	100	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	3.3	0.9	95.7	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	100	50	2,800	<25	. .	2,950	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,357 closed accompanying child support periods (including closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Vertical bar chart showing, for before and after, per cent on y-axis and type of house/dwelling on x-axis.
Source: Table 8.5.

8.2	
Tables
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain a pension or benefit	All closed support periods	
Main source of income	Before	After	Before	After	
No income	17.8	8.0	8.7	5.9	
Government payments	73.6	83.5	80.6	82.0	
Other	8.6	8.5	10.7	12.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,350	1,250	11,900	10,550	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	1,350	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	50	600	500	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	50	100	
Total (number)	1,400	1,400	12,550	12,550	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance in employment and training	All closed support periods	
Employment status	Before	After	Before	After	
Employed full time/part time	15.3	31.2	15.2	17.7	
Unemployed (looking for work)	38.3	27.1	20.2	17.5	
Not in labour force	46.4	41.6	64.7	64.8	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	650	550	11,800	10,250	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	50	. .	1,650	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<25	50	700	550	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	50	100	
Total (number)	650	650	12,550	12,550	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some employment status categories in this table have been combined. 
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	7.2	5.1	3.3	1.1	5.9	600	
Government payments	83.9	80.6	73.5	82.0	82.0	8,650	
Other	8.8	14.2	23.3	16.9	12.1	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	50.4	39.6	4.7	5.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,350	4,200	500	550	. .	10,550	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	13.6	19.6	34.9	26.6	17.7	1,800	
Unemployed (looking for work)	18.4	17.7	13.0	11.6	17.5	1,800	
Not in labour force	68.0	62.8	52.1	61.8	64.8	6,650	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	50.1	39.9	4.7	5.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,150	4,100	500	550	. .	10,250	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,996 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,321 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	65.1	67.6	96.4	96.3	93.5	93.9	
Primary/secondary student	27.1	22.5	0.6	0.6	3.0	2.4	
Post-secondary student/employment training	7.8	9.9	3.0	3.1	3.4	3.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,100	850	10,650	9,450	11,750	10,300	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	250	. .	1,250	. .	1,550	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	50	550	400	600	450	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	100	200	150	200	
Total (number)	1,200	1,200	11,300	11,300	12,500	12,500	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of house/dwelling	Before	After	Before	After	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	6.3	1.5	8.4	2.5	
House/flat	73.7	82.6	72.7	77.9	
Other house/dwelling(b)	14.7	12.5	14.0	14.5	
Institutional setting(c)	5.2	3.4	4.9	5.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,850	1,400	11,700	8,800	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	350	. .	2,550	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	150	800	1,100	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	50	100	
Total (number)	1,950	1,950	12,550	12,550	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
	Closed support periods in which clients needed assistance to obtain/maintain 
independent housing	All closed support periods	
Type of tenure	Before	After	Before	After	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	9.0	5.2	8.1	7.2	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.2	3.7	1.6	3.2	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.7	
Institutional setting	3.6	1.6	3.7	3.6	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	5.7	1.1	7.2	1.7	
Other, no tenure	1.3	0.8	0.5	0.4	
Purchasing/purchased own home	4.8	3.2	5.1	5.0	
Private rental	26.7	31.0	21.0	21.4	
Public housing rental	15.4	23.1	19.9	22.9	
Community housing rental	2.3	3.2	9.0	10.5	
Rent-free accommodation	6.0	3.2	4.7	3.7	
Boarding	21.6	22.4	17.7	18.7	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,700	1,350	10,900	8,200	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	350	. .	2,650	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	200	1,450	1,450	
Number with missing data	<25	<25	200	250	
Total (number)	1,950	1,950	12,550	12,550	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	3.4	1.8	1.9	0.7	2.5	200	
House/flat	76.7	76.6	83.9	90.2	77.9	6,850	
Other house/dwelling(b)	13.6	17.1	12.2	7.0	14.5	1,300	
Institutional setting(c)	6.3	4.5	2.0	2.1	5.1	450	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	50.0	39.1	5.0	6.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	4,400	3,450	450	500	. .	8,800	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	3.4	2.0	2.8	0.4	2.7	150	
House/flat	75.2	70.1	76.9	86.9	73.9	4,550	
Other house/dwelling(b)	13.8	21.7	16.9	10.0	16.6	1,000	
Institutional setting(c)	7.6	6.2	3.4	2.7	6.8	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	56.2	35.8	3.5	4.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,450	2,200	200	300	. .	6,150	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,760 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 2,932 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					%	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	8.3	7.0	3.6	2.5	7.2	600	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	1.4	4.8	1.5	8.7	3.2	250	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.0	2.7	1.5	2.1	1.7	150	
Institutional setting 	4.9	2.5	1.2	1.7	3.6	300	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	2.1	1.3	1.7	0.5	1.7	150	
Other, no tenure	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.4	50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	4.2	5.5	8.4	6.1	5.0	400	
Private rental	15.5	25.7	37.3	29.5	21.4	1,750	
Public housing rental	23.3	21.3	17.7	34.1	22.9	1,900	
Community housing rental	16.1	5.3	3.8	3.3	10.5	850	
Rent-free accommodation	3.9	3.6	5.1	1.6	3.7	300	
Boarding	19.0	19.8	17.9	9.2	18.7	1,550	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	50.3	38.7	5.0	6.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	4,150	3,200	400	500	. .	8,200	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	9.2	9.4	5.3	2.7	8.8	500	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	1.1	5.9	2.9	8.1	3.2	200	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.1	3.4	1.8	2.9	2.0	100	
Institutional setting 	5.9	3.6	1.7	2.3	4.8	300	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	2.0	1.2	2.9	0.4	1.7	100	
Other, no tenure	0.4	0.7	—	0.9	0.5	50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.6	2.7	2.8	1.8	3.2	200	
Private rental	13.0	22.8	34.7	29.1	18.0	1,050	
Public housing rental	19.5	14.0	17.5	36.2	18.3	1,050	
Community housing rental	17.8	6.0	3.4	3.7	12.5	700	
Rent-free accommodation	4.2	4.5	4.0	1.4	4.2	250	
Boarding	22.1	25.7	22.9	10.4	22.8	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	56.6	35.1	3.6	4.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,250	2,000	200	250	. .	5,750	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,330 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 3,347 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	8.5	6.4	
With foster family	0.2	0.1	
With relatives/friends temporary	17.2	16.0	
With relatives/friends long-term	6.9	8.3	
With spouse/partner	10.7	7.8	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	18.0	14.7	
Alone	13.7	14.1	
Alone with child(ren)	10.7	17.2	
With other unrelated persons	13.4	14.4	
Other	0.8	1.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	11,900	9,150	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	2,450	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	650	900	
Number with missing data	50	100	
Total (number)	12,550	12,550	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	49.9	5,400	
No, client did not agree to one	16.5	1,800	
No, support period too short	32.5	3,500	
No, other reason	1.1	100	
Total	100.0	10,850	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,632.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent) 
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	20.9	1,150	
Most or some goals achieved	68.0	3,650	
No goals achieved	11.1	600	
Total	100.0	5,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 23.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2006–07
9.1	Key charts
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for support periods and clients, number on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.2.
Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Stacked line chart showing, for participation rate and valid consent, per cent on y-axis and reporting period on x-axis.
Source: Table 9.4.

9.2	
Tables
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current and constant 2006–07 dollars, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Reporting period	Total 
funding(a)(b)	Funding to 
agencies(a)(b)	Funding per
 support period(b)(c)	Funding per 
client(b)(c)	
	Current $	
1996–97	17,696,000	17,043,000	1,420	2,220	
1997–98	18,015,000	17,633,000	1,410	2,150	
1998–99	22,037,000	21,395,000	1,730	2,720	
1999–00	23,729,000	23,414,000	1,790	2,750	
2000–01	25,673,000	24,757,000	1,630	2,540	
2001–02	26,908,000	25,997,000	1,770	2,880	
2002–03	28,518,000	27,503,000	1,840	2,960	
2003–04	29,544,000	28,462,000	2,070	3,370	
2004–05	29,995,000	29,004,000	1,990	3,270	
2005–06	30,536,000	29,403,000	2,310	3,530	
2006–07(d)	34,594,000	33,512,000	2,030	3,010	
	Constant 2006–07 $	
1996–97	27,359,000	26,349,000	2,190	3,440	
1997–98	27,108,000	26,534,000	2,120	3,230	
1998–99	31,245,000	30,335,000	2,450	3,850	
1999–00	32,191,000	31,764,000	2,430	3,730	
2000–01	33,573,000	32,376,000	2,140	3,320	
2001–02	33,477,000	32,344,000	2,200	3,580	
2002–03	35,526,000	34,261,000	2,290	3,690	
2003–04	34,687,000	33,418,000	2,430	3,960	
2004–05	33,980,000	32,858,000	2,260	3,700	
2005–06	32,623,000	31,413,000	2,460	3,770	
2006–07(d)	34,594,000	33,512,000	2,030	3,010	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 1999–00 and 2001–01 include relatively small amounts provided through the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Program (AIHW 2001a:Table 2.1, 2001b:Table 2.1). ‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 include state allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (Table 2.1; AIHW 2003:Table 2.1, 2005:Table 2.1, 2006a:Table 2.1, 2007:Table 2.1).
(b)	SAAP agencies may receive funding from sources other than SAAP. This is not included.
(c)	‘Funding per support period’ and ‘Funding per client’ are based on funding allocations to agencies.
(d)	Funding for 2006–07 includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations. Refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2008.
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections; ABS 2007b; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Support periods	12,050	12,500	12,350	13,050	15,150	14,700	14,950	13,800	14,550	12,750	16,500	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	7,650	8,200	7,850	8,500	9,750	9,050	9,300	8,450	8,850	8,350	11,150	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommod-ation	300	600	650	650	650	650	700	650	650	650	650	
Errors and omissions	1,050	1,100	1,300	1,600	1,750	1,650	1,800	1,350	1,600	92	84	
Daily average support periods	1,050	1,100	1,300	1,600	1,750	1,650	1,800	1,350	1,600	1,400	3,700	
Errors and omissions	865	415	63	25	119	128	15	3	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
4.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
5.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by reporting period, Western Australia, 2001–02 to 2006–07 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Accompanying child support periods	7,750	8,050	7,900	8,650	8,300	9,550	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	5,900	6,000	5,900	6,100	5,400	6,350	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	300	400	400	500	500	500	
Errors and omissions	99	58	139	127	70	43	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	1,000	1,200	750	850	950	1,150	
Errors and omissions	61	6	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 for further information.
5.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
6.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	
Agencies(a) (number)	94	100	104	104	102	104	105	109	107	106	133	
Agency participation rate (%)	96.8	95.0	95.2	93.3	97.1	97.1	99.0	95.4	94.4	92.5	90.2	
Records returned (number)	11,538	11,915	11,774	12,178	14,711	14,257	14,795	13,146	13,729	11,676	15,104	
Records returned with consent (%)	66.1	77.7	74.7	80.1	84.0	88.2	88.1	90.6	91.6	89.9	93.8	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	62.5	74.3	71.6	77.3	81.8	86.3	86.3	87.4	88.7	86.5	89.6	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006b:Glossary). Note that in 2005–06 the statistical linkage key was changed and therefore data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
Notes
1.	Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
2.	Refer to AIHW 2008:Chapter 9 and Appendix 2 for further information.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.
Appendix 1	Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Projects: additional tables
This section presents unweighted data from Innovation and Investment (I & I) Fund Pilot Project agencies in Western Australia. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report (AIHW 2008) for details of the Innovation and Investment Fund.
A1.1	Tables
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, Western Australia, 2006–07 (number)
Support periods	300	
With accommodation	100	
Without accommodation	200	
Clients	200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	400	
With accommodation(a)	200	
Without accommodation(a)	150	
Accompanying children	200	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–24 years	6.9	27.1	60.9	30.6	34.0	50	
25–44 years	3.4	52.2	30.4	58.9	55.7	100	
45–64 years	1.0	9.4	8.7	10.6	10.3	<25	
65 years and over	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Total	11.3	88.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	200	<25	200	. .	200	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	24.3	30.7	. .	30.0	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	19	31	. .	30	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	%	Number	
0–9 years	36.2	36.7	78.2	68.4	72.9	150	
10–17 years	10.1	17.0	21.8	31.6	27.1	50	
Total	46.3	53.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	100	100	100	. .	200	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.8	6.8	. .	6.3	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	7	. .	6	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	13.0	46.2	42.3	100	
Other Australian-born people	69.6	43.4	46.4	100	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	13.0	5.2	6.1	<25	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	4.3	5.2	5.1	<25	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	11.7	88.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	<25	150	. .	200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 7.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 2006–07
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	70.4	150	
Other Australian-born children	28.2	50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	—	—	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.4	<25	
Total	100.0	200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 5.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2. 
5.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Appendix 2	The data
General information to help readers interpret the tables presented in this report is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008). Additional information relevant only to the tables for Western Australia follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
District	Number	%	Number	%	%	
Armadale	7	85.7	212	68.4	64.2	
Cannington	6	100.0	342	94.2	89.5	
Fremantle	12	83.3	2,911	97.2	93.3	
Goldfields	7	85.7	766	92.6	91.0	
Great Southern	5	100.0	442	91.0	85.5	
Joondalup	4	100.0	201	93.5	89.6	
Kimberley	10	100.0	1,753	98.9	91.3	
Metro/State	11	90.9	1,125	95.2	88.4	
Midland	4	100.0	724	98.5	96.5	
Mirrabooka	4	100.0	225	92.4	90.7	
Murchison	6	83.3	477	98.7	88.7	
Peel	3	66.7	243	97.1	86.0	
Perth	26	80.8	3,703	90.8	89.3	
Pilbara	8	87.5	905	84.4	82.1	
Rockingham	4	100.0	201	97.0	93.0	
Southwest	9	100.0	595	94.1	86.6	
Wheatbelt	7	100.0	279	92.8	84.9	
Total	133	90.2	15,104	93.8	89.6	
Service delivery model						
Crisis/short-term accommodation	76	96.1	9,629	93.4	89.3	
Medium/long-term accommodation	29	96.6	1,939	91.1	88.7	
Day support	6	50.0	2,328	98.6	94.9	
Outreach support	18	77.8	1,180	92.9	83.2	
Multiple	1	100.0	7.0	—	—	
Other	2	50.0	21.0	100.0	85.7	
Total	133	90.2	15,104	93.8	89.6	
Primary target group						
Young people	33	97.0	2,284	95.6	90.6	
Single men only	7	100.0	1,110	90.0	89.2	
Single women only	1	100.0	299	93.6	92.0	
Families	14	92.9	486	80.0	75.9	
Women escaping domestic violence	50	92.0	6,036	93.2	88.1	
Cross-target/multiple/general	28	75.0	4,889	96.0	92.3	
Total	133	90.2	15,104	93.8	89.6	
(a)	‘Agencies’ refers to the number of agencies that were ‘in scope’—that is, that should have been participating in the reference period. Refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Note: Table based on records returned from agencies in scope for the Client Collection during the reference period. Not all agencies funded under SAAP are required to participate in the Client Collection. Consequently, some agencies funded under SAAP (refer to Table 2.1) are not included in this table.
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
District	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Armadale	310	65.2	59.4	
Cannington	146	97.3	78.1	
Fremantle	303	94.1	60.4	
Goldfields	509	98.0	84.9	
Great Southern	445	92.6	75.1	
Joondalup	207	98.1	75.8	
Kimberley	1,708	98.4	78.5	
Metro/State	394	93.7	77.9	
Midland	1,227	98.5	17.6	
Mirrabooka	248	93.1	83.5	
Murchison	495	99.6	94.9	
Peel	227	96.9	66.5	
Perth	1,161	92.2	76.0	
Pilbara	586	82.4	63.1	
Rockingham	232	95.3	69.0	
Southwest	329	97.6	76.6	
Wheatbelt	221	98.6	88.2	
Total	8,748	94.4	68.1	
Service delivery model				
Crisis/short-term accommodation	7,021	95.9	69.0	
Medium/long-term accommodation	944	83.1	64.6	
Day support	26	84.6	38.5	
Outreach support	709	94.8	63.3	
Telephone information/referral/multiple	5	—	—	
Other	43	100.0	88.4	
Total	8,748	94.4	68.1	
Primary target group				
Young people	312	92.9	64.1	
Single men only	5	80.0	—	
Single women only	—	—	—	
Families	914	80.6	66.6	
Women escaping domestic violence	6,089	95.6	79.9	
Cross-target/multiple/general	1,428	98.3	19.5	
Total	8,748	94.4	68.1	
(a)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2008:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data and Client Collections.

A2.2	Additional counting rules
In the tables in this report, when counting clients or support periods in particular groups, the following rules have been used in addition to those outlined in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2008).
Note that this report includes data from one high-volume agency reporting for the first time in 2006–07. This agency has contributed to a significant increase in overall support provided, compared to 2005–06. The breakdown of characteristics of clients, circumstances, supports provided and other analyses may also have been unduly affected by this one agency.

District	The regional classification developed by the Western Australian Department for Community Development for administrative purposes is used in this report. The names of these districts are as follows:
•	Armadale
•	Cannington
•	Fremantle
•	Goldfields
•	Great Southern
•	Joondalup
•	Kimberley
•	Metro/State
•	Midland
•	Mirrabooka
•	Murchison
•	Peel
•	Perth
•	Pilbara
•	Rockingham
•	Southwest
•	Wheatbelt.	
Service delivery model	The SAAP NDCA Administrative Data Collection specifies eight distinct service delivery models for SAAP agencies:
•	crisis or short-term supported accommodation agencies—those predominantly providing supported accommodation to people needing immediate (crisis) accommodation for periods of generally not more than 3 months (short-term)
•	medium- to long-term supported accommodation agencies—those predominantly providing supported accommodation for periods of around 3–6 months (medium-term) and for longer than 6 months (long-term)
•	day support agencies—those predominantly providing support only on a walk-in basis
•	outreach support agencies—those providing support predominantly in a setting other than the agency or an outlet of the agency
•	telephone information and referral agencies—those providing support predominantly via telephone contact
•	agency support agencies—those predominantly providing support to, or representation of, other SAAP agencies
•	multiple agencies—those that provide support using more than one service delivery model
•	other agencies—those that provide support using a service delivery model not specified above.
No distinction is made in Western Australia between agencies that provide support at an agency setting and those that provide support at a setting other than the agency or an outlet of the agency. All such agencies are classified as outreach support agencies.	
Rounding	Note that numbers of support periods and clients are generally rounded to the nearest 50 in the state and territory supplementary tables and to the nearest 100 in the national report.	

Appendix 3	SAAP NDCA Client Collection form
This form has not been included in this format. Please contact feedback@aihw.gov.au for more information
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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
district and primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and district, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and district, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Western 
Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods 
per accompanying child, by age, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 
2006–07
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by district, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Western 
Australia, 2006–07
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither 
provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 
2006–07
Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that 
were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by
 length of support, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Western 
Australia, 2006–07
Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the 
end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2006–07 dollars, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to
2006–07
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 
to 2006–07
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Western Australia, 2001–02 to 2006–07
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Western Australia, 
1996–97 to 2006–07
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary
target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Table A2.2:	SAAP Client Collection: records returned with informed consent and valid consent 
for accompanying children, by state and territory and primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07

List of figures
Figure 2.1: Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Western Australia, 2006–07
Figure 3.1: SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each night, average by month, Western Australia, 2006–07
Figure 4.1: SAAP clients, by age and sex, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent of all clients)
Figure 4.2: SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Wester Australia, 2006–07 (per cent of all accompanying children)
Figure 5.1: SAAP support periods, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent)
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent support periods)
Figure 6.1: Median length of support, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (days)
Figure 6.2: Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 1 day, by client group, Western Australia, 2006–07 (days)
Figure 7.1: Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed support periods)
Figure 7.2: Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent distinct services required in closed accompanying child support periods)
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2006–07 (per cent closed support periods)
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07
Figure 9.2: Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 2006–07