Homeless people
in SAAP
SAAP National Data Collection
annual report
2007–08

Queensland
supplementary tables
March 2009

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Suggested citation 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2009. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Queensland supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 13. 
Cat. no. HOU 196. 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 2007–08
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	Client Collection form
References
List of tables
List of figures

Preface
This publication contains statistical tables and charts in relation to Queensland and is intended to supplement the Series 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). 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.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare manages the SAAP National Data Collection Agency, and works closely with SAAP agencies which collect and provide data, and the SAAP Information Subcommittee, to produce these reports. The SAAP Coordination and Development Committee is responsible for the national direction of SAAP and provides valuable support in the reporting process.
From 1 January 2009, the SAAP V Agreement between the Australian Government and the states and territories will be replaced by the National Affordable Housing Agreement, and a new National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The new agreements emphasise the ongoing importance of a sound evidence base for policy development and program management.

Penny Allbon
Australian Institute of	 Health and Welfare

SAAP Coordination and Development Committee
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by staff of the SAAP National Data Collection Agency (NDCA) at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The Information Services and Publishing Unit of the AIHW provided assistance in preparing the report for publication.
Alison Verhoeven and the SAAP Information Subcommittee provided helpful comments on the draft report.
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 Queensland Department of Families, 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	
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	
I & I	Innovation and Investment Fund	
NDC	National Data Collection	
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 13 (2007–08) annual national report on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection (AIHW 2009). 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 Queensland only. Information to aid readers in interpreting the tables is given in Appendix 2 of the national report (AIHW 2009). 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 Queensland. Appendix 3 contains a copy of the client form used to collect data in 2007–08.
Data presented here primarily relate to the financial year ending 30 June 2008. In addition, a number of tables contain data for the 12 years that the National Data Collection has been conducted (refer to Chapter 9). 
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, Queensland, 2007–08
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 region and primary target group, Queensland, 2007–08
	Agencies (number)	Agencies 
(%)	Funding allocation 
($)(a)	Funding allocation 
(%)(a)	Mean funding per agency 
($)	
Region(b)						
North Queensland	33	13.8	10,002,000	14.9	303,100	
Far North Queensland	29	12.1	8,272,000	12.3	285,200	
Mackay/Whitsundays	10	4.2	2,127,000	3.2	212,700	
Fitzroy/Central West Queensland	21	8.8	4,097,000	6.1	195,100	
Wide Bay Burnett	14	5.8	3,339,000	5.0	238,500	
Darling Downs/South West Queensland	12	5.0	2,714,000	4.0	226,100	
Sunshine Coast	14	5.8	3,916,000	5.8	279,700	
Greater Brisbane	70	29.2	23,016,000	34.3	328,800	
Gold Coast	21	8.8	5,539,000	8.3	263,700	
Moreton	16	6.7	4,059,000	6.1	253,700	
Total	240	100.0	67,080,000	100.0	279,500	
Primary target group						
Young people	75	31.3	19,948,000	29.7	266,000	
Single men only	15	6.3	5,759,000	8.6	384,000	
Single women only	5	2.1	1,051,000	1.6	210,300	
Families	33	13.8	6,698,000	10.0	203,000	
Women escaping domestic violence	55	22.9	15,675,000	23.4	285,000	
Cross-target/multiple/general	57	23.8	17,949,000	26.8	314,900	
Total	240	100.0	67,080,000	100.0	291,700	
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	240	100.0	67,080,000	98.9	279,500	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	737,000	1.1	. .	
Total	. .	. .	67,817,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2009). ‘Funding allocation’ by region 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 region, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2008, 235 agencies were funded.
2.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Appendix 2, Table A2.1 and AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
Sources: SAAP Administrative Data Collection; FaHCSIA 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, Queensland, 2007–08
Vertical bar chart showing, for support periods 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, Queensland, 2007–08
Support periods	31,800	
With accommodation	15,600	
Without accommodation	16,200	
Clients	20,400	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.56	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	56	
(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 2007 (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 Queensland. 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 2007.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Queensland,
 2007–08
Accompanying child support periods	17,000	
With accommodation(a)	7,800	
Without accommodation(a)	9,200	
Accompanying children	13,200	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.27	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	129	
(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 2007 (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 Queensland. 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 2007.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and region, Queensland, 2007–08
Date	North Queensland	Far North Queensland	Mackay/
Whitsundays	Fitzroy/
Central West Queensland	Wide Bay Burnett	Darling Downs/
South West Queensland	
July 2007	380	250	90	270	240	110	
August 2007	380	280	90	300	220	130	
September 2007	390	290	100	300	190	140	
October 2007	440	360	120	250	180	150	
November 2007	460	400	110	280	190	170	
December 2007	450	410	110	280	190	190	
January 2008	460	370	90	270	190	180	
February 2008	500	410	90	310	230	230	
March 2008	470	450	90	330	240	230	
April 2008	430	470	80	270	250	210	
May 2008	410	510	90	300	260	200	
June 2008	400	500	90	310	250	200	
Support periods: total number of days	157,800	143,140	35,410	105,640	80,270	64,790	
(continued below)

Date	Sunshine
Coast	Greater
Brisbane	Gold
Coast	Moreton	Total	
July 2007	450	1,210	400	130	3,540	
August 2007	450	1,330	390	150	3,730	
September 2007	450	1,380	410	170	3,830	
October 2007	440	1,340	430	160	3,870	
November 2007	450	1,390	420	170	4,060	
December 2007	450	1,410	410	180	4,080	
January 2008	450	1,320	430	180	3,950	
February 2008	460	1,400	430	190	4,260	
March 2008	460	1,410	400	200	4,280	
April 2008	460	1,410	410	200	4,180	
May 2008	480	1,410	390	190	4,230	
June 2008	500	1,390	410	160	4,210	
Support periods: total number of days	168,460	500,060	150,480	63,850	1,469,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009: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 region, Queensland, 2007–08
Date	North Queensland	Far North Queensland	Mackay/
Whitsundays	Fitzroy/
Central West Queensland	Wide Bay Burnett	Darling Downs/
South West Queensland	
July 2007	150	110	70	80	130	60	
August 2007	150	110	70	70	120	60	
September 2007	150	110	80	80	110	60	
October 2007	160	110	80	80	110	60	
November 2007	160	110	80	70	110	70	
December 2007	160	130	80	80	100	70	
January 2008	160	140	60	70	110	70	
February 2008	170	140	60	80	120	70	
March 2008	180	150	50	80	110	80	
April 2008	180	150	50	80	110	80	
May 2008	180	150	60	80	110	70	
June 2008	170	130	60	80	100	70	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	58,080	46,270	23,220	27,090	39,530	23,870	
(continued below)

Date	Sunshine
Coast	Greater
Brisbane	Gold
Coast	Moreton	Total	
July 2007	130	570	140	80	1,520	
August 2007	130	590	140	80	1,520	
September 2007	140	600	130	90	1,550	
October 2007	140	570	150	80	1,540	
November 2007	130	560	140	90	1,510	
December 2007	130	530	150	90	1,500	
January 2008	130	530	150	90	1,510	
February 2008	130	530	160	100	1,560	
March 2008	130	540	150	100	1,570	
April 2008	130	540	140	100	1,560	
May 2008	120	490	140	100	1,500	
June 2008	110	450	140	90	1,400	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	46,140	191,030	50,770	32,270	538,270	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 152.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	Refer to AIHW 2009: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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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, Queensland, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	0.9	2.8	2.1	5.0	3.7	800	
15–19 years	6.7	9.7	15.0	17.5	16.4	3,400	
20–24 years	5.0	9.0	11.2	16.2	14.0	2,900	
25–29 years	4.9	7.5	10.9	13.6	12.4	2,500	
30–34 years	5.4	7.5	12.2	13.5	12.9	2,600	
35–39 years	5.6	6.9	12.7	12.5	12.6	2,600	
40–44 years	4.9	4.9	11.1	8.9	9.9	2,000	
45–49 years	4.1	3.1	9.2	5.5	7.2	1,500	
50–54 years	2.6	1.8	5.9	3.3	4.4	900	
55–59 years	1.8	0.9	4.1	1.7	2.7	600	
60–64 years	1.3	0.6	2.9	1.2	1.9	400	
65 years and over	1.2	0.6	2.6	1.1	1.8	400	
Total	44.5	55.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,100	11,300	9,100	11,300	. .	20,400	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	34.8	30.1	. .	32.2	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	34	29	. .	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 Queensland. 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: 2,700 (1,000 males, 1,800 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, Queensland, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	23.0	21.8	45.5	44.1	44.8	5,900	
5–9 years	14.9	14.0	29.4	28.3	28.8	3,800	
10–14 years	10.0	10.3	19.7	20.8	20.2	2,700	
15–17 years	2.7	3.4	5.4	6.9	6.1	800	
Total	50.6	49.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	6,700	6,500	6,700	6,500	. .	13,200	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	6.0	6.3	. .	6.1	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	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 Queensland. 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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	85.3	75.7	74.3	71.7	71.0	78.8	72.9	6,600	
2	6.3	13.5	14.9	15.7	17.0	11.9	15.3	1,400	
3+	8.5	10.8	10.8	12.6	12.0	9.3	11.8	1,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.1	15.0	11.2	46.9	22.1	2.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	1,400	1,000	4,300	2,000	200	. .	9,100	
Mean number of support periods 	1.37	1.68	1.60	1.68	1.67	1.50	. .	1.66	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	92	67	72	39	10	. .	50	
	Female clients	
1	81.5	76.1	79.3	77.6	80.1	81.4	78.2	8,900	
2	11.1	14.0	13.9	14.4	13.0	12.0	13.9	1,600	
3+	7.3	9.9	6.8	8.0	6.9	6.6	8.0	900	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	5.0	17.5	16.2	48.5	11.6	1.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	600	2,000	1,800	5,500	1,300	100	. .	11,300	
Mean number of support periods 	1.48	1.55	1.44	1.47	1.43	1.35	. .	1.48	
Per 10,000 population(a)	30	139	124	92	25	5	. .	61	
	All clients	
1	82.5	75.9	77.5	75.0	74.6	79.7	75.8	15,500	
2	9.9	13.8	14.2	14.9	15.4	11.9	14.5	3,000	
3+	7.6	10.3	8.3	10.0	10.0	8.4	9.7	2,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	3.7	16.4	14.0	47.8	16.3	1.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	3,400	2,900	9,800	3,300	400	. .	20,400	
Mean number of support periods 	1.45	1.61	1.49	1.56	1.58	1.45	. .	1.56	
Per 10,000 population(a)	18	115	95	82	32	7	. .	56	
(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 2007 (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 Queensland. 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 2007.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent)
Number of accompanying child support periods	0–4
years	5–9
years	10–14
years	15–17
years	Total	
					%	Number	
1	88.4	87.8	88.5	90.6	88.4	11,600	
2	8.2	9.5	8.9	6.5	8.6	1,100	
3+	3.4	2.8	2.5	3.0	3.0	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	44.8	28.8	20.2	6.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	5,900	3,800	2,700	800	. .	13,200	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.29	1.27	1.25	1.27	. .	1.27	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	215	136	91	45	. .	129	
(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 2007 (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 Queensland. 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 2007.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	89.4	88.3	88.8	17,600	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	4.0	4.4	4.2	800	
Europe	3.5	2.0	2.7	500	
North Africa and the Middle East	0.7	1.1	0.9	200	
Asia	1.4	2.9	2.2	400	
Americas	0.3	0.4	0.4	100	
Sub-Saharan Africa	0.6	0.9	0.8	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	8,800	11,000	. .	19,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 587.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Queensland. 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, Queensland, 2007–08
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	95.0	12,200	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	2.3	300	
Europe	0.3	<50	
North Africa and the Middle East	1.0	100	
Asia	0.4	100	
Americas	0.2	<50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	0.8	100	
Total	100.0	12,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 297.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Queensland. 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, Queensland, 2007–08
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	18.1	27.2	23.2	4,500	
Other Australian-born people	71.2	61.1	65.6	12,800	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	5.1	4.1	4.6	900	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	5.5	7.5	6.6	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	44.4	55.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	8,700	10,900	. .	19,500	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.59	1.54	1.56	7,000	
Other Australian-born people	1.68	1.45	1.56	19,900	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.73	1.43	1.58	1,500	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.61	1.40	1.48	1,900	
Total	1.66	1.47	1.56	. .	
Total support periods (row %)	47.3	52.7	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	14,300	16,000	. .	30,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 913 clients; 1,502 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Queensland. 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 2009: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, Queensland, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	31.5	4,000	
Other Australian-born children	63.3	8,000	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.8	200	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	3.5	400	
Total	100.0	12,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 494.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Queensland. 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 2009: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, Queensland, 2007–08
Horizontal bar chart showing client group on the y-axis and per cent on the x-axis.
Source: Table 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Main reason for seeking assistance, Queensland, 2007–08 (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 region, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent)
Client group	North Queensland	Far North Queensland	Mackay/
Whitsundays	Fitzroy/
Central West Queensland	Wide Bay Burnett	Darling Downs/
South West Queensland	
Male alone	26.7	35.0	51.0	34.5	35.2	39.7	
Female alone	24.2	31.4	20.6	36.2	25.2	22.3	
Couple no children	3.3	2.6	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.0	
Couple with children	10.7	4.0	5.0	5.2	7.2	7.1	
Male with children	1.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.7	2.8	
Female with children	32.8	26.3	21.7	20.8	28.0	24.8	
Other	0.6	—	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	11.3	10.7	2.7	5.7	5.7	4.7	
Total (number)	3,100	3,000	800	1,600	1,600	1,300	
(continued below)

Client group	Sunshine
Coast	Greater
Brisbane	Gold
Coast	Moreton	Total	
					%	Number	
Male alone	32.9	51.0	32.0	20.3	40.1	11,100	
Female alone	19.1	22.7	32.6	24.8	25.2	7,000	
Couple no children	2.2	4.8	5.7	2.7	3.7	1,000	
Couple with children	16.2	5.1	6.3	12.7	7.1	2,000	
Male with children	2.4	2.6	2.5	3.4	2.1	600	
Female with children	26.7	13.7	20.8	35.2	21.5	6,000	
Other	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.3	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	8.2	39.4	8.2	3.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,300	10,900	2,300	900	. .	27,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 1,867.
2.	Regions are explained in Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
3.	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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	35.8	11.8	0.2	1.5	0.5	5.3	11.3	3,400	
Male alone, 25+	0.8	81.0	—	4.7	0.5	40.2	28.9	8,700	
Female alone, under 25	44.5	0.3	16.6	1.5	9.5	3.7	12.1	3,600	
Female alone, 25+	1.4	1.3	74.5	6.6	32.0	16.3	13.0	3,900	
Couple no children	3.2	1.5	—	2.6	0.9	7.0	3.7	1,100	
Couple with children	2.7	1.1	—	30.9	1.6	7.5	7.0	2,100	
Male with children	0.4	0.5	—	4.7	0.4	4.2	2.2	700	
Female with children	11.3	2.5	7.8	47.2	54.5	15.4	21.6	6,500	
Other	—	—	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.3	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	20.0	17.7	1.7	11.0	15.2	34.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	6,000	5,300	500	3,300	4,500	10,300	. .	29,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,874.
2.	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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	14.5	7.7	22.9	3.5	5.3	5.1	3.2	5.7	3.4	8.9	
Relationship/
family breakdown	17.1	4.4	19.2	4.8	5.5	3.5	9.4	7.9	3.4	8.5	
Interpersonal conflict	3.9	1.8	4.2	2.0	1.4	2.4	2.0	1.7	5.1	2.4	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	1.3	0.8	2.1	3.1	0.7	0.2	0.6	2.1	—	1.6	
Domestic/family violence	2.5	0.4	12.2	28.7	3.0	2.3	1.9	36.8	3.5	14.1	
Financial difficulty(a)	10.8	28.4	7.0	19.2	28.0	22.9	39.4	13.5	20.8	19.2	
Overcrowding issues	1.7	0.8	1.7	1.2	4.3	10.2	4.5	5.2	4.9	2.9	
Eviction/asked to leave	7.7	4.0	6.7	5.9	9.8	26.3	11.5	10.4	13.3	8.4	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	15.1	12.7	9.5	11.2	14.0	11.9	7.8	6.1	6.9	10.8	
Mental health issues/
psychiatric illness	2.6	5.7	1.3	2.9	2.4	0.7	0.9	0.6	—	2.7	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	4.3	10.2	1.5	3.4	3.3	1.1	4.3	1.2	—	4.6	
Other health issues	0.8	3.0	2.0	2.1	3.7	0.8	1.0	1.0	3.5	1.9	
Recent arrival to area 
with no means of support/itinerant	8.3	13.2	4.2	5.5	9.8	7.2	5.5	3.0	17.4	7.6	
Other reasons(b)	9.4	7.0	5.4	6.5	8.9	5.2	8.0	4.8	17.7	6.5	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	11.2	28.2	12.2	13.1	3.8	7.1	2.2	22.0	0.3	100.0	
Total (number)	3,200	8,100	3,500	3,800	1,100	2,000	600	6,300	100	28,700	
(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): 3,164.
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some main reason categories in this table have been combined. Please refer to the national report 
(AIHW 2009) for an expanded list at the Queensland level.
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, Queensland, 2007–08
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, Queensland, 2007–08
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	42.0	47.4	43.8	47.0	38.0	20.8	44.5	30.9	28.1	40.8	10,700	
>1–13 weeks	45.7	44.3	43.0	42.0	44.0	45.3	37.3	44.8	33.5	44.0	11,600	
>13–26 weeks	6.6	5.4	6.9	6.3	10.3	17.0	11.5	13.2	12.8	8.5	2,200	
>26 weeks	5.7	3.0	6.3	4.7	7.6	16.8	6.7	11.2	25.6	6.7	1,800	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	11.7	30.1	12.3	13.2	3.8	6.2	2.1	20.4	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,100	7,900	3,200	3,500	1,000	1,600	600	5,400	<50	. .	26,300	
Mean length (days)	48	39	49	50	54	107	51	76	133	. .	56	
Median length (days)	12	9	12	9	22	47	13	30	53	. .	14	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,325.
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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)	45.7	40.7	46.2	44.7	34.0	5.6	6.2	29.8	—	39.2	5,100	
>1–13 weeks	47.0	51.4	44.6	47.9	47.7	37.3	51.0	49.0	44.4	48.5	6,300	
>13–26 weeks	4.3	5.1	4.7	5.3	10.1	27.6	25.5	12.1	13.9	7.1	900	
>26 weeks	3.0	2.8	4.4	2.0	8.2	29.6	17.4	9.2	41.7	5.1	700	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	15.4	36.9	12.8	11.0	1.4	2.9	0.7	18.8	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,000	4,800	1,700	1,400	200	400	100	2,400	<50	. .	13,000	
Mean length (days)	32	43	37	31	57	172	119	66	219	. .	48	
Median length (days)	9	11	9	10	22	97	83	27	92	. .	13	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	100	100	100	100	<50	<50	<50	100	<50	. .	400	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	2,000	4,900	1,700	1,500	200	400	100	2,500	<50	. .	13,400	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 505.
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, Queensland, 
2007–08 (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	79.6	71.4	67.0	60.8	56.2	57.0	43.0	69.7	61.3	67.9	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	67.7	62.9	55.0	46.4	21.7	27.0	21.2	50.0	25.7	52.6	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	19.1	14.7	16.3	9.2	17.2	11.3	8.2	10.3	4.8	13.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	8.3	3.4	11.9	5.8	8.4	7.4	6.3	9.5	8.0	7.1	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	14.1	13.3	18.5	17.8	25.6	34.2	22.7	33.1	36.8	21.0	
Financial/employment	41.3	40.4	38.9	43.6	46.9	43.6	63.5	51.8	36.7	44.1	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	12.9	8.0	11.9	9.6	6.0	4.7	4.2	17.4	9.7	10.9	
Employment/training assistance	8.1	1.4	9.1	1.8	3.3	2.8	2.4	3.1	—	3.7	
Financial assistance/material aid	30.2	35.7	29.7	38.1	39.9	37.0	56.3	44.7	28.2	37.3	
Financial counselling and support	10.9	6.2	9.3	7.5	10.4	11.1	14.9	13.1	11.4	9.5	
Personal support	44.8	30.5	61.7	60.2	41.1	41.2	34.6	67.8	29.4	49.0	
Incest/sexual assault	0.1	0.1	2.0	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	2.4	—	1.0	
Domestic/family violence	1.7	0.4	13.4	24.4	2.8	3.1	1.0	33.9	1.5	12.7	
Family/relationship	13.8	10.1	26.9	13.2	9.4	14.1	12.0	21.7	15.9	15.7	
Emotional support	42.2	29.6	54.2	57.6	37.6	35.1	30.4	61.0	19.7	45.0	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.2	0.6	—	0.3	0.1	0.3	—	0.2	—	0.3	
General support/advocacy	74.6	65.5	72.7	70.3	72.8	77.5	60.3	78.7	66.3	71.9	
Living skills/personal development	35.9	7.8	37.4	9.4	10.0	10.0	8.2	14.7	9.7	16.5	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	5.1	1.9	6.3	9.6	3.1	3.4	2.2	13.5	3.2	6.4	
Advice/information	63.8	53.8	64.3	66.1	65.2	73.3	57.0	73.7	61.2	63.9	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	23.2	29.9	19.9	11.1	10.2	7.9	4.3	13.4	6.6	19.1	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	28.1	25.2	32.3	35.8	44.0	31.6	34.6	42.1	37.0	32.8	
Specialist services	21.9	23.9	20.7	18.7	13.8	8.5	6.4	21.5	19.3	20.3	
Psychological/psychiatric services	8.6	7.2	2.7	3.8	1.7	1.9	1.3	2.4	3.1	4.7	
Specialist counselling	1.3	0.5	3.4	4.6	1.1	1.2	0.8	6.6	—	2.9	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.5	0	4.6	0.7	3.9	2.9	0.4	4.3	7.8	2.0	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	3.5	2.6	3.9	2.5	2.8	1.4	2.4	1.9	1.5	2.6	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	—	0.2	—	0.2	
Culturally specific services	4.5	1.2	2.8	3.3	0.7	1.0	0.5	4.0	—	2.6	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.9	—	0.2	—	2.4	1.7	1.0	
Health/medical services	12.3	20.6	12.2	9.5	8.3	3.6	2.8	10.9	9.9	13.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	76.5	61.3	73.5	53.1	44.1	27.5	24.1	51.1	42.0	57.4	
Meals	68.7	57.0	55.2	42.1	29.1	11.7	13.2	33.6	11.4	45.9	
Laundry/shower facilities	60.9	53.8	48.4	34.6	18.2	6.3	7.5	27.0	11.1	40.0	
Recreation	46.2	27.4	45.4	16.0	9.6	4.2	2.2	20.6	6.2	25.9	
Transport	41.6	11.3	45.4	29.4	23.9	14.8	11.9	35.8	12.9	27.2	
Other	11.4	2.9	5.1	4.9	4.2	3.3	1.9	8.6	24.3	5.7	
No services provided directly	1.6	0.9	1.4	1.4	1.8	2.3	2.5	1.3	1.7	1.3	
Total (number)	3,300	8,400	3,500	3,700	1,100	2,000	600	6,300	100	29,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,814 (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 2009) for an expanded list at the Queensland level).
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	71.8	64.8	74.4	40.0	73.8	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	71.8	64.8	74.4	40.0	73.8	
School liaison/child care	10.7	15.7	31.9	40.0	29.1	
School liaison/child care	10.7	15.7	31.9	40.0	29.1	
Personal support	6.0	6.5	19.0	—	17.2	
Help with behavioural problems	2.6	6.1	8.4	—	7.7	
Sexual/physical abuse support	0.4	0.9	1.4	—	1.3	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	3.8	4.8	14.5	—	13.0	
General support/advocacy	18.8	26.5	29.4	20.0	28.2	
Access arrangements	1.1	1.7	3.5	20.0	3.2	
Advice/information	15.5	21.3	23.0	20.0	22.1	
Advocacy	13.4	16.1	18.6	20.0	18.0	
Specialist services	5.8	7.8	13.2	40.0	12.3	
Specialist counselling	1.6	0.9	2.2	—	2.1	
Culturally specific services	1.1	—	2.9	—	2.6	
Health/medical services	3.4	7.0	10.2	40.0	9.4	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	32.8	47.0	64.7	60.0	60.8	
Meals	9.5	17.8	47.0	—	42.1	
Showers/hygiene	11.0	22.6	40.7	40.0	37.0	
Recreation	11.6	7.4	38.6	60.0	34.8	
Transport	21.9	22.2	46.1	60.0	42.8	
Other	2.8	8.3	17.9	—	16.0	
No services provided directly by agency	5.2	8.3	2.7	20.0	3.1	
Total (number)	900	200	7,100	<50	8,200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 8,802 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 8,502 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 2009) for an expanded list at the Queensland level). 
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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.

7.2	
Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	84.6	74.4	71.3	65.2	65.4	72.4	48.7	77.4	81.3	73.6	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	71.5	64.4	58.7	48.4	26.3	32.7	21.4	54.6	28.5	56.1	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	21.3	12.5	19.6	12.4	23.1	18.3	12.2	14.1	5.0	15.4	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	11.9	4.5	14.0	8.0	12.1	12.7	10.0	12.2	15.1	9.5	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	18.2	16.6	21.9	20.6	32.8	45.7	28.8	39.8	59.8	25.4	
Financial/employment	43.6	38.5	42.9	47.9	52.9	53.0	70.4	57.6	47.1	46.9	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	14.0	5.0	14.0	10.7	6.4	5.4	5.4	19.6	12.5	11.0	
Employment and training assistance	12.6	2.6	11.7	2.1	5.0	8.3	6.0	4.3	7.4	5.7	
Financial assistance/material aid	29.7	33.2	31.7	42.1	46.0	46.2	64.8	50.7	36.6	39.3	
Financial counselling and support	12.1	7.4	10.7	10.5	14.9	19.2	18.1	16.9	20.6	11.9	
Personal support	45.0	27.2	63.9	61.1	42.9	46.6	39.9	72.2	46.3	49.4	
Incest/sexual assault	0.2	0.2	3.1	2.1	1.2	0.4	0.2	3.3	—	1.5	
Domestic/family violence	2.8	0.7	16.0	28.0	4.9	4.6	2.4	38.4	4.8	14.5	
Family/relationship	14.5	7.5	29.8	15.0	12.1	18.4	16.9	25.0	27.9	16.7	
Emotional support	41.5	25.9	55.2	57.8	38.8	35.7	31.7	63.7	28.2	44.4	
Assistance with problem gambling	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.3	—	0.5	
General support/advocacy	72.1	62.7	73.8	71.0	75.7	79.3	60.2	80.8	78.0	71.4	
Living skills/personal development	35.6	8.7	39.2	10.0	11.1	10.9	9.4	15.3	18.1	17.4	
Assistance with legal issues/court support	6.5	2.9	7.5	12.0	5.3	5.6	5.1	17.2	7.4	8.3	
Advice/information	61.2	50.6	64.9	66.2	67.5	74.6	57.4	75.8	72.8	63.0	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	22.4	27.2	21.1	11.3	11.0	8.4	5.8	14.2	10.3	18.9	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	27.9	23.0	33.7	37.6	46.6	37.6	37.8	45.0	50.2	33.4	
Specialist services	27.6	26.4	29.0	28.5	20.2	15.1	12.5	31.1	30.9	26.9	
Psychological/psychiatric services	10.0	7.1	5.7	8.6	4.0	3.5	2.6	4.0	4.8	6.4	
Specialist counselling	3.3	2.1	6.2	7.7	3.1	3.1	1.9	10.7	7.7	5.3	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.5	—	6.1	1.2	4.5	3.1	0.4	4.8	7.2	2.3	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	6.2	6.4	6.3	6.3	8.4	3.2	5.2	3.4	7.8	5.6	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.6	—	0.6	
Culturally specific services	4.8	0.9	3.2	3.3	0.9	0.9	0.5	4.8	2.6	2.7	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.2	0.5	0.8	2.2	—	0.7	—	2.7	5.3	1.2	
Health/medical services	15.8	20.7	17.6	16.6	13.1	8.3	6.6	18.6	15.2	17.4	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	76.3	58.2	76.0	54.1	43.3	27.9	23.9	52.8	44.7	57.7	
Meals	69.7	55.0	59.1	45.2	32.5	13.2	16.2	37.6	12.5	48.1	
Laundry/shower facilities	61.9	51.6	52.0	36.3	21.0	6.4	7.0	29.5	14.9	41.4	
Recreation	44.4	24.8	47.9	16.8	10.8	3.8	2.0	21.3	7.2	25.9	
Transport	42.0	10.8	47.3	30.1	21.5	14.5	11.5	36.8	15.1	27.4	
Other	11.8	3.1	5.2	3.9	3.0	3.5	2.3	8.4	22.0	5.6	
No needs recorded	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	—	0.2	0.2	0.2	—	0.2	
Total (number)	3,000	7,800	3,100	3,300	1,000	1,600	500	5,200	<50	25,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,963 (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 2009) for an expanded list at the Queensland level). 
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent closed accompanying child support periods)
Type of service	Couple 
with children	Male
with children	Female 
with children	Other 
with children	Total	
						
Accommodation	72.1	62.6	76.5	66.7	75.7	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	72.1	62.6	76.5	66.7	75.7	
School liaison/child care	14.1	18.7	36.4	33.3	33.8	
School liaison/child care	14.1	18.7	36.4	33.3	33.8	
Personal support	9.2	5.3	21.8	—	20.2	
Help with behavioural problems	5.1	4.8	10.3	—	9.6	
Sexual/physical abuse support	0.9	1.1	1.9	—	1.8	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	5.7	3.7	16.0	—	14.6	
General support/advocacy	21.7	28.3	30.8	33.3	29.9	
Access arrangements	2.1	2.7	4.4	33.3	4.2	
Advice/information	17.1	20.9	23.7	33.3	23.0	
Advocacy	17.0	18.2	20.0	33.3	19.7	
Specialist services	7.4	8.0	18.3	100.0	17.1	
Specialist counselling	1.6	3.7	3.8	—	3.6	
Culturally specific services	1.4	0.5	3.3	—	3.1	
Health/medical services	4.9	6.4	14.1	100.0	13.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	35.5	49.2	69.7	66.7	66.0	
Meals	11.5	22.5	52.2	—	47.6	
Showers/hygiene	12.9	18.7	45.6	66.7	41.8	
Recreation	11.5	4.3	42.2	66.7	38.2	
Transport	23.1	20.3	49.4	66.7	46.1	
Other	4.4	13.4	19.5	—	17.9	
No needs recorded	0.2	—	0.6	—	0.6	
Total (number)	600	200	5,800	<50	6,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,301 (including closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 7,059 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 2009) for an expanded list at the Queensland level). 
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, Queensland, 2007–08
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	3.0	3.0	6.0	92.0	1.9	93.9	100.0	14,700	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	8.4	10.9	19.3	67.5	13.1	80.6	100.0	4,000	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	16.7	13.3	30.0	46.8	23.2	70.0	100.0	2,500	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	9.5	11.2	20.7	64.8	14.5	79.3	100.0	6,600	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	4.4	12.9	17.3	53.9	28.8	82.7	100.0	2,900	
Employment and training assistance	24.0	18.7	42.7	40.2	17.1	57.3	100.0	1,600	
Financial assistance/material aid	3.7	5.6	9.3	82.3	8.4	90.7	100.0	9,900	
Financial counselling and support	11.5	13.3	24.8	67.2	7.9	75.1	100.0	3,000	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	11.8	18.6	30.4	44.3	25.3	69.6	100.0	500	
Domestic/family violence	5.2	7.3	12.5	74.1	13.4	87.5	100.0	3,800	
Family/relationship	9.3	6.7	16.0	71.7	12.2	83.9	100.0	4,500	
Emotional support	2.1	0.7	2.8	92.8	4.5	97.3	100.0	11,600	
Assistance with problem gambling	21.1	22.0	43.1	49.6	7.3	56.9	100.0	100	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	7.0	3.2	10.2	84.6	5.2	89.8	100.0	4,600	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	7.1	20.8	27.9	43.7	28.4	72.1	100.0	2,300	
Advice/information	0.9	0.2	1.1	92.4	6.5	98.9	100.0	16,200	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	2.3	1.2	3.5	93.7	2.8	96.5	100.0	5,000	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	3.2	1.8	5.0	85.4	9.6	95.0	100.0	8,600	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	16.4	32.5	48.9	42.4	8.6	51.0	100.0	1,700	
Specialist counselling	15.5	35.8	51.3	37.0	11.8	48.8	100.0	1,300	
Pregnancy/family planning support	7.1	14.3	21.4	50.1	28.6	78.7	100.0	700	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	27.0	27.5	54.5	28.3	17.1	45.4	100.0	1,500	
Physical/intellectual disability services	29.2	39.0	68.2	18.8	13.0	31.8	100.0	200	
Culturally specific services	5.3	8.2	13.5	78.4	8.2	86.6	100.0	800	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	2.6	14.2	16.8	40.8	42.3	83.1	100.0	300	
Health/medical services	5.3	26.8	32.1	52.5	15.3	67.8	100.0	4,500	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.6	2.5	3.1	95.9	1.0	96.9	100.0	12,700	
Laundry/shower facilities	0.7	1.0	1.7	97.9	0.4	98.3	100.0	11,200	
Recreation	1.6	1.0	2.6	96.4	1.0	97.4	100.0	6,700	
Transport	1.6	0.7	2.3	96.5	1.2	97.7	100.0	7,100	
Other	6.5	2.2	8.7	85.0	6.3	91.3	100.0	1,500	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Queensland, 2007–08
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	6.6	7.0	13.6	78.0	8.4	86.4	100.0	27,800	19,400	
Financial/
employment	7.0	9.3	16.3	71.2	12.5	83.7	100.0	17,300	12,000	
Personal support	4.6	3.7	8.3	83.4	8.3	91.7	100.0	20,600	13,000	
General support/
advocacy	2.8	2.4	5.2	87.0	7.9	94.9	100.0	36,700	18,700	
Specialist services	11.7	26.9	38.6	46.4	15.0	61.4	100.0	11,300	6,900	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.2	1.5	2.7	96.3	1.1	97.4	100.0	39,100	15,400	
Total (%)	4.4	5.8	10.2	82.4	7.3	89.8	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	6,800	8,800	15,600	125,900	11,200	137,100	. .	152,800	26,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 794 (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, Queensland, 2007–08
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	0.4	1.3	1.7	96.7	1.6	98.3	100.0	5,000	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	2.0	9.1	11.1	72.8	16.2	89.0	100.0	2,300	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	7.5	8.7	16.2	74.6	9.2	83.8	100.0	600	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	13.5	16.2	29.7	47.7	22.5	70.2	100.0	100	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	1.9	4.0	5.9	89.0	5.2	94.2	100.0	1,000	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	7.8	14.0	21.8	68.2	10.1	78.3	100.0	300	
Advice/information	1.0	0.4	1.4	96.4	2.2	98.6	100.0	1,500	
Advocacy	1.5	0.8	2.3	96.3	1.4	97.7	100.0	1,300	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	15.3	33.8	49.1	33.8	17.1	50.9	100.0	200	
Culturally specific services	3.7	8.5	12.2	75.7	12.2	87.9	100.0	200	
Health/medical services	1.9	22.2	24.1	46.5	29.5	76.0	100.0	900	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.9	2.1	3.0	96.4	0.6	97.0	100.0	3,200	
Showers/hygiene	0.5	—	0.5	99.1	0.3	99.4	100.0	2,800	
Recreation	0.9	0.3	1.2	97.4	1.4	98.8	100.0	2,500	
Transport	0.8	0.2	1.0	98.4	0.6	99.0	100.0	3,100	
Other	0.6	2.1	2.7	95.2	2.1	97.3	100.0	1,200	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Queensland, 2007–08
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	0.4	1.3	1.7	96.7	1.6	98.3	100.0	5,000	5,000	
School liaison/
child care	1.9	8.1	10.0	74.1	16.0	90.1	100.0	2,600	2,300	
Personal support	4.4	5.7	10.1	82.8	7.0	89.8	100.0	2,000	1,300	
General support/
advocacy	1.8	1.8	3.6	93.9	2.6	96.5	100.0	3,100	2,000	
Specialist services	4.6	22.1	26.7	48.7	24.5	73.2	100.0	1,300	1,100	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.8	0.8	1.6	97.6	0.9	98.5	100.0	12,800	4,400	
Total (%)	1.4	3.1	4.5	91.2	4.3	95.5	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	400	800	1,200	24,400	1,100	25,500	. .	26,800	6,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,266 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 7,059 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, Queensland, 2007–08
	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	22.8	17.8	22.2	17.4	24.0	40.9	41.1	41.4	24.6	27.3	1,700	
Financial/ employment	19.1	16.6	14.8	12.7	18.4	31.6	22.5	17.3	21.0	18.3	1,100	
Personal support	14.8	9.7	18.5	16.8	17.4	10.2	12.6	12.6	16.9	13.7	800	
General support/ advocacy	16.8	14.7	13.4	16.7	15.5	11.8	14.3	12.9	21.3	14.5	900	
Specialist services	15.5	34.1	18.1	29.9	22.8	3.9	7.5	11.3	16.3	19.1	1,200	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	11.1	7.0	13.0	6.6	1.8	1.6	1.9	4.6	—	7.1	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6,100	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	17.6	19.2	14.2	11.0	4.8	10.8	2.1	19.8	0.5	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	1,100	1,200	900	700	300	700	100	1,200	<50	. .	6,100	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	14.8	20.6	12.1	10.9	4.3	10.0	2.6	24.0	0.5	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	400	500	300	300	100	300	100	600	<50	. .	2,600	
Total closed support periods (%)	11.7	30.5	12.2	13.0	3.8	6.1	2.1	20.3	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	3,000	7,800	3,100	3,300	1,000	1,600	500	5,200	<50	. .	25,600	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 105 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 41 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 1,963 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, Queensland, 2007–08
	Couple with children	Male with children	Female with children	Other with children	Total	
					%	Number	
Broad type of service	Per cent unmet needs			
Accommodation	20.0	10.0	4.6	—	5.9	<50	
School liaison/child care	4.0	—	14.4	—	13.2	<50	
Personal support	28.0	20.0	23.9	—	24.0	100	
General support/advocacy	36.0	10.0	13.4	—	15.0	100	
Specialist services	8.0	—	17.6	—	16.4	100	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	4.0	60.0	26.1	—	25.5	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	400	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	7.3	2.9	89.7	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	300	—	. .	400	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	10.5	5.0	84.5	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	200	—	. .	200	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	9.2	3.0	87.7	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	600	200	5,800	<50	. .	6,600	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	13.0	4.1	82.9	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<50	<50	100	—	. .	100	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	8.5	3.4	88.0	0.1	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	300	100	2,700	<50	. .	3,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 6 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 7,301 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): 2 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 20 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, Queensland, 
2007–08 (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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	22.3	11.1	10.6	8.0	
Government payments	69.2	80.9	82.2	83.7	
Other	8.5	8.0	7.3	8.2	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	2,800	2,600	25,700	23,800	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information'	. .	100	. .	1,500	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	200	1,700	2,100	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	200	300	
Total (number)	2,900	2,900	27,600	27,600	
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	12.0	24.3	10.2	12.9	
Unemployed (looking for work)	43.3	35.7	24.4	22.3	
Not in labour force	44.7	40.1	65.4	64.7	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,500	1,300	24,900	22,400	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	100	. .	2,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	100	2,100	2,600	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	500	500	
Total (number)	1,500	1,500	27,600	27,600	
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent) 
After support	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26
weeks	>26 
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
Main source of income							
No income	11.1	6.6	3.8	2.8	8.0	1,900	
Government payments	82.2	86.0	81.7	80.9	83.7	19,900	
Other	6.8	7.4	14.4	16.3	8.2	2,000	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	41.8	44.4	7.8	6.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,900	10,500	1,900	1,400	. .	23,800	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	9.0	12.9	23.2	24.2	12.9	2,900	
Unemployed (looking for work)	28.1	20.4	12.4	13.0	22.3	5,000	
Not in labour force	62.9	66.7	64.4	62.8	64.7	14,500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.0	45.5	8.3	6.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	9,000	10,200	1,900	1,400	. .	22,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,848 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 5,210 (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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	58.7	58.0	97.6	97.4	92.5	92.4	
Primary/secondary student	37.7	36.9	0.4	0.3	5.3	5.0	
Post-secondary student/employment training	3.6	5.1	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.6	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	3,200	2,900	21,300	19,400	24,600	22,300	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	300	. .	1,800	. .	2,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	300	2,000	2,200	2,200	2,400	
Number with missing data	100	100	600	500	700	600	
Total (number)	3,500	3,500	23,900	23,900	27,400	27,400	
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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)	12.8	3.4	15.8	7.0	
House/flat	66.3	77.7	57.7	64.2	
Other house/dwelling(b)	17.5	16.0	22.1	24.9	
Institutional setting(c)	3.4	2.9	4.5	3.9	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	6,300	4,900	25,300	19,400	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	1,100	. .	4,200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	300	500	2,000	3,600	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	300	400	
Total (number)	6,600	6,600	27,600	27,600	
(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, Queensland, 2007–08 (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	7.6	5.6	8.9	7.7	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.1	4.2	2.0	3.9	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.6	2.0	2.0	2.9	
Institutional setting	1.9	1.6	2.6	2.1	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	11.7	3.0	12.7	5.1	
Other, no tenure	2.0	1.1	2.2	1.3	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.2	1.2	2.2	1.8	
Private rental	42.3	47.8	32.8	36.5	
Public housing rental	4.9	9.3	5.0	7.4	
Community housing rental	2.7	7.2	3.1	5.5	
Rent-free accommodation	6.0	3.1	8.1	6.5	
Boarding	15.0	13.9	18.4	19.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	6,100	4,800	24,100	18,500	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	1,200	. .	4,200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	500	600	3,100	4,400	
Number with missing data	<50	100	400	500	
Total (number)	6,600	6,600	27,600	27,600	
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of house/dwelling	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	10.3	5.5	2.9	2.3	7.0	1,400	
House/flat	53.4	67.5	80.0	85.9	64.2	12,500	
Other house/dwelling(b)	32.9	22.0	14.8	9.2	24.9	4,800	
Institutional setting(c)	3.4	5.0	2.3	2.6	3.9	800	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	40.8	43.1	9.1	7.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,900	8,400	1,800	1,400	. .	19,400	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	6.4	4.8	2.2	1.3	4.7	400	
House/flat	65.6	65.3	77.3	87.0	68.5	5,900	
Other house/dwelling(b)	21.1	22.1	17.4	8.9	20.1	1,700	
Institutional setting(c)	6.9	7.9	3.1	2.9	6.6	600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	32.6	48.2	10.6	8.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,800	4,200	900	700	. .	8,600	
(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): 8,171 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 5,281 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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Type of tenure	1 week 
or less	>1–13
weeks	>13–26 weeks	>26
weeks	Total	
					Per cent	Number	
	All closed support periods	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	9.5	7.7	3.0	3.0	7.7	1,400	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	2.3	5.0	5.4	5.1	3.9	700	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	3.3	3.2	1.6	1.0	2.9	500	
Institutional setting 	1.7	2.7	1.5	1.7	2.1	400	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	6.4	4.8	2.7	2.2	5.1	900	
Other, no tenure	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.5	1.3	200	
Purchasing/purchased own home	1.9	1.8	1.7	2.2	1.8	300	
Private rental	29.6	40.1	47.5	40.5	36.5	6,800	
Public housing rental	5.7	7.1	8.4	17.4	7.4	1,400	
Community housing rental	5.1	4.3	7.8	11.9	5.5	1,000	
Rent-free accommodation	8.8	5.4	3.7	3.0	6.5	1,200	
Boarding	24.3	16.6	15.6	11.3	19.3	3,600	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	41.0	42.8	9.1	7.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,600	7,900	1,700	1,300	. .	18,500	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	13.6	9.2	3.4	4.0	9.5	800	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	3.3	6.0	7.5	4.1	5.1	400	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	4.1	2.1	1.5	0.8	2.6	200	
Institutional setting 	3.4	4.1	2.2	1.6	3.4	300	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	3.6	3.6	2.0	1.1	3.2	300	
Other, no tenure	2.0	2.2	1.9	0.2	1.9	200	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.1	2.2	0.8	0.7	2.2	200	
Private rental	23.7	32.3	44.7	43.3	31.8	2,600	
Public housing rental	8.1	7.7	6.1	15.8	8.4	700	
Community housing rental	9.2	4.6	8.1	13.7	7.3	600	
Rent-free accommodation	12.4	6.7	2.8	2.3	7.7	600	
Boarding	13.7	19.4	19.0	12.4	16.9	1,400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	32.6	48.0	10.7	8.8	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,600	3,900	900	700	. .	8,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 9,092 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 5,783 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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	8.7	7.4	
With foster family	0.5	0.3	
With relatives/friends temporary	13.7	10.4	
With relatives/friends long-term	3.4	4.5	
With spouse/partner	8.9	7.3	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	11.8	9.8	
Alone	28.1	30.7	
Alone with child(ren)	10.1	15.7	
With other unrelated persons	13.7	13.0	
Other	1.1	1.0	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	25,000	20,300	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	3,500	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	2,300	3,400	
Number with missing data	300	400	
Total (number)	27,600	27,600	
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, Queensland, 
2007–08
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	60.4	15,300	
No, client did not agree to one	8.0	2,000	
No, support period too short	30.1	7,600	
No, other reason	1.4	400	
Total	100.0	25,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,353.
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, Queensland, 2007–08
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	30.8	4,600	
Most or some goals achieved	59.7	8,900	
No goals achieved	9.5	1,400	
Total	100.0	14,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 425.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

9	Support from 1996–97 to 2007–08
9.1	Key charts
Figure 9.1: Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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, Queensland, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97 to 2007–08
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	31,119,000	28,027,000	1,120	1,890	
1997–98	31,681,000	29,468,000	1,100	1,790	
1998–99	32,782,000	31,049,000	1,210	2,030	
1999–00	39,402,000	38,167,000	1,460	2,380	
2000–01	42,960,000	42,268,000	1,090	2,350	
2001–02	44,587,000	42,972,000	1,040	2,340	
2002–03	46,008,000	45,841,000	1,240	2,430	
2003–04	47,531,000	46,206,000	1,630	2,580	
2004–05	48,015,000	47,640,000	1,810	2,720	
2005–06	54,874,000	52,713,000	2,080	3,030	
2006–07(d)	63,580,000	63,265,000	2,270	3,330	
2007–08(d	67,817,000	67,080,000	2,110	3,280	
	Constant 2007–08 $	
1996–97	49,865,000	44,910,000	1,790	3,020	
1997–98	48,721,000	45,318,000	1,690	2,750	
1998–99	49,221,000	46,619,000	1,810	3,040	
1999–00	61,504,000	59,577,000	2,280	3,710	
2000–01	59,225,000	58,271,000	1,510	3,240	
2001–02	59,460,000	57,306,000	1,390	3,120	
2002–03	60,397,000	60,177,000	1,630	3,180	
2003–04	58,719,000	57,083,000	2,010	3,180	
2004–05	57,940,000	57,487,000	2,190	3,290	
2005–06	60,046,000	57,681,000	2,270	3,310	
2006–07(d)	67,321,000	66,987,000	2,410	3,520	
2007–08(d)	67,817,000	67,080,000	2,110	3,280	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2003–04, 2006–07 and 2007–08 include state allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (refer to Table 2.1; AIHW 2005:Table 2.1, 2008: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 and 2007–08 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 2009: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 2008; FaHCSIA unpublished data. 

Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97 to 2007–08 (number)
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Support periods	25,100	26,800	25,800	26,100	38,700	41,400	36,900	28,400	26,300	25,400	27,800	31,800	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	14,900	16,500	15,300	16,100	18,000	18,400	18,900	17,900	17,500	17,400	19,000	20,400	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommodation	900	1,100	1,100	1,300	1,300	1,400	1,400	1,500	1,600	1,400	1,500	1,600	
Errors and omissions	512	519	924	425	225	209	287	372	249	302	204	163	
Daily average support periods	1,700	2,000	2,300	2,900	2,500	2,700	3,000	2,800	3,200	3,000	3,700	4,300	
Errors and omissions	1,018	632	40	42	716	250	43	8	1	—	—	—	
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 Queensland. 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 2009: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, Queensland, 2001–02 to 2007–08 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Accompanying child support periods	13,200	13,200	11,100	10,700	10,900	14,000	17,000	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	8,200	9,200	8,600	8,600	8,100	11,000	13,200	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	1,000	1,000	1,100	1,300	1,100	1,300	1,300	
Errors and omissions	127	195	132	130	151	87	98	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	1,900	2,100	1,900	2,200	2,000	2,900	3,500	
Errors and omissions	174	38	1	—	—	—	—	
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 Queensland. 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.	In 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05, data that enabled the number of accompanying children to be estimated were not collected by agencies using the high-volume collection form. The reporting year 2004–05 was the first year that the number of accompanying children could be reported for all participating agencies.
5.	Refer to AIHW 2009:Chapter 9 for further information.
6.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
7.	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, Queensland, 1996–97 to 2007–08
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Agencies(a) (number)	180	183	180	182	190	191	194	193	196	196	219	231	
Agency participation rate (%)	94.4	92.3	88.9	92.3	92.6	92.7	94.3	95.3	93.9	94.4	90.9	93.1	
Records returned (number)	23,932	25,575	22,903	24,121	35,796	38,354	34,244	26,954	24,650	23,935	26,260	29,613	
Records returned with consent (%)	59.2	65.7	70.0	78.2	84.6	90.1	89.6	86.3	86.1	86.4	88.7	90.4	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	55.9	62.7	66.0	73.8	78.5	87.3	87.8	84.7	84.2	80.4	82.7	83.7	
(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 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009:Appendix 2 and AIHW 2006: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 2009: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 Queensland. Refer to Chapter 2 and Appendix 1 of the national report (AIHW 2009) for details of the I & I Fund.
A1.1	Tables
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
Queensland, 2007–08 (number)
Support periods	4,500	
With accommodation	200	
Without accommodation	4,300	
Clients	3,200	
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 Queensland. 
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	3,000	
With accommodation(a)	100	
Without accommodation(a)	2,900	
Accompanying children	1,800	
(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 Queensland. 
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, Queensland, 
2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–24 years	7.2	12.0	15.6	22.2	19.1	600	
25–44 years	26.5	32.4	57.3	60.2	58.9	1,900	
45–64 years	11.3	8.5	24.4	15.8	19.7	600	
65 years and over	1.3	1.0	2.7	1.8	2.2	100	
Total	46.2	53.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,500	1,700	1,500	1,700	. .	3,200	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	37.5	34.3	. .	35.8	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	37	34	. .	35	
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 Queensland. 
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, Queensland, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–9 years	34.8	31.7	66.8	66.2	66.5	1,200	
10–17 years	17.3	16.2	33.2	33.8	33.5	600	
Total	52.0	48.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1,800	
Total (number)	900	900	900	900	. .	1,800	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	7.1	7.0	. .	7.1	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	7	6	. .	7	
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 accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in Queensland. 
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, Queensland, 2007–08 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	17.0	23.5	20.5	600	
Other Australian-born people	72.8	66.4	69.4	2,100	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	4.4	4.0	4.2	100	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	5.9	6.0	5.9	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	46.0	54.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,400	1,700	. .	3,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 103.
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 Queensland. 
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 2009: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, Queensland, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	26.1	400	
Other Australian-born children	67.3	1,200	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.8	<50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	4.8	100	
Total	100.0	1,700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 77.
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 accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in Queensland. 
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 2009: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 2009). Additional information relevant only to the tables for Queensland 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, Queensland, 2007–08
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
Region	Number	%	Number	%	%	
North Queensland	31	77.4	3,278	83.4	79.0	
Far North Queensland	28	82.1	3,641	93.6	88.2	
Mackay/Whitsundays	10	100.0	766	96.5	93.1	
Fitzroy/Central West Queensland	21	95.2	1,726	98.3	86.4	
Wide Bay Burnett	14	100.0	1,732	97.3	91.5	
Darling Downs/South West Queensland	12	100.0	1,340	93.3	85.7	
Sunshine Coast	14	100.0	2,337	88.7	78.7	
Greater Brisbane	66	97.0	11,508	88.4	81.6	
Gold Coast	19	94.7	2,337	94.9	89.7	
Moreton	16	100.0	948	84.8	76.1	
Total	231	93.1	29,613	90.4	83.7	
Primary target group						
Young people	74	94.6	5,950	90.7	84.7	
Single men only	14	92.9	5,061	89.5	88.7	
Single women only	5	80.0	525	93.3	92.0	
Families	33	100.0	3,120	96.7	92.6	
Women escaping domestic violence	54	90.7	4,534	79.1	69.4	
Cross-target/multiple/general	51	90.2	10,423	93.6	83.9	
Total	231	93.1	29,613	90.4	83.7	
(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 2009:Appendix 2.
(b)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009: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, Queensland, 2007–08
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
Region	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
North Queensland	2,734	86.0	29.3	
Far North Queensland	1,886	95.8	56.6	
Mackay/Whitsundays	415	93.7	76.4	
Fitzroy/Central West Queensland	813	97.0	68.4	
Wide Bay Burnett	1,195	97.5	89.0	
Darling Downs/South West Queensland	983	92.5	82.7	
Sunshine Coast	1,859	97.5	78.8	
Greater Brisbane	3,745	90.2	70.8	
Gold Coast	1,236	95.9	68.3	
Moreton	968	87.5	71.5	
Total	15,834	92.4	64.9	
Primary target group				
Young people	984	95.7	55.5	
Single men only	447	96.0	92.8	
Single women only	49	95.9	83.7	
Families	5,017	98.4	63.8	
Women escaping domestic violence	4,965	83.7	67.3	
Cross-target/multiple/general	4,372	94.3	62.4	
Total	15,834	92.4	64.9	
(a)	‘Valid consent’ here refers to all records with a valid statistical linkage key (refer to AIHW 2009: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 2009).

Region	Administrative regional classifications developed by the Queensland Department of Families are used in the report. The state’s 10 administrative regions are as follows:
•	North Queensland
•	Far North Queensland
•	Mackay/Whitsundays
•	Fitzroy/Central West Queensland
•	Wide Bay Burnett
•	Darling Downs/South West Queensland
•	Sunshine Coast
•	Greater Brisbane
•	Gold Coast
•	Moreton.	
Rounding	Refer to AIHW 2009:Section A2.4.	

Appendix 3	Client Collection form
This form has not been included in this format. Please contact feeback@aihw.gov.au

References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2007. Australian demographic statistics, December quarter 2007. ABS cat. no. 3101.0. Canberra: ABS.
ABS 2008. National income, expenditure and product: Australian national accounts, June quarter 2008. ABS cat. no. 5206.0. Canberra: ABS.
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2005. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2003–04 Queensland supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 9. Cat. no. HOU 116. Canberra: AIHW.
AIHW 2006. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 
2004–05 Australia. SAAP NDC report series 10. Cat. no. HOU 132. Canberra: AIHW.
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2006–07 Australia. SAAP NDC report series 12. Cat. no. HOU 185. Canberra: AIHW.
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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
region and primary target group, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and region, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and region, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Queensland, 
2007–08
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Queensland, 
2007–08
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by region, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Queensland, 
2007–08
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Queensland, 
2007–08
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Queensland, 2007–08
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, Queensland, 
2007–08
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, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Queensland, 
2007–08
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, 
Queensland, 2007–08
Table 9.1:	SAAP funding to agencies and mean funding per support period and client: current 
and constant 2007–08 dollars, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97 to 
2007–08
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97 
to 2007–08
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Queensland, 2001–02 to 2007–08
Table 9.4:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with 
informed consent and valid consent, by reporting period, Queensland, 1996–97  
to 2007–08
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients,  
Queensland, 2007–08
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Queensland, 2007–08
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Queensland, 2007–08
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, Queensland, 2007–08
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, 
Queensland, 2007–08

List of figures
Figure 2.1:	Funding allocations to agencies, by primary target group, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 3.1:	SAAP support periods active each day and accommodation periods active each 
night, average by month, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 4.1:	SAAP clients, by age and sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children, by age and sex, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 5.1:	SAAP support periods, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 5.2:	Main reason for seeking assistance, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 6.1:	Median length of support, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 6.2:	Median length of accommodation for clients who were accommodated for at least 
1 day, by client group, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 7.1:	Provision of SAAP services required by clients, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 7.2:	Provision of SAAP services required for accompanying children, Queensland, 
2007–08
Figure 8.1:	Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Queensland, 2007–08
Figure 9.1:	Number of SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Queensland, 
1996–97 to 2007–08
Figure 9.2:	Agency participation rate and valid consent, by reporting period, Queensland, 
1996–97 to 2007–08