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

Western Australia
supplementary tables
March 2009

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2009. Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report Western Australia supplementary tables. SAAP NDC report series 13. Cat. no. HOU 198. 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 Western Australia 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 Western Australian Department for Child Protection, which provided administrative data.
Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations
ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics	
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	
CAP	Crisis Accommodation Program	
DV	domestic violence	
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 Western Australia 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 Western Australia. 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, Western Australia, 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 district and primary target group, Western Australia, 2007–08
	Agencies (number)	Agencies (%)	Funding allocation ($)(a)	Funding allocation (%)(a)	Mean funding per agency ($)	
District(b)						
Armadale	7	4.4	1,439,000	3.9	205,600	
Cannington	6	3.8	1,895,000	5.1	315,800	
Fremantle	14	8.9	3,217,000	8.7	229,800	
Goldfields	7	4.4	1,458,000	4.0	208,300	
Great Southern	5	3.2	1,078,000	2.9	215,500	
Joondalup	4	2.5	1,292,000	3.5	323,000	
Kimberley	18	11.4	3,394,000	9.2	188,600	
Metro/State	12	7.6	3,712,000	10.1	309,300	
Midland	5	3.2	1,525,000	4.1	305,000	
Mirrabooka	5	3.2	1,167,000	3.2	233,400	
Murchison	9	5.7	1,519,000	4.1	168,800	
Peel	5	3.2	1,322,000	3.6	264,400	
Perth	28	17.7	7,040,000	19.1	251,400	
Pilbara	9	5.7	2,859,000	7.8	317,700	
Rockingham	6	3.8	1,240,000	3.4	206,700	
Southwest	10	6.3	1,728,000	4.7	172,800	
Wheatbelt	8	5.1	925,000	2.5	115,600	
Total	158	100.0	36,809,000	100.0	233,000	
Service delivery model						
Crisis/short-term accommodation	70	44.3	24,265,000	65.9	346,600	
Medium/long-term accommodation	29	18.4	6,297,000	17.1	217,100	
Day support	7	4.4	1,227,000	3.3	175,300	
Outreach support	36	22.8	4,231,000	11.5	117,500	
Telephone information/referral/multiple	2	1.3	300,000	0.8	149,800	
Other	14	8.9	489,000	1.3	34,900	
Total	158	100.0	36,809,000	100.0	233,000	
Primary target group						
Young people	43	27.2	10,759,000	29.2	250,200	
Single men only	9	5.7	2,285,000	6.2	253,900	
Single women only	1	0.6	606,000	1.6	605,600	
Families	12	7.6	2,017,000	5.5	168,100	
Women escaping domestic violence	52	32.9	16,133,000	43.8	310,300	
Cross-target/multiple/general	41	25.9	5,009,000	13.6	122,200	
Total	158	100.0	36,809,000	100.0	233,000	
Funding allocations to agencies(a)	158	100.0	36,809,000	98.0	233,000	
Other funding allocations	. .	. .	762,000	2.0	. .	
Total	. .	. .	37,571,000	100.0	. .	
(a)	‘Funding allocation’ includes Innovation and Investment Fund allocations (refer to Appendix 1 and AIHW 2009). ‘Funding allocation’ by district, service delivery model and primary target group and ‘Funding allocations to agencies’ exclude funds not allocated to agencies, e.g. funds allocated for administration, training, research and evaluation (these are shown in ‘Other funding allocations’).
(b)	For the definition of district, refer to Appendix 2, Section A2.2.
Notes
1.	At 30 June 2008, 155 agencies were allocated funding.
2.	Total funding allocations include $827,000 provided by the Western Australian funding department in addition to the SAAP funding agreement between Western Australia and the Australian Government.
3.	Not all funded agencies are required to participate in the Client Collection (refer to Table A2.1 and AIHW 2009:Appendix 2).
4.	Note that in 2007–08, Western Australia reclassified the service delivery model and primary target group of some agencies.
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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 2007–08
Support periods	18,100	
With accommodation	9,100	
Without accommodation	9,000	
Clients	10,900	
Mean number of support periods per client	1.65	
Clients per 10,000 population aged 10+ years(a)	59	
(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 Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Client figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2007–08
Accompanying child support periods	11,700	
With accommodation(a)	6,400	
Without accommodation(a)	5,200	
Accompanying children	8,300	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child	1.40	
Accompanying children per 10,000 population aged 0–17 years(b)	164	
(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 Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Accompanying child support period figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
4.	Accompanying children figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by month and district, Western Australia, 2007–08
Date	Armadale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
July 2007	60	40	240	190	50	30	80	320	70	
August 2007	60	40	230	230	50	40	80	330	90	
September 2007	60	50	240	310	50	40	80	350	60	
October 2007	70	60	210	380	40	30	90	370	40	
November 2007	80	60	200	420	50	30	90	390	80	
December 2007	90	70	200	460	50	30	90	390	50	
January 2008	100	70	200	500	40	40	100	370	40	
February 2008	100	70	210	560	40	40	110	370	100	
March 2008	90	70	220	580	50	40	110	370	120	
April 2008	100	70	200	580	50	40	110	380	60	
May 2008	110	70	190	580	70	40	100	400	80	
June 2008	100	70	170	500	80	50	90	420	70	
Support periods: total number of days	31,180	21,910	76,730	161,080	18,590	14,120	34,070	136,360	26,590	
 (continued below)

Date	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilbara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
July 2007	70	20	80	600	20	30	110	20	2,030	
August 2007	60	20	100	620	20	30	130	20	2,170	
September 2007	50	30	110	660	20	50	150	20	2,340	
October 2007	60	30	100	680	30	50	150	30	2,410	
November 2007	50	30	100	700	30	50	170	30	2,570	
December 2007	50	30	90	730	20	60	150	20	2,580	
January 2008	50	40	90	690	30	50	110	30	2,530	
February 2008	50	40	90	720	30	60	100	30	2,710	
March 2008	50	40	90	710	30	50	90	30	2,760	
April 2008	60	50	80	730	20	50	80	30	2,690	
May 2008	50	50	110	760	20	60	90	30	2,810	
June 2008	60	50	110	730	20	70	90	40	2,720	
Support periods: total number of days	20,460	13,250	35,070	254,120	8,670	18,560	43,290	9,810	923,840	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	Districts 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 district, Western Australia, 2007–08
Date	Armadale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
July 2007	30	20	70	20	20	20	20	110	20	
August 2007	30	20	70	20	20	20	20	110	20	
September 2007	30	20	70	30	20	20	20	110	20	
October 2007	40	20	60	30	20	20	20	100	20	
November 2007	40	30	70	20	20	20	30	110	20	
December 2007	40	30	70	30	20	20	20	110	20	
January 2008	40	30	70	20	20	20	30	100	20	
February 2008	30	30	70	30	20	20	20	100	20	
March 2008	30	30	70	30	20	20	30	100	20	
April 2008	30	30	60	30	20	20	20	100	20	
May 2008	30	30	60	20	20	20	20	90	30	
June 2008	20	30	50	20	20	20	20	90	20	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	11,230	9,170	22,950	8,350	6,150	7,470	8,050	36,440	7,840	
(continued below)

Date	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilbara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
July 2007	20	10	10	250	10	10	20	10	670	
August 2007	20	20	20	250	10	10	20	10	680	
September 2007	20	20	20	240	10	10	20	10	700	
October 2007	20	10	20	250	10	10	20	10	690	
November 2007	20	20	20	240	20	10	20	10	700	
December 2007	20	20	10	260	10	10	30	10	720	
January 2008	20	20	10	250	10	10	30	10	720	
February 2008	20	20	10	250	20	<5	20	10	710	
March 2008	20	20	10	250	20	<5	20	10	710	
April 2008	20	20	10	260	10	<5	20	10	680	
May 2008	20	10	10	250	10	10	20	10	650	
June 2008	20	20	10	240	<5	10	20	10	620	
Accommodation periods: total number of nights	8,010	6,160	5,280	88,480	4,120	2,410	8,190	3,440	243,730	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 58.
2.	Districts 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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.

Tables
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
Under 15 years	0.8	1.3	2.4	1.9	2.1	200	
15–19 years	4.6	9.6	14.0	14.3	14.2	1,600	
20–24 years	4.0	10.1	12.1	15.1	14.1	1,500	
25–29 years	3.8	10.2	11.7	15.1	14.0	1,500	
30–34 years	4.2	10.4	12.8	15.5	14.6	1,600	
35–39 years	4.4	9.6	13.3	14.3	14.0	1,500	
40–44 years	3.7	6.5	11.1	9.6	10.1	1,100	
45–49 years	2.7	4.1	8.1	6.2	6.8	700	
50–54 years	2.3	2.3	6.9	3.4	4.5	500	
55–59 years	1.0	1.4	3.2	2.0	2.4	300	
60–64 years	0.7	0.8	2.0	1.2	1.5	200	
65 years and over	0.8	0.9	2.4	1.3	1.7	200	
Total	32.9	67.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,600	7,300	3,600	7,300	. .	10,900	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	34.2	31.7	. .	32.5	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	33	31	. .	31	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Clients aged 0–17 years: 1,100 (400 males, 700 females).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–4 years	22.1	22.9	46.1	44.2	45.1	3,700	
5–9 years	14.4	15.7	30.0	30.3	30.1	2,500	
10–14 years	9.0	10.1	18.8	19.5	19.2	1,600	
15–17 years	2.5	3.1	5.2	6.1	5.6	500	
Total	48.1	51.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	4,000	4,300	4,000	4,300	. .	8,300	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.9	6.1	. .	6.0	
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 Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Western Australia, 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	92.1	69.5	80.3	70.7	71.5	69.8	72.3	2,600	
2	5.2	16.9	10.6	15.0	12.5	20.7	14.2	500	
3+	2.7	13.5	9.1	14.3	16.0	9.6	13.5	500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.4	14.0	12.1	48.9	20.2	2.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	500	400	1,800	700	100	. .	3,600	
Mean number of support periods 	1.23	1.68	1.50	1.71	1.74	1.68	. .	1.67	
Per 10,000 population(a)	4	65	55	57	27	8	. .	38	
	Female clients	
1	89.5	73.4	71.1	67.8	69.3	78.4	69.8	5,100	
2	7.1	16.6	19.1	19.5	20.3	17.9	18.9	1,400	
3+	3.3	10.0	9.8	12.7	10.4	3.7	11.3	800	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.9	14.3	15.1	54.6	12.8	1.3	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	1,000	1,100	4,000	900	100	. .	7,300	
Mean number of support periods 	1.26	1.51	1.61	1.69	1.67	1.54	. .	1.64	
Per 10,000 population(a)	7	145	150	135	36	7	. .	80	
	All clients	
1	90.5	72.2	73.7	68.6	70.2	74.3	70.7	7,700	
2	6.4	16.7	16.7	18.2	16.9	19.3	17.3	1,900	
3+	3.1	11.2	9.6	13.2	12.8	6.5	12.0	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	2.1	14.2	14.1	52.7	15.2	1.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	1,600	1,500	5,800	1,700	200	. .	10,900	
Mean number of support periods 	1.25	1.57	1.58	1.70	1.70	1.60	. .	1.65	
Per 10,000 population(a)	6	104	101	95	31	7	. .	59	
(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 Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Western Australia, 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	81.1	83.2	87.1	91.4	83.5	6,900	
2	12.3	10.7	8.2	3.9	10.6	900	
3+	6.6	6.0	4.7	4.7	6.0	500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	45.1	30.1	19.2	5.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,700	2,500	1,600	500	. .	8,300	
Mean number of accompanying child support periods	1.44	1.38	1.37	1.31	. .	1.40	
Per 10,000 population 
of applicable age group(a)	276	182	110	52	. .	164	
(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 Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Sources: SAAP Client Collection; ABS 2007.

Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent)
Country of birth	Male	Female	Total	
			%	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	77.7	80.7	79.8	8,400	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	2.8	2.2	2.4	300	
Europe	6.5	4.4	5.1	500	
North Africa and the Middle East	4.6	2.8	3.4	400	
Asia	3.3	5.8	5.0	500	
Americas	0.8	0.7	0.8	100	
Sub-Saharan Africa	4.1	3.4	3.6	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,400	7,100	. .	10,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 411.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Western Australia, 2007–08
Country of birth	Per cent	Number	
Australia (including external territories)	83.7	6,800	
Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)	1.2	100	
Europe	0.7	100	
North Africa and the Middle East	5.9	500	
Asia	2.4	200	
Americas	0.3	<50	
Sub-Saharan Africa	5.8	500	
Total	100.0	8,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 135.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
	Male	Female	Total	
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Per cent	Per cent	Number	
Clients					
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	14.6	43.2	33.9	3,500	
Other Australian-born people	63.0	38.1	46.2	4,800	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	8.1	4.7	5.8	600	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	14.3	14.0	14.1	1,500	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	32.4	67.6	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,400	7,000	. .	10,400	
Support periods	Mean number per client	Total number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	1.68	1.92	1.88	6,600	
Other Australian-born people	1.76	1.50	1.61	7,700	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.61	1.39	1.49	900	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	1.42	1.37	1.38	2,000	
Total	1.69	1.65	1.66	. .	
Total support periods (row %)	32.7	67.3	100.0	. .	
Total support periods (number)	5,600	11,600	. .	17,200	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 574 clients; 843 support periods.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Western Australia, 
2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	46.5	3,700	
Other Australian-born children	37.5	3,000	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	1.6	100	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	14.4	1,200	
Total	100.0	8,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 240.
2.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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 district, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Client group	Arma-dale	Canning-ton	Frem-antle	Gold-fields	Great Southern	Joon-dalup	Kim-berley	Metro/
State	Midland	
Male alone	13.0	14.9	55.8	35.7	13.9	18.4	0.6	42.0	13.3	
Female alone	11.3	35.3	33.5	38.7	34.4	37.1	45.1	37.1	12.9	
Couple no children	0.7	0.9	3.3	2.0	2.9	—	0.6	1.8	4.8	
Couple with children	12.6	0.9	1.2	1.0	4.2	—	1.0	5.8	20.8	
Male with children	5.1	—	0.2	0.6	1.1	—	0.2	0.7	3.9	
Female with children	57.3	48.0	5.8	21.9	43.5	44.6	52.4	12.8	44.3	
Other	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	0.2	—	—	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	1.8	1.3	14.8	8.5	2.8	1.8	10.9	6.2	4.6	
Total (number)	300	200	2,400	1,400	500	300	1,800	1,000	800	
(continued below)

Client group	Mirra-booka	Murch-ison	Peel	Perth	Pilb-ara	Rocking-ham	South-west	Wheat-belt	Total	
									%	Number	
Male alone	5.4	13.2	18.4	42.7	5.5	8.2	9.0	28.4	29.0	4,800	
Female alone	32.1	36.3	25.0	30.6	55.2	34.9	57.3	25.4	35.1	5,800	
Couple no children	4.0	2.0	2.3	2.6	0.5	0.9	2.6	2.7	2.2	400	
Couple with children	4.9	1.6	8.5	5.2	3.2	0.9	3.6	5.4	4.2	700	
Male with children	1.3	0.4	1.3	0.6	—	0.5	1.6	0.3	0.8	100	
Female with children	49.6	39.8	43.8	17.9	34.8	54.6	25.8	32.6	28.2	4,600	
Other	2.7	6.7	0.7	0.4	0.7	—	—	5.1	0.5	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	1.4	3.1	3.7	25.0	4.9	3.4	3.7	2.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	200	500	600	4,100	800	600	600	300	. .	16,400	
 Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 393.
2.	Districts 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, Western Australia, 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	39.8	13.5	—	3.2	0.4	5.5	7.9	1,400	
Male alone, 25+	0.8	85.6	—	3.7	0.9	48.1	21.4	3,800	
Female alone, under 25	44.6	—	3.1	3.1	8.9	2.9	10.7	1,900	
Female alone, 25+	1.1	0.1	96.5	3.6	38.6	15.1	23.9	4,300	
Couple no children	2.0	0.2	—	3.9	0.6	5.3	2.4	400	
Couple with children	2.1	0.1	0.4	37.7	0.8	7.5	4.1	700	
Male with children	0.4	0.3	—	4.7	0.2	1.4	0.7	100	
Female with children	8.2	0.1	—	40.1	48.8	13.4	28.2	5,000	
Other	1.0	—	—	—	0.7	0.6	0.6	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	12.7	5.8	1.6	2.7	44.3	32.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,300	1,000	300	500	7,900	5,800	. .	17,800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 289.
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, Western Australia, 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	8.9	3.0	11.5	7.5	3.5	2.9	1.9	8.6	5.2	7.0	
Relationship/
family breakdown	19.1	6.6	19.5	4.7	3.7	4.2	6.9	4.3	7.1	7.7	
Interpersonal conflict	3.8	2.1	2.7	2.4	5.1	0.3	2.4	1.2	1.1	2.1	
Sexual/
physical/emotional abuse	0.6	0.4	3.7	4.4	0.4	0.2	1.0	5.0	—	3.0	
Domestic/family violence	3.4	2.9	21.8	38.9	7.3	6.1	4.8	55.1	38.1	28.9	
Financial difficulty(a)	8.1	12.8	11.8	14.2	26.3	35.7	37.7	9.6	4.9	13.2	
Overcrowding issues	3.3	1.5	3.2	1.1	4.8	8.8	3.8	2.4	1.6	2.4	
Eviction/asked to leave	11.8	5.6	5.1	2.0	10.6	15.5	18.2	3.5	10.3	5.2	
Emergency/previous accommodation ended	13.8	13.4	5.8	2.2	1.8	7.6	10.7	2.6	9.0	6.3	
Mental health issues/
psychiatric illness	2.6	2.4	3.4	1.2	0.9	0.5	1.0	0.3	—	1.5	
Problematic drug/ alcohol/substance use	3.1	6.9	1.2	2.8	3.3	0.9	1.0	0.6	3.6	2.8	
Other health issues	0.3	1.2	0.3	1.3	0.7	0.8	1.9	0.5	1.6	0.8	
Recent arrival to area 
with no means of support/itinerant	8.3	7.7	5.4	3.4	6.2	7.4	1.0	2.0	5.5	4.7	
Other reasons(b)	12.9	33.4	4.7	13.9	25.4	9.2	7.8	4.3	11.9	14.3	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (row %)	7.9	21.3	10.6	24.0	2.4	4.1	0.7	28.4	0.6	100.0	
Total (number)	1,400	3,700	1,800	4,200	400	700	100	4,900	100	17,400	
(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): 686.
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 Western Australia 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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	40.7	52.7	51.2	66.3	40.5	15.3	25.2	47.9	13.6	51.7	8,100	
>1–13 weeks	45.4	32.5	33.7	23.4	37.4	55.3	50.6	39.1	55.1	34.3	5,400	
>13–26 weeks	8.1	6.8	7.1	4.8	12.8	15.5	11.0	6.3	10.1	6.8	1,100	
>26 weeks	5.7	7.9	8.0	5.5	9.4	13.9	13.1	6.6	21.2	7.1	1,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	7.8	21.7	10.2	25.4	2.4	3.7	0.7	27.7	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	1,200	3,400	1,600	4,000	400	600	100.0	4,300	100.0	. .	15,600	
Mean length (days)	62	75	54	40	88	100	88	47	143	. .	57	
Median length (days)	13	6	7	2	20	41	36	9	56	. .	7	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 233.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Western Australia, 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)	40.1	41.5	54.7	71.8	39.4	25.4	33.8	65.1	47.9	57.3	4,300	
>1–13 weeks	51.5	46.5	36.5	24.9	39.3	29.9	32.7	28.3	37.7	34.5	2,600	
>13–26 weeks	4.4	7.6	3.6	1.9	13.9	15.9	9.7	3.4	7.2	4.3	300	
>26 weeks	3.9	4.4	5.2	1.5	7.4	28.8	23.8	3.2	7.2	3.9	300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	10.8	18.1	11.3	23.1	1.2	1.8	0.3	33.1	0.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	800	1,400	900	1,700	100	100	<50	2,500	<50	. .	7,500	
Mean length (days)	37	39	36	16	55	164	138	26	34	. .	32	
Median length (days)	12	11	6	3	11	51	66	4	14	. .	5	
Accommodation starting and ending on the same date (number)	<50	100	100	200	<50	<50	<50	200	<50	. .	600	
Total closed support periods with accommodation	900	1,500	900	1,900	100	100	<50	2,700	<50	. .	8,200	
(a)	Excludes accommodation starting and ending on the same date.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 125.
2.	Clients were able to be accommodated on more than one occasion in a support period.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Western Australia, 
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	83.9	60.3	68.1	54.8	45.2	53.6	57.7	70.6	41.9	63.8	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	69.2	45.4	56.4	49.3	27.1	28.1	29.5	60.8	20.4	52.3	
Assistance to obtain/maintain short-term accommodation	13.1	7.8	9.9	3.9	7.6	4.2	7.1	4.5	4.8	6.4	
Assistance to obtain/maintain medium-term accommodation	8.1	7.1	6.2	1.9	6.5	7.1	7.7	3.3	11.1	4.8	
Assistance to obtain/maintain independent housing	18.1	10.9	16.7	6.9	20.5	30.0	30.8	16.8	20.9	14.0	
Financial/employment	38.6	25.2	38.1	33.3	36.0	46.5	49.0	40.8	30.1	35.3	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	13.4	13.2	7.6	5.1	7.0	4.6	2.9	9.3	9.4	9.0	
Employment/training assistance	13.2	1.6	7.4	1.0	2.1	4.1	4.8	2.5	14.4	3.5	
Financial assistance/material aid	21.3	20.1	26.0	30.2	28.7	42.7	44.1	35.4	17.8	28.8	
Financial counselling and support	15.4	4.3	12.7	2.7	9.1	10.3	9.9	5.5	10.1	6.5	
Personal support	42.2	29.3	45.8	55.1	27.5	21.9	20.4	63.8	46.1	47.6	
Incest/sexual assault	0.2	0.1	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.2	—	1.1	2.1	0.7	
Domestic/family violence	3.1	2.1	15.0	30.4	7.0	5.2	3.8	44.0	23.2	22.4	
Family/relationship	14.9	2.9	16.2	11.6	7.9	7.0	8.7	16.9	10.7	11.6	
Emotional support	39.5	28.1	40.1	45.3	23.1	20.5	18.4	52.7	28.5	40.8	
Assistance with problem gambling	—	0.2	0.1	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	0.1	
General support/advocacy	70.3	52.8	54.9	50.3	59.2	67.2	64.1	66.9	62.4	58.7	
Living skills/personal development	40.3	16.9	26.9	3.9	16.8	11.3	11.7	9.5	29.9	14.5	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	5.6	1.8	4.3	6.8	5.9	6.2	3.8	13.8	8.5	7.2	
Advice/information	51.5	47.8	39.7	43.8	52.4	60.3	58.0	57.7	36.1	49.7	
Retrieval/storage/removal of personal belongings	17.7	10.3	13.3	5.3	12.0	4.6	3.8	6.3	6.5	8.6	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	21.8	17.1	23.3	19.8	36.9	48.1	47.1	35.8	41.1	26.1	
Specialist services	31.8	26.3	30.7	26.6	28.8	31.8	26.8	39.6	35.5	31.3	
Psychological/psychiatric services	5.6	4.3	6.7	2.3	6.1	0.4	—	1.1	4.3	3.1	
Specialist counselling	2.0	1.9	2.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	1.0	4.1	4.7	2.9	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.6	—	3.4	0.9	1.7	2.8	—	2.3	2.1	1.4	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	14.0	10.8	7.5	3.2	2.2	2.9	1.9	2.3	5.3	5.9	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.1	0.1	—	0.2	0.3	0.3	—	0.3	—	0.2	
Culturally specific services	3.2	3.3	9.1	15.8	18.3	23.4	24.0	29.0	15.5	15.5	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.2	1.8	3.6	—	3.3	1.1	1.9	
Health/medical services	15.7	11.5	10.1	5.3	1.4	4.5	0.9	6.8	9.7	8.3	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	72.8	68.8	58.8	60.8	63.5	42.5	52.1	64.9	59.6	63.7	
Meals	51.4	30.1	41.8	38.8	11.6	9.6	9.6	39.9	15.3	36.3	
Laundry/shower facilities	58.7	33.0	47.7	43.0	17.5	6.4	5.7	46.1	13.2	40.9	
Recreation	40.8	28.8	24.2	17.1	7.9	2.2	4.8	21.9	40.7	22.8	
Transport	33.2	4.3	33.4	23.6	10.8	15.1	16.5	35.3	27.2	23.8	
Other	17.0	42.4	12.6	18.4	41.3	24.9	36.6	23.9	12.6	25.3	
No services provided directly	2.3	3.7	3.8	1.2	3.6	4.9	3.9	1.4	8.0	2.4	
Total (number)	1,400	3,700	1,800	4,100	400	700	100.0	4,800	100.0	17,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 938 (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 Western Australia 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, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent)
Type of service	Couple with children	Male 
with children	Female with children	Other 
with children	Total	
Accommodation	59.3	54.5	78.3	100.0	76.6	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	59.3	54.5	78.3	100.0	76.6	
School liaison/child care	8.8	3.9	22.3	—	21.0	
School liaison/child care	8.8	3.9	22.3	—	21.0	
Personal support	5.7	6.5	18.3	—	17.2	
Help with behavioural problems	2.0	3.9	4.7	—	4.5	
Sexual/physical abuse support	1.0	—	0.9	—	0.9	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	3.7	3.9	15.7	—	14.6	
General support/advocacy	28.9	27.3	21.4	—	22.1	
Access arrangements	1.5	7.8	1.2	—	1.3	
Advice/information	26.0	18.2	13.6	—	14.6	
Advocacy	4.1	3.9	9.4	—	8.9	
Specialist services	7.1	5.2	23.6	—	22.0	
Specialist counselling	1.0	3.9	2.1	—	2.0	
Culturally specific services	4.1	3.9	18.5	—	17.1	
Health/medical services	2.4	—	3.9	—	3.7	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	26.2	35.1	73.6	100.0	69.4	
Meals	19.4	20.8	60.0	100.0	56.4	
Showers/hygiene	13.0	10.4	62.8	100.0	58.3	
Recreation	5.6	7.8	31.2	100.0	28.9	
Transport	14.4	18.2	40.5	—	38.2	
Other	3.5	5.2	13.7	—	12.8	
No services provided directly by agency	7.3	13.0	1.9	—	2.4	
Total (number)	600	100	7,200	<50	7,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,767 (including accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 3,708 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 Western Australia 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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.
Tables
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Western Australia, 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	87.5	62.1	73.4	57.5	47.8	55.7	60.7	74.3	64.9	66.9	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	73.0	45.4	61.4	51.4	28.3	25.7	29.8	65.5	35.0	54.9	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	15.5	10.1	13.5	4.6	11.0	4.5	7.5	5.1	8.6	7.9	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	10.9	6.6	8.0	2.4	6.2	7.2	6.0	3.3	16.2	5.2	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	21.0	10.3	19.0	8.4	19.9	34.5	34.3	17.9	30.8	15.0	
Financial/employment	36.7	19.1	42.5	35.8	39.4	53.6	54.8	43.1	39.4	35.7	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	10.5	5.8	9.0	5.9	5.6	5.1	1.2	10.4	13.2	7.7	
Employment and training assistance	19.1	1.7	12.0	1.4	3.9	4.3	5.9	2.5	24.1	4.5	
Financial assistance/material aid	17.7	14.4	28.2	32.5	33.2	50.5	51.1	38.0	23.8	29.2	
Financial counselling and support	16.0	4.0	13.9	3.6	8.6	9.4	9.8	6.7	18.1	7.0	
Personal support	43.6	29.0	50.1	55.3	26.5	18.4	20.7	64.9	51.1	48.3	
Incest/sexual assault	0.2	0.2	1.8	1.4	0.3	0.2	—	1.3	3.7	1.0	
Domestic/family violence	3.8	1.4	16.7	30.2	7.5	4.6	3.6	45.2	18.8	22.8	
Family/relationship	16.4	2.1	18.3	11.8	6.3	5.5	7.3	16.6	19.7	11.6	
Emotional support	40.4	28.2	43.7	45.8	21.9	17.1	17.0	53.3	44.2	41.5	
Assistance with problem gambling	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.6	0.2	—	0.1	—	0.1	
General support/advocacy	71.8	53.1	57.2	50.3	59.6	69.6	64.9	66.9	66.4	59.0	
Living skills/personal development	37.4	10.4	27.2	4.4	15.5	10.5	11.1	9.0	39.7	12.6	
Assistance with legal issues/court support	6.1	1.6	5.5	8.1	6.1	6.4	3.6	15.3	10.5	8.1	
Advice/information	52.8	48.6	42.3	43.5	52.4	63.1	58.5	57.9	54.3	50.3	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	18.7	10.6	15.0	5.8	13.1	3.4	1.2	7.2	7.6	9.3	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	20.8	16.6	24.1	19.6	36.9	50.5	51.4	35.1	43.8	25.6	
Specialist services	32.0	22.3	34.0	29.4	31.7	36.0	34.6	46.1	45.6	33.5	
Psychological/psychiatric services	7.6	4.6	7.5	3.1	5.8	0.4	—	1.9	7.7	3.8	
Specialist counselling	3.6	2.2	4.4	4.3	2.0	2.4	3.6	7.0	5.6	4.4	
Pregnancy/family planning support	0.9	—	4.5	1.1	0.9	1.7	—	2.5	3.7	1.6	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	16.4	12.3	9.0	5.2	2.5	2.4	1.2	3.3	9.6	7.3	
Physical/intellectual disability services	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	—	0.5	—	0.4	
Culturally specific services	3.6	3.3	10.3	15.6	20.5	27.7	29.9	30.8	17.1	16.2	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	0.6	0.3	1.2	2.1	1.7	3.5	—	3.5	1.9	1.9	
Health/medical services	14.3	5.6	13.6	8.6	2.2	3.4	3.5	10.8	12.8	9.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	76.2	74.0	64.6	62.7	66.7	42.8	55.0	68.7	66.2	67.4	
Meals	54.8	30.8	47.5	40.2	10.1	6.7	8.4	42.8	21.7	38.4	
Laundry/shower facilities	62.4	33.7	53.7	45.1	17.5	3.4	6.0	50.1	23.7	43.6	
Recreation	38.2	22.4	27.0	17.8	6.6	2.9	3.6	23.3	45.7	22.1	
Transport	33.2	3.8	36.6	23.7	8.5	12.3	15.4	36.6	41.9	24.1	
Other	18.3	46.9	13.8	18.8	45.4	27.4	42.0	25.0	19.7	27.3	
No needs recorded	0.2	—	0.4	—	—	—	2.4	0.2	—	0.1	
Total (number)	1,200	3,300	1,500	3,800	400	600	100	4,200	100	15,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 691 (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 Western Australia 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, Western Australia, 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	61.1	70.4	82.3	100.0	80.8	
SAAP/CAP accommodation	61.1	70.4	82.3	100.0	80.8	
School liaison/child care	9.9	1.9	22.6	—	21.5	
School liaison/child care	9.9	1.9	22.6	—	21.5	
Personal support	6.2	11.1	19.8	—	18.8	
Help with behavioural problems	1.8	5.6	5.2	—	5.0	
Sexual/physical abuse support	1.6	—	1.0	—	1.0	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	4.1	7.4	17.1	—	16.1	
General support/advocacy	32.6	16.7	20.2	—	21.0	
Access arrangements	0.9	—	1.3	—	1.3	
Advice/information	29.2	16.7	12.3	—	13.5	
Advocacy	4.4	—	9.4	—	8.9	
Specialist services	8.7	7.4	28.4	—	26.9	
Specialist counselling	1.6	5.6	4.4	—	4.3	
Culturally specific services	5.1	1.9	19.6	—	18.5	
Health/medical services	3.9	—	6.3	—	6.1	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	20.7	38.9	76.7	100.0	72.6	
Meals	15.6	29.6	63.6	100.0	60.0	
Showers/hygiene	6.7	14.8	66.7	100.0	62.2	
Recreation	6.0	7.4	33.0	100.0	31.0	
Transport	7.8	13.0	41.7	—	39.2	
Other	3.4	9.3	13.8	—	13.0	
No needs recorded	0.7	—	0.5	—	0.5	
Total (number)	500	100	6,400	<50	6,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,193 (including closed accompanying child support with no information on service requirements or provision). In 3,137 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 Western Australia 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, Western Australia, 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	0.5	2.1	2.6	95.0	2.4	97.4	100.0	8,500	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain short-term accommodation	10.9	8.3	19.2	70.3	10.5	80.8	100.0	1,200	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain medium-term accommodation	7.2	15.9	23.1	62.0	14.9	76.9	100.0	800	
Assistance to obtain/
maintain independent housing	7.1	10.4	17.5	60.1	22.4	82.5	100.0	2,400	
Financial/employment									
Assistance to obtain/
maintain government allowance	3.3	10.4	13.7	59.5	26.9	86.4	100.0	1,200	
Employment and training assistance	9.5	24.8	34.3	50.8	14.9	65.7	100.0	700	
Financial assistance/material aid	1.3	5.5	6.8	85.1	8.1	93.2	100.0	4,100	
Financial counselling and support	5.9	12.9	18.8	68.9	12.3	81.2	100.0	1,100	
Personal support									
Incest/sexual assault	10.3	29.7	40.0	41.4	18.6	60.0	100.0	200	
Domestic/family violence	2.5	1.7	4.2	88.0	7.8	95.8	100.0	3,400	
Family/relationship	3.9	2.1	6.0	89.0	5.0	94.0	100.0	2,000	
Emotional support	0.5	0.2	0.7	97.9	1.4	99.3	100.0	6,500	
Assistance with problem gambling	12.5	31.3	43.8	43.8	12.5	56.3	100.0	<50	
General support/advocacy									
Living skills/personal development	3.0	1.0	4.0	90.9	5.0	95.9	100.0	1,900	
Assistance with legal issues/
court support	4.8	14.4	19.2	59.4	21.4	80.8	100.0	1,200	
Advice/information	0.5	0.2	0.7	96.7	2.5	99.2	100.0	7,500	
Retrieval/storage/removal of belongings	2.4	2.9	5.3	91.0	3.7	94.7	100.0	1,500	
Advocacy/liaison on behalf of client	1.0	0.4	1.4	91.7	6.9	98.6	100.0	3,700	
Specialist services									
Psychological/psychiatric services	11.6	25.4	37.0	47.4	15.6	63.0	100.0	600	
Specialist counselling	8.6	38.7	47.3	32.5	20.2	52.7	100.0	700	
Pregnancy/family planning support	5.2	10.0	15.2	63.9	20.9	84.8	100.0	200	
Drug/alcohol support or intervention	8.5	12.1	20.6	66.1	13.3	79.4	100.0	1,100	
Physical/intellectual disability services	20.4	40.7	61.1	27.8	11.1	38.9	100.0	100.0	
Culturally specific services	0.5	0.9	1.4	97.0	1.5	98.5	100.0	3,100	
Interpreter services/
assistance with immigration issues	1.4	9.3	10.7	75.3	14.0	89.3	100.0	300	
Health/medical services	4.2	28.1	32.3	44.8	22.9	67.7	100.0	1,400	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.6	0.1	0.7	98.7	0.5	99.2	100.0	6,300	
Laundry/shower facilities	0.4	—	0.4	99.4	0.2	99.6	100.0	6,700	
Recreation	1.3	0.3	1.6	97.5	0.9	98.4	100.0	3,300	
Transport	1.6	0.7	2.3	96.9	0.8	97.7	100.0	3,700	
Other	1.5	0.7	2.2	94.5	3.3	97.8	100.0	4,000	
 (continued)

Table 7.3 (continued):	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 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	3.1	5.1	8.2	84.2	7.7	91.9	100.0	12,800	10,400	
Financial/
employment	3.2	9.4	12.6	74.9	12.5	87.4	100.0	7,000	5,100	
Personal support	1.8	1.4	3.2	92.8	4.0	96.8	100.0	12,100	7,500	
General support/
advocacy	1.4	1.7	3.1	91.4	5.4	96.8	100.0	15,900	8,900	
Specialist services	4.6	14.2	18.8	69.9	11.3	81.2	100.0	7,500	5,600	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	1.0	0.3	1.3	97.8	1.0	98.8	100.0	24,100	10,500	
Total (%)	2.1	3.6	5.7	88.9	5.4	94.3	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	1,600	2,900	4,500	70,600	4,300	74,900	. .	79,400	15,000	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 449 (closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
2.	In groups of service types, a client may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 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	0.7	1.1	97.4	1.5	98.9	100.0	5,600	
School liaison/child care									
School liaison/child care	3.0	4.8	7.8	86.4	5.8	92.2	100.0	1,500	
Personal support									
Help with behavioural problems	6.0	8.5	14.5	68.0	17.6	85.6	100.0	300	
Sexual/physical abuse counselling/support	1.5	19.7	21.2	45.5	33.3	78.8	100.0	100	
Skills education/structured play/skill development	1.8	0.9	2.7	95.2	2.1	97.3	100.0	1,100	
General support/advocacy									
Access arrangements	3.6	18.1	21.7	49.4	28.9	78.3	100.0	100	
Advice/information	0.6	0.2	0.8	97.9	1.3	99.2	100.0	900	
Advocacy	0.9	2.9	3.8	92.0	4.2	96.2	100.0	600	
Specialist services									
Specialist counselling	6.5	52.0	58.5	10.2	31.3	41.5	100.0	300	
Culturally specific services	0.8	0.8	1.6	96.7	1.8	98.5	100.0	1,300	
Health/medical services	3.5	34.4	37.9	33.2	28.9	62.1	100.0	400	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.									
Meals	0.4	—	0.4	99.0	0.5	99.5	100.0	4,200	
Showers/hygiene	0.5	—	0.5	99.5	—	99.5	100.0	4,300	
Recreation	0.5	0.5	1.0	98.3	0.6	98.9	100.0	2,200	
Transport	0.7	0.6	1.3	98.5	0.2	98.7	100.0	2,700	
Other	0.2	2.3	2.5	87.2	10.3	97.5	100.0	900	
(continued)

Table 7.4 (continued):	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 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	0.7	1.1	97.4	1.5	98.9	100.0	5,600	5,600	
School liaison/
child care	2.9	4.7	7.6	87.6	4.9	92.5	100.0	1,700	1,500	
Personal support	2.8	3.5	6.3	87.1	6.6	93.7	100.0	1,700	1,300	
General support/
advocacy	0.8	2.2	3.0	93.1	3.9	97.0	100.0	1,600	1,500	
Specialist services	2.2	15.5	17.7	70.4	11.9	82.3	100.0	2,000	1,900	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	0.5	0.3	0.8	98.2	1.0	99.2	100.0	14,300	5,000	
Total (%)	0.9	2.1	3.1	94.3	2.7	96.9	100.0	. .	. .	
Total (number)	200	600	800	25,300	700	26,000	. .	26,900	6,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,168 (closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision). In 3,137 of these, ‘no assistance’ was indicated as required for the accompanying child.
2.	In groups of service types, an accompanying child may require more than one type of service within the group. Percentages for broad groups relate to all needs and not to support periods. For individual types of services, a need can be recorded only once within a support period, so percentages relate to accompanying child support periods.
3.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some service type categories in Part a of this table have been combined.
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.5:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 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	23.0	46.8	22.2	18.0	37.3	38.4	50.0	21.3	—	25.0	400	
Financial/ employment	16.6	11.1	13.0	14.0	34.2	24.3	—	7.1	—	13.4	200	
Personal support	12.2	3.3	15.9	16.1	—	—	—	12.5	33.3	12.3	200	
General support/ advocacy	14.4	4.5	16.5	17.5	12.8	3.3	50.0	16.6	—	14.5	200	
Specialist services	23.9	9.9	14.6	23.9	3.4	20.3	—	21.7	—	19.0	300	
Basic support/
other services n.e.s.	9.8	24.3	17.8	10.5	12.3	13.7	—	20.7	66.7	15.8	200	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1,500	
Summary totals												
Total unmet needs (%)	19.1	12.4	22.5	23.1	2.5	2.4	0.2	17.5	0.3	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	300	200	300	300	<50	<50	<50	300	<50	. .	1,500	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (%)	15.0	20.4	19.4	19.8	2.6	2.8	0.3	19.0	0.6	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with unmet needs (number)	100	200	100	100	<50	<50	<50	100	<50	. .	800	
Total closed support periods (%)	7.9	22.1	10.1	25.2	2.4	3.8	0.7	27.5	0.4	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods (number)	1,200	3,300	1,500	3,800	400	600	100	4,200	100	. .	15,100	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 38 identified unmet needs.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 11 closed support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 691 closed support periods (including closed support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent. 
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 7.6:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods that were neither provided nor referred: broad type of service, by client group, Western Australia, 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	40.9	—	5.3	—	8.7	<50	
School liaison/child care	22.7	—	19.1	—	19.5	<50	
Personal support	4.5	—	20.6	—	19.0	<50	
General support/advocacy	4.5	—	5.7	—	5.6	<50	
Specialist services	22.7	—	17.2	—	17.7	<50	
Basic support/other services n.e.s.	4.5	—	32.1	—	29.4	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	200	
Summary totals							
Total unmet needs (%)	9.5	—	90.5	—	100.0	. .	
Total unmet needs (number)	<50	—	200	—	. .	200	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (%)	14.2	—	85.8	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods with unmet needs (number)	<50	—	100	—	. .	100	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (%)	6.8	0.8	92.3	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed accompanying child support periods (number)	500	100	6,400	<50	. .	6,900	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (%)	8.9	—	91.1	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs (number)	<50	—	100	—	. .	100	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (%)	5.4	0.9	93.8	—	100.0	. .	
Total closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance (number)	200	<50	3,200	<50	. .	3,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 identified unmet needs for accompanying children.
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed accompanying child support periods with identified unmet needs.
3.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,193 closed accompanying child support periods (including closed accompanying child support periods with no information on service requirements or provision).
4.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 0 closed support periods with accompanying children with unmet needs.
5.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 11 closed support periods with accompanying children requiring assistance.
6.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
8	Circumstances of clients before and after support
8.1	Key chart
Figure 8.1: Type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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	16.2	7.1	6.8	4.4	
Government payments	73.9	81.6	81.0	81.9	
Other	9.9	11.3	12.2	13.7	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,100	1,100	14,900	13,800	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information'	. .	<50	. .	1,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	<50	900	900	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	100	100	
Total (number)	1,200	1,200	15,800	15,800	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a support period, Western Australia, 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	14.6	27.5	14.0	16.2	
Unemployed (looking for work)	33.1	30.1	18.0	16.0	
Not in labour force	52.3	42.4	68.0	67.8	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	700	600	14,900	13,400	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	<50	. .	1,400	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	<50	<50	900	900	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	100	100	
Total (number)	700	700	15,800	15,800	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some employment status categories in this table have been combined. 
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 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	4.6	4.7	3.1	2.6	4.4	600	
Government payments	85.5	79.1	73.7	75.6	81.9	11,300	
Other	9.8	16.2	23.2	21.8	13.7	1,900	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	52.0	35.1	6.1	6.7	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,200	4,800	800	900	. .	13,800	
Employment status							
Employed full time/part time	10.4	19.8	30.7	30.0	16.2	2,200	
Unemployed (looking for work)	15.8	17.4	13.0	13.5	16.0	2,100	
Not in labour force	73.8	62.8	56.3	56.5	67.8	9,100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	52.3	35.3	5.9	6.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	7,000	4,700	800	900	. .	13,400	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,065 (main source of income, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 2,443 (employment status, including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent) 
	5–17 years	18+ years	Total	
Student status	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	
Not a student	64.8	69.0	96.8	96.9	94.5	95.2	
Primary/secondary student	26.1	21.0	0.6	0.4	2.4	1.7	
Post-secondary student/employment training	9.1	9.9	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	1,000	800	13,600	12,600	14,700	13,400	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	200	. .	1,000	. .	1,300	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	100	800	700	900	800	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	200	300	200	300	
Total (number)	1,100	1,100	14,600	14,600	15,700	15,700	
Notes
1.	Table excludes closed support periods for clients aged 4 years and under.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 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)	9.9	2.1	9.8	5.5	
House/flat	72.3	81.7	73.7	76.9	
Other house/dwelling(b)	14.6	13.7	13.5	14.4	
Institutional setting(c)	3.3	2.6	3.0	3.2	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	2,200	1,700	14,800	12,200	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	400	. .	2,100	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	100	200	1,000	1,400	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	<50	100	
Total (number)	2,300	2,300	15,800	15,800	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 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	9.4	4.8	8.0	5.9	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	1.9	4.0	1.4	2.4	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.3		1.1	1.1	
Institutional setting	2.1	1.3	1.9	2.0	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	8.5	1.8	9.0	5.2	
Other, no tenure	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.3	
Purchasing/purchased own home	3.8	2.7	4.9	4.4	
Private rental	36.8	42.4	25.7	26.6	
Public housing rental	12.6	22.0	23.1	27.1	
Community housing rental	1.8	3.2	9.1	11.3	
Rent-free accommodation	5.3	3.6	3.2	2.7	
Boarding	15.7	12.9	12.2	11.2	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	2,000	1,600	13,700	11,300	
Number with ‘Client left 
without providing any information’	. .	400	. .	2,200	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	200	300	1,900	2,000	
Number with missing data	<50	<50	300	300	
Total (number)	2,300	2,300	15,800	15,800	
Note: Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 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)	8.5	2.2	1.6	3.7	5.5	700	
House/flat	75.0	77.6	81.7	83.2	76.9	9,400	
Other house/dwelling(b)	13.9	16.0	14.6	10.5	14.4	1,800	
Institutional setting(c)	2.7	4.2	2.1	2.6	3.2	400	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	52.3	34.4	6.1	7.1	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	6,400	4,200	700	900	. .	12,200	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough(a)	3.2	2.6	1.3	2.3	2.8	200	
House/flat	81.0	69.2	74.7	82.8	76.5	4,500	
Other house/dwelling(b)	12.2	20.9	19.9	11.4	15.7	900	
Institutional setting(c)	3.5	7.3	4.1	3.5	5.0	300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	53.5	36.5	4.9	5.2	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	3,100	2,100	300	300	. .	5,900	
(a)	‘Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough’ includes the categories of ‘Improvised dwelling/car/tent/squat’ and ‘Street/park/in the open’.
(b)	‘Other house/dwelling’ includes the categories of ‘Caravan’, ‘Boarding/rooming house’ and ‘Hostel/hotel/motel’.
(c)	‘Institutional setting’ includes the categories of ‘Hospital’, ‘Psychiatric institution’, ‘Prison/youth training centre’ and ‘Other institutional setting’.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,645 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 2,433 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’). 
2.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some house/dwelling categories in this table have been combined.
3.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 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	5.9	6.8	3.2	3.3	5.9	700	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	1.4	3.5	3.8	3.6	2.4	300	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1	100	
Institutional setting 	1.7	2.6	1.1	1.9	2.0	200	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	8.0	1.9	1.6	3.2	5.2	600	
Other, no tenure	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.3	<50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.8	5.8	6.1	7.1	4.4	500	
Private rental	17.8	35.4	44.7	33.7	26.6	3,000	
Public housing rental	32.0	19.7	19.7	31.9	27.1	3,100	
Community housing rental	17.2	4.7	3.8	4.8	11.3	1,300	
Rent-free accommodation	2.6	2.9	3.7	1.8	2.7	300	
Boarding	9.6	14.7	10.7	7.1	11.2	1,300	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	53.0	33.2	6.4	7.4	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	6,000	3,700	700	800	. .	11,300	
	Closed support periods in which clients were accommodated	
SAAP/CAP crisis/short-term accommodation	6.3	10.4	3.9	4.8	7.5	400	
SAAP/CAP medium/long-term accommodation	1.2	5.1	5.2	6.4	3.1	200	
Other SAAP/CAP funded accommodation	1.3	2.2	2.7	1.3	1.7	100	
Institutional setting 	2.7	4.9	3.0	2.0	3.4	200	
Improvised dwelling/sleeping rough	2.0	2.2	0.9	2.0	2.0	100	
Other, no tenure	0.4	0.9	0.5	1.2	0.6	<50	
Purchasing/purchased own home	2.5	3.1	2.1	4.0	2.8	100	
Private rental	12.6	25.0	28.8	26.6	18.5	1,000	
Public housing rental	23.6	13.9	30.7	35.3	21.2	1,100	
Community housing rental	27.6	7.3	4.8	4.3	18.1	1,000	
Rent-free accommodation	3.8	4.0	4.3	2.8	3.9	200	
Boarding	15.9	21.2	13.0	9.2	17.2	900	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	54.5	35.0	5.1	5.5	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	2,900	1,800	300	300	. .	5,300	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 4,565 closed support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’); 3,007 closed accommodated support periods (including ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Client left without providing any information’).
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent) 
Living situation	Before	After	
With parent(s)	6.4	5.2	
With foster family	0.3	0.1	
With relatives/friends temporary	13.5	12.9	
With relatives/friends long-term	5.0	6.1	
With spouse/partner	11.2	7.8	
With spouse/partner and child(ren)	19.1	15.8	
Alone	18.8	20.7	
Alone with child(ren)	11.9	16.8	
With other unrelated persons	13.1	13.5	
Other	0.8	1.1	
Total	100.0	100.0	
Total (number with valid data)	14,900	12,600	
Number with ‘Client left without providing any information’	. .	2,000	
Number with ‘Don’t know’	900	1,200	
Number with missing data	<50	100	
Total (number)	15,800	15,800	
Notes
1.	In order to ensure confidentiality, some living situation categories in this table have been combined.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation and client non-consent.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Western Australia, 
2007–08
Case management plan	Per cent	Number	
Yes	47.6	5,900	
No, client did not agree to one	13.9	1,700	
No, support period too short	37.9	4,700	
No, other reason	0.5	100	
Total	100.0	12,500	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 3,042.
2.	Figures have been weighted to adjust for agency non-participation.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table 8.11:	SAAP closed support periods where a case management plan was in place by the end of support: extent to which the client’s case management goals were achieved, Western Australia, 2007–08
Achievement of goals	Per cent	Number	
All goals achieved	22.6	1,300	
Most or some goals achieved	66.4	3,900	
No goals achieved	11.0	600	
Total	100.0	5,900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (weighted): 20.
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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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	17,696,000	17,043,000	1,420	2,220	
1997–98	18,015,000	17,633,000	1,410	2,150	
1998–99	22,037,000	21,395,000	1,730	2,720	
1999–00	23,729,000	23,414,000	1,790	2,750	
2000–01	25,673,000	24,757,000	1,630	2,540	
2001–02	26,908,000	25,997,000	1,770	2,880	
2002–03	28,518,000	27,503,000	1,840	2,960	
2003–04	29,544,000	28,462,000	2,070	3,370	
2004–05	29,995,000	29,004,000	1,990	3,270	
2005–06	30,536,000	29,403,000	2,310	3,530	
2006–07(d)	34,594,000	33,512,000	2,030	3,010	
2007–08(d	37,571,000	36,809,000	2,040	3,360	
	Constant 2007–08 $	
1996–97	27,363,000	26,353,000	2,190	3,440	
1997–98	27,115,000	26,541,000	2,120	3,230	
1998–99	31,256,000	30,346,000	2,450	3,850	
1999–00	32,205,000	31,777,000	2,430	3,730	
2000–01	33,583,000	32,385,000	2,140	3,320	
2001–02	33,487,000	32,353,000	2,200	3,580	
2002–03	35,526,000	34,261,000	2,290	3,690	
2003–04	34,705,000	33,435,000	2,430	3,960	
2004–05	34,286,000	33,153,000	2,280	3,740	
2005–06	33,321,000	32,085,000	2,520	3,850	
2006–07(d)	35,804,000	34,684,000	2,100	3,110	
2007–08(d)	37,571,000	36,809,000	2,040	3,360	
(a)	‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 1999–00 and 2001–01 include relatively small amounts provided through the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Program (AIHW 2001a:Table 2.1, 2001b:Table 2.1). ‘Total funding’ and ‘Funding to agencies’ for 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 include state allocations in addition to the SAAP agreement between this government and the Australian Government (Table 2.1; AIHW 2003:Table 2.1, 2005:Table 2.1, 2006a:Table 2.1, 2007:Table 2.1, 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, Western Australia, 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	12,000	12,500	12,400	13,100	15,200	14,700	14,900	13,800	14,500	12,700	16,500	18,100	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Clients	7,700	8,200	7,900	8,500	9,700	9,000	9,300	8,400	8,900	8,300	11,100	10,900	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average support periods with accommodation	300	600	600	600	700	600	700	600	600	600	700	700	
Errors and omissions	1,050	1,100	1,300	1,600	1,750	1,650	1,800	1,350	1,600	92	84	62	
Daily average support periods	1,100	1,100	1,300	1,600	1,700	1,700	1,800	1,300	1,600	1,400	3,700	2,700	
Errors and omissions	865	415	63	25	119	128	15	3	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of a support period, the definition of a client and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	The number of clients in this table relates to the first visit for that client in Western Australia. Since a client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
3.	Refer to AIHW 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, Western Australia, 2001–02 to 2007–08 (number)
	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	
Accompanying child support periods	7,700	8,000	7,900	8,600	8,300	9,600	11,700	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Accompanying children	5,900	6,000	5,900	6,100	5,400	6,300	8,300	
Errors and omissions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	
Nightly average accompanying child support periods with accommodation	300	400	400	500	500	500	600	
Errors and omissions	99	58	139	127	70	43	8	
Daily average accompanying child support periods	1,000	1,200	700	900	900	1,200	1,800	
Errors and omissions	61	6	—	—	—	—	—	
Notes
1.	In 2005–06 the definition of an accompanying child support period, the definition of an accompanying child and the statistical linkage key were changed. Data from that point on are therefore not comparable to previous years.
2.	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of days of support and the number of nights of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to have the same periods of support and accommodation as their parent(s) or guardian(s).
3.	The number of accompanying children in this table relates to the first visit for that child in Western Australia. Since a client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	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, Western Australia, 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)	94	100	104	104	102	104	105	109	107	106	133	141	
Agency participation rate (%)	96.8	95.0	95.2	93.3	97.1	97.1	99.0	95.4	94.4	92.5	90.2	92.9	
Records returned (number)	11,538	11,915	11,774	12,178	14,711	14,257	14,795	13,146	13,729	11,676	15,104	16,799	
Records returned with consent (%)	66.1	77.7	74.7	80.1	84.0	88.2	88.1	90.6	91.6	89.9	93.8	89.6	
Records returned with valid consent(b) (%)	62.5	74.3	71.6	77.3	81.8	86.3	86.3	87.4	88.7	86.5	89.6	83.1	
(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 Western Australia. 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, 
Western Australia, 2007–08 (number)
Support periods	1,800	
With accommodation	300	
Without accommodation	1,500	
Clients	900	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2007–08 (number)
Accompanying child support periods	1,200	
With accommodation(a)	500	
Without accommodation(a)	800	
Accompanying children	700	
(a)	Dates of support and accommodation are not collected for accompanying children. For the purposes of calculating the number of accompanying child support periods with and without a period of accommodation, accompanying children are assumed to be accommodated if their parent or guardian was accommodated.
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that child at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of all clients	Percentage of sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–24 years	5.6	22.0	40.5	25.5	27.6	200	
25–44 years	5.5	51.8	39.7	60.1	57.3	500	
45–64 years	2.7	11.4	19.8	13.2	14.1	100	
65 years and over	—	1.0	—	1.2	1.0	<50	
Total	13.8	86.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	800	100	800	. .	900	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	29.9	32.4	. .	32.1	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	30	32	. .	32	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Age	Percentage of 
all accompanying children	Percentage of 
sex group	Total	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Per cent	Number	
0–9 years	38.5	33.6	75.0	69.1	72.2	500	
10–17 years	12.8	15.0	25.0	30.9	27.8	200	
Total	51.4	48.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	400	300	400	300	. .	700	
Mean age (years)	. .	. .	5.8	6.6	. .	6.2	
Median age (years)	. .	. .	5	6	. .	6	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 0.
2.	A client with accompanying children may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of accompanying children in this table refers to the first visit by that accompanying child at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	Figures are unweighted.
Source: SAAP Client Collection.

Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08 (per cent)
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Male	Female	Total	
			Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples	16.4	26.2	24.8	200	
Other Australian-born people	65.5	57.3	58.4	500	
People born overseas, English proficiency group 1	10.3	8.2	8.5	100	
People born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	7.8	8.3	8.3	100	
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	. .	
Total (row %)	14.1	85.9	100.0	. .	
Total (number)	100	700	. .	800	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 55.
2.	A client may move between Pilot Project agencies and other SAAP agencies. The number of clients in this table refers to the first visit by that client at a Pilot Project agency in Western Australia. 
3.	A client may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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, Western Australia, 2007–08
Cultural and linguistic diversity	Per cent	Number	
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	39.5	300	
Other Australian-born children	56.3	400	
Children born overseas, English proficiency group 1	0.7	<50	
Children born overseas, English proficiency groups 2–4	3.4	<50	
Total	100.0	700	
Notes
1.	Number excluded due to errors and omissions (unweighted): 20.
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 Western Australia. 
3.	A client with accompanying children may have support periods in more than one state or territory, therefore state and territory figures do not sum to the national figure.
4.	For derivation of cultural and linguistic diversity, refer to AIHW 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 Western Australia follows.
A2.1	Agency participation
Table A2.1:	SAAP Client Collection: agency participation rates and records returned with informed consent and valid consent for clients, by state and territory and primary target group, Western Australia, 2007–08
	Agencies(a)	Records returned	
	Total	Participation rate	Total	Consent	Valid consent(b)	
District	Number	%	Number	%	%	
Armadale	7	100.0	302	78.1	75.8	
Cannington	6	83.3	235	85.1	80.0	
Fremantle	12	100.0	2,530	98.2	95.3	
Goldfields	7	100.0	1,411	96.9	59.5	
Great Southern	5	100.0	468	88.0	83.3	
Joondalup	4	100.0	298	99.0	93.6	
Kimberley	10	100.0	1,813	94.3	90.2	
Metro/State	12	100.0	1,029	93.9	84.8	
Midland	5	100.0	754	99.1	97.1	
Mirrabooka	5	100.0	231	96.5	94.4	
Murchison	7	85.7	514	94.7	91.6	
Peel	4	100.0	614	94.5	86.0	
Perth	27	85.2	4,227	75.3	73.3	
Pilbara	8	75.0	830	87.2	83.9	
Rockingham	5	100.0	592	99.2	95.3	
Southwest	10	80.0	617	84.8	81.4	
Wheatbelt	7	100.0	334	96.4	92.8	
Total	141	92.9	16,799	89.6	83.1	
Service delivery model						
Crisis/short-term accommodation	70	98.6	8,926	92.9	89.3	
Medium/long-term accommodation	29	93.1	1,711	92.6	89.5	
Day support	6	66.7	3,172	77.4	59.6	
Outreach support	29	89.7	2,693	91.9	86.6	
Telephone information/referral/multiple	2	—	—	—	—	
Other	5	100.0	297	81.1	79.8	
Total	141	92.9	16,799	89.6	83.1	
Primary target group						
Young people	33	93.9	2,140	96.3	90.3	
Single men only	9	100.0	987	89.2	88.2	
Single women only	1	100.0	270	99.6	95.9	
Families	12	91.7	447	84.3	80.5	
Women escaping domestic violence	52	100.0	7,389	82.6	78.8	
Cross-target/multiple/general	34	79.4	5,566	96.3	84.8	
Total	141	92.9	16,799	89.6	83.1	
(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, Western Australia, 2007–08
	Records returned	
	Total	Consent	Valid consent(a)	
District	Number	Per cent	Per cent	
Armadale	433	70.2	55.2	
Cannington	146	70.5	67.1	
Fremantle	306	94.4	51.6	
Goldfields	642	98.4	86.3	
Great Southern	492	89.0	80.7	
Joondalup	263	98.9	91.3	
Kimberley	1,895	93.5	82.0	
Metro/State	343	97.4	88.3	
Midland	1,321	99.3	16.7	
Mirrabooka	293	98.3	95.6	
Murchison	440	99.5	96.8	
Peel	645	95.0	64.7	
Perth	1,728	89.2	76.1	
Pilbara	612	83.0	70.8	
Rockingham	657	98.8	61.3	
Southwest	376	77.4	65.4	
Wheatbelt	261	97.7	83.5	
Total	10,853	92.4	69.1	
Service delivery model				
Crisis/short-term accommodation	7,028	94.2	70.0	
Medium/long-term accommodation	846	82.7	64.9	
Day support	66	65.2	27.3	
Outreach support	2,405	94.3	68.3	
Telephone information/referral/multiple	—	—	—	
Other	508	77.8	73.4	
Total	10,853	92.4	69.1	
Primary target group				
Young people	266	89.1	78.9	
Single men only	7	85.7	85.7	
Single women only	—	—	—	
Families	777	82.4	70.5	
Women escaping domestic violence	7,166	92.0	78.8	
Cross-target/multiple/general	2,637	96.8	41.3	
Total	10,853	92.4	69.1	
(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).

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

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List of tables
Table 2.1:	SAAP agencies: funding allocations to agencies and mean funding per agency, by 
district and primary target group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 3.1:	SAAP support periods and clients, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 3.2:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 3.3:	SAAP support periods: number of support periods active each day, average by 
month and district, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 3.4:	SAAP support periods with accommodation: number of accommodation periods 
active each night, average by month and district, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.1:	SAAP clients: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.2:	SAAP accompanying children: age, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.3:	SAAP clients: number of support periods per client, by age and sex, Western 
Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.4:	SAAP accompanying children: number of accompanying child support periods per accompanying child, by age, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.5:	SAAP clients: country of birth, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.6:	SAAP accompanying children: country of birth, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.7:	SAAP clients and support periods per client: cultural and linguistic diversity by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 4.8:	SAAP accompanying children: cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 
2007–08
Table 5.1:	SAAP support periods: client group, by district, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 5.2:	SAAP support periods: client group, by primary target group of agency, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 5.3:	SAAP support periods: main reason for seeking assistance, by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 6.1:	SAAP closed support periods: length of support, by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 6.2:	SAAP closed support periods in which clients were accommodated: total length of accommodation by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 6.3:	SAAP support periods: services provided to clients, by client group, Western 
Australia,  2007–08
Table 6.4:	SAAP accompanying child support periods: services provided to accompanying 
children, by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 7.1:	SAAP closed support periods: services required by clients, by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 7.2:	SAAP closed accompanying child support periods: services required for 
accompanying children, by client group, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 7.3:	SAAP services required by clients in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 7.4:	SAAP services required for accompanying children in closed support periods, by provision, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 
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, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.1:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income immediately before and after 
a support period, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.2:	SAAP closed support periods: employment status in the week before and after a 
support period, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.3:	SAAP closed support periods: main source of income and employment status after support, by length of support, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.4:	SAAP closed support periods: student status immediately before and after a support period, by age, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.5:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling immediately before and after 
a support period, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.6:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure immediately before and after a support period, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.7:	SAAP closed support periods: type of house/dwelling occupied after support, by 
length of support, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.8:	SAAP closed support periods: type of tenure after support, by length of support, 
Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.9:	SAAP closed support periods: living situation immediately before and after a 
support period, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table 8.10:	SAAP closed support periods: existence of a case management plan, Western 
Australia,  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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 1996–97 to 
2007–08
Table 9.2:	SAAP support periods and clients, by reporting period, Western Australia, 1996–97
 to 2007–08
Table 9.3:	SAAP accompanying child support periods and accompanying children, by 
reporting period, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 1996–97 
to 2007–08
Table A1.1:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project support periods and clients, 
Western Australia, 2007–08
Table A1.2:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying child support 
periods and accompanying children, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table A1.3:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: age, by sex, Western Australia,  2007–08
Table A1.4:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: age, 
by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table A1.5:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project clients: cultural and linguistic diversity, by sex, Western Australia, 2007–08
Table A1.6:	SAAP Innovation and Investment Fund Pilot Project accompanying children: 
cultural and linguistic diversity, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 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, Western Australia, 2007–08

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