4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018  
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NATIONAL SOCIAL HOUSING SURVEY

DASHBOARD METADATA

Collection Type
  • Survey
Geographic Coverage
  • National
  • State/Territory (all)
Frequency
  • More than 5 yearly
Data Availability
  • Detailed publication / report publicly available
  • Data cubes / spreadsheets publicly available

CONTACT DETAILS

Data custodian: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Telephone: (02) 6244 1000
Email: info@aihw.gov.au
Web Address: https://www.aihw.gov.au/

DESCRIPTION

The National Social Housing Survey (NSHS) is run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and collects data on social housing tenants and their housing experiences. First undertaken in 1996 with public housing tenants, the NSHS has expanded to include mainstream community housing tenants (2001) and state owned and managed Indigenous housing (SOMIH) tenants (2005). In 2016, the NSHS sampled tenants of SOMIH, public and community housing programs (collectively referred to as ‘social housing’). To date, Indigenous community housing, while an important form of social housing for Indigenous Australians, has not been covered in the NSHS.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection commenced: 1996
Breaks in series: None
Other details:

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

The 2016 NSHS collected data from tenants of public and community housing using mail-out self-completion paper questionnaires. Additionally, surveys could also be completed online.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

The NSHS is a national survey encompassing a range of tenancies sampled by geography and remoteness. In 2016, the NSHS was conducted across three social housing programs: public housing, SOMIH, and community housing. Indigenous community housing was out of scope for the 2016 survey.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Though not specifically a family and domestic violence survey, the NSHS provides data tables of the proportion of tenants using community and health services, including domestic and family violence services.

DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

N/A

DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION

Data tables and detailed results report available:

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/national-social-housing-survey-detailed-2016/data

PUBLICATIONS

National Social Housing Survey: detailed results 2016

HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES

This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs.

Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

STATISTICAL ELEMENTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Context
FDV
Environmental factors
FDV
Psycho-social factors
FDV
Risk
Community prevalence
Community incidence
Incident/Experience
Characteristics of incident
Responses
FDV
Formal responses
FDV
Informal responses
Impacts/Outcomes
Programs, Research, and Evaluation

Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003).

PERSON

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Victim/Respondent
Socio-demographic
FDV
Sex
FDV
Age
FDV
Indigenous status
FDV
Cultural and linguistic diversity
Marital status
Disability status
Employment status
FDV
Educational attainment
Socioeconomic status
Mental health
Other
FDV
homelessness in the 5 years prior to survey

EVENT

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Location
Home/residential location
Workplace/place of study
Public transport
At a place of entertainment or recreation
Other public place
Other
Relationship
Current partner/spouse
Previous partner/spouse
Boyfriend/girlfriend/date
Parent
Child
Sibling
Other relative/family member
Other known person
Stranger
Other
Other characteristics
Weapon use
Alcohol/other substance involved
Physical injuries sustained
Hospitalisation
Other

TRANSACTION

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Detection and prosecution
Police
Courts
Corrections
Other
Formal support
FDV
Police
Doctor/other health professional
Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional
Legal/financial service
Refuge/shelter/resource centre
Government housing/community services
Other
FDV
use of domestic and family violence services
Informal support
Friend/family member
Pastoral care
Helpline
Other