SPECIALIST HOMELESSNESS SERVICES COLLECTION
DASHBOARD METADATA
Collection Type
- Administrative by-product
| Geographic Coverage
- National
- State/Territory (all)
| Frequency
| Data Availability
- Detailed publication / report publicly available
- Data cubes / spreadsheets publicly available
|
CONTACT DETAILS
Data custodian: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Telephone: 1800 627 191
Email: homelessness@aihw.gov.au
Web Address: https://www.aihw.gov.au/
DESCRIPTION
The Specialist Homelessness Services Collection (SHSC) commenced in July 2011 and is the main source of current data about these services. Every year the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) produces reports on the collection that describe:
- the people who received assistance from specialist homelessness agencies, the assistance they received, reasons for seeking assistance, and their changes in housing and other circumstances;
- trends in the characteristics of clients, the services they receive, and their outcomes;
- the people who requested services but were not provided with support at that time.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection commenced: July 2011
Breaks in series: None
Other details:
COLLECTION METHODOLOGY
Homelessness data for the SHSC is submitted through a secure AIHW online platform called Specialist Homelessness Online Reporting (SHOR). SHOR accepts and processes data from SHS agencies across the country. Data are collected monthly from agencies participating in the collection.
SCOPE AND COVERAGE
All clients, including adults and children, who sought assistance by SHS agencies funded by state and territory governments to respond to or prevent homelessness.
DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic and family violence - The client sought assistance as a result of physical or emotional abuse inflicted on the client by a family member.
Assistance for domestic/family violence - Assistance for domestic/family violence refers to one-to-one discussion or group sessions with the client, usually provided on more than one occasion, focused around violence inflicted on the client by a family member. Includes referring the client for counselling to a domestic violence support group, or specialised domestic violence support service.
Assistance for domestic/family violence (victim support services) - One-to-one discussion or group sessions with the client, usually provided on more than one occasion, focused around violence inflicted on the client by a family member. Includes referring the client for counselling to a domestic violence support group, or specialised domestic violence support service for victims of family and domestic violence.
Assistance for domestic/family violence (perpetrator support services) - One-to-one discussion or group sessions with the client, usually provided on more than one occasion, focused around the family and domestic violence the client has perpetrated. Includes referring the client for counselling to a perpetrator support group, or specialised perpetrator support service.
DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Sexual abuse - The client sought assistance as a result of sexual abuse inflicted on the client by a family member or non-related individual.
Assistance for incest/sexual assault - Assistance for incest/sexual assault refers to one-to-one discussion sessions with the client, usually provided on more than one occasion, dealing with incest or sexual abuse.
DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION
Data is disseminated via annual reports, fact sheets, and downloadable data tables:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/our-data-collections/specialist-homelessness-services-collection
Users can request additional disaggregations of data which are not available online or in reports (subject to the AIHW’s confidentiality policy and state and territory approval) via the AIHW’s online customised data request system. Depending on the nature of the request, requests for access to unpublished data may also incur costs or require approval from the AIHW Ethics Committee.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/our-services/data-on-request
PUBLICATIONS
Specialist Homelessness Services Annual Report:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-statistics/health-welfare-services/homelessness-services/reports
A dedicated client group analysis is available for clients who have experienced domestic and family violence in both the report and suite of tables:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-2016-17/contents/client-groups-of-interest/clients-who-have-experienced-domestic-and-family-violence
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 & SV |
| Environmental factors | FDV & SV |
| Psycho-social factors | FDV & SV |
| Risk |  |
| Community prevalence | |
| Community incidence | |
| Incident/Experience | |
| Characteristics of incident | |
| Responses | FDV & SV |
| Formal responses | FDV & SV |
| Informal responses | FDV & SV |
| Impacts/Outcomes | FDV & SV |
| Programs, Research, and Evaluation | FDV & SV |
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
EVENT
FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data
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 | FDV |
| Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional | FDV |
| Legal/financial service | FDV |
| Refuge/shelter/resource centre | FDV |
| Government housing/community services | FDV |
| Other | FDV |
| Informal support | |
| Friend/family member | |
| Pastoral care | |
| Helpline | |
| Other | |
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