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This report provides an overview of homelessness in Western Australia, including its scale and characteristics, key drivers and causes, the effectiveness of current approaches, and gaps in services and in the evidence. The report concludes by considering the potential path forward for addressing homelessness in Western Australia, and the strategic target areas for future responses. Chapters include: measuring homelessness, a profile of homelessness in Western Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics measures, Specialist Homelessness Services Data, homelessness among children and teenagers, deinstitutionalisation and homelessness risks for young people, the drivers of adult homelessness, a profile of Indigenous homelessness, the health and justice dimensions, the costs of homelessness, evidence-based principles for effective homelessness interventions, planning responses to homelessness in Western Australia, priority groups for Western Australia identified in homelessness measures, how the sector is doing in terms of meeting needs in Western Australia, and the way forward.