❓ Question regarding the number and type of state-funded family and domestic violence (FDV) crisis response services in regional WA. The answer provides a breakdown by region, service type, and staffing model, noting all services are locally based.
AnsweredQoN 1442Legislative Council
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I refer to crisis response services for family and domestic violence in regional Western Australia, and I ask:(a) How many state funded FDV outreach or crisis response services operate in each WA Country Health Service region;(b) Of those services, how many are delivered through:(i) locally based staff; and(ii) visiting, outreach, or fly-in fly-out model;(c) Please identify the regions where no locally based FDV crisis response service is available; and(d) For each region identified in (c), what alternative arrangements are in place to respond to FDV incidents?
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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
Response time
6 days
(a) The Department of Communities (Communities) does not utilise the Western Australia Country Health Service (WACHS) region to record information. The below table is based on the regional boundaries used by Communities.
Region Supported Accommodation Safe at Home Mobile Outreach Coordinated Response Total East Kimberley 4 1 2 1 8 West Kimberley 3 1 2 1 7 Pilbara 4 2 4 1 11 Mid West Gascoyne 3 1 3 1 8 Wheatbelt 2 0 2 1 5 Goldfields – Esperance 4 2 2 1 9 Great Southern 2 2 1 1 6 South West 2 1 2 1 6
Region
Supported Accommodation
Safe at Home
Mobile Outreach
Coordinated Response
Total
East Kimberley
4
1
2
1
8
West Kimberley
3
1
2
1
7
Pilbara
4
2
4
1
11
Mid West Gascoyne
3
1
3
1
8
Wheatbelt
2
0
2
1
5
Goldfields – Esperance
4
2
2
1
9
Great Southern
2
2
1
1
6
South West
2
1
2
1
6
Note:
(b) All services are funded for a locally based staff model.
(c – d) Not applicable.
Region Supported Accommodation Safe at Home Mobile Outreach Coordinated Response Total East Kimberley 4 1 2 1 8 West Kimberley 3 1 2 1 7 Pilbara 4 2 4 1 11 Mid West Gascoyne 3 1 3 1 8 Wheatbelt 2 0 2 1 5 Goldfields – Esperance 4 2 2 1 9 Great Southern 2 2 1 1 6 South West 2 1 2 1 6
Region
Supported Accommodation
Safe at Home
Mobile Outreach
Coordinated Response
Total
East Kimberley
4
1
2
1
8
West Kimberley
3
1
2
1
7
Pilbara
4
2
4
1
11
Mid West Gascoyne
3
1
3
1
8
Wheatbelt
2
0
2
1
5
Goldfields – Esperance
4
2
2
1
9
Great Southern
2
2
1
1
6
South West
2
1
2
1
6
Note:
(b) All services are funded for a locally based staff model.
(c – d) Not applicable.
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