Table 1 Domains and Variables Assessed Using Self-Report Measures at Each Time Point

 General demographics (e.g., date of birth, gender, Aboriginality)

X

 Education (highest attainment and current participation)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Housing history (6 months, 12 months, or lifetime [depending on wave])

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Current living arrangement (last night/week)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Adequacy of accommodation (e.g., safety, distance to services, affordability)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Housing location and mobility

X

X

X

X

 Independent Living Skills Scale – Homelessness [60]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Problems experienced (e.g., gambling, reading and writing)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 History of violence in the family home

X

 History of out-of-home care

X

 Relationship status

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Children (number, living arrangement, out-of-home care)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Current contact with friends, family and social participation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Enriched Social Support Instrument (ESSI) [61]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Three Item Loneliness Scale (3-ILS) [62]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Support received from services

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Selected items from the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) [63];

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Diagnoses of specified conditions and treatment

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Health service utilisation (e.g., ED presentations, hospital admissions)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (S-WEMWBS) [64]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) [65]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, Short Form (DASS21) [66]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale (SISES) [67]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Mental health diagnoses and treatment

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 World Health Organisation Quality of Life- BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) [68]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 World Health Organisation Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI; Trauma History Section) [69]

X

 Abbreviated PTSD Checklist Civilian Version (Abbreviated PCL-C) [70]

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) [71];

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Selected items from the Opiate Treatment Index (OTI) [72];

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Use of alcohol and drug detox services

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Labour force participation, employment (hours and occupation), unemployment, volunteering

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Sources and level of income

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Involvement with justice system (e.g., police, arrests, prison)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X