Data Analysis of Deconstructing Homelessness

This is the data analysis of Deconstructing Homelessness and what is contained in the course.

This data will be released after every iteration and will chart the improvements, modifications and changes that have been made over time.

Deconstructing Homelessness: First Iteration

January 17 - February 19 2026

Ballajura Library

Data Generated: 2026-02-21.

Derived from slides, references, glossaries, and research.

Slides

Week Title Total Slides Content Slides*
1 Homelessness & Empathy: The Adversarial Perspective 82 75
2 Outhouse to Sh*thouse: Understanding Australia's Housing 107 104
3 Understanding the Funding Dynamics of Homelessness 49 47
4 State Policy — Housing First 55 53
5 Economic Dehumanisation and the Dynamics of Fear 46 44
6 Deconstructed: The Future of Homelessness Responses 57 55
Total 396 378

* Content slides exclude title, acknowledgements, and section divider slides.

Slide Highlights:

  • Most slides: Week 2 with 107 slides, 27% more than the course average

  • Least slides: Week 5 with 46 slides

  • Course average: 66 slides per session

References

Per Week

Week References Primary Source Type
1 16 Academic psychology & critical theory
2 39 Historical, government, economic policy
3 25 Government policy, academic, NGO
4 70 Government policy, legal, housing research
5 17 Economic theory, government, philosophy
6 46 Government reports, Senate inquiries, policy
Total 213

Reference Domain Breakdown (all weeks combined)

Domain Count Organisation
doi.org 98 Peer-reviewed academic journals (via DOI)
wa.gov.au 31 Western Australian Government
legislation.wa.gov.au 13 WA Legislation
aph.gov.au 10 Australian Parliament
rba.gov.au 8 Reserve Bank of Australia
abc.net.au 6 ABC News
abs.gov.au 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics
aihw.gov.au 5 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
aiatsis.gov.au 4 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
parliament.wa.gov.au 4 WA Parliament
nla.gov.au 4 National Library of Australia
menziesrc.org / robertmenziesinstitute.org 4 Menzies Research Centre
australiainstitute.org.au 4 The Australia Institute
aushomelessconf.org.au 4 Australian Homelessness Conference

Most-cited source type: Academic peer-reviewed journals, 98 DOI-linked references across 6 weeks.

Most-cited government body: Western Australian Government (wa.gov.au + legislation.wa + parliament.wa = 48 references combined)

Most reference-intensive week: Week 4 (Housing First) with 70 references, more than Weeks 1, 3, and 5 combined.

Least reference-intensive week: Week 1 with 16.

Glossaries

Per Week

Week Terms Defined Glossary Word Count
1 20 1,749
2 57 3,844
3 44 2,449
4 19 834
5 41 2,079
6 24 921
Total 205 11,876

Most term-dense glossary: Week 2 with 57 terms.

Least term-dense glossary: Week 4 with 19 terms.

Word Counts

Week Word Count
1 5,478
2 8,272
3 4,427
4 4,958
5 4,512
6 5,948
Total 33,595

Word counts cover all text across slide decks, including structural slides and presenter's notes. Image alt text excluded.

Top 20 Most Repeated Words: Course Wide

Across all content slides and presenter’s notes. Excludes stop words. "Beneath" and "Surface" also excluded.

Rank Word Count Significance
1 housing 486 Core subject, appears more than homelessness itself
2 homelessness 356 Core subject
3 government 135 Central actor across all sessions
4 australia 124 Geographic/policy context
5 people 123 Humanising frame throughout
6 system 122 Structural critique lens
7 state 108 State government + "state of being"
8 first 104 "Housing First" policy term
9 funding 101 Course-wide preoccupation with resource flows
10 policy 93
11 social 87
12 within 79
13 market 76
14 economic 74
15 australian 73
16 sector 70 Homelessness/NGO sector
17 services 68
18 research 65
19 public 62 Public housing, public policy
20 support 60

Across all content slides (title/acknowledgement slides excluded). Stop words and course branding excluded.

Total Project Word Count

Source Words
Slide content and presenter notes (all 6 weeks)33,595
Glossaries (all 6 weeks)11,876
Research notes 36,419
Total (these sources)81,890

Reference lists and special content files (activities and other handhouts) are not included in this count.

Research Citations

Government Source Distribution

  • 48 references to WA Government sources (wa.gov + parliament.wa + legislation.wa)

  • 20 references to Federal Government sources (aph.gov + abs.gov + aihw.gov)

  • 8 references to Reserve Bank of Australia

  • 2.4:1 ratio (WA:Federal)

Academic Sources

  • 98 peer-reviewed journal references (via doi.org). 46% of all 213 references

  • Fields cited: psychology (moral disengagement), political science, economics, history, social policy, public health, planning

  • Most cited author type: government policy documents and peer-reviewed social science