TW DATA STORY
“TW is a role model about how to run a successful and respected community service.”
“TW is accessible and respected by Community. From my experience, I could see that Community genuinely value TW and utilise the Hub as a place for connection and safe conversations. ”
“[TW] takes a place-based approach that’s specific to Port Adelaide, but it does link it into that bigger systems approach, which supports the work on the ground. ”
Tiraapendi Wodli Networked Way of Working (%)
Tiraapendi Wodli 20 Steps: Post Release Support Services (%)
"[TW] takes a place-based approach that’s specific to Port Adelaide, but it does link it into that bigger systems approach,
which supports the work on the ground." (S304)
The Hub is a busy place!
On average, the Hub receives approximately 195 individuals and more than 440 presentations per month.
“Other places tend to just ‘Aboriginalise’ a mainstream paradigm, and it falls over.
But this one really is ground-up and community-driven and community-run.” (S310)
DATA Snapshot: Tiraapendi Wodli supports provided to community members during 2025-26
49% Financial wellbeing
& food security
Access to one-off financial assistance including emergency food provisions and support to understand basic financial literacy, banking, bills, concessions
40% Housing stability
Assistance to navigate homelessness and housing systems for public and community housing options including the homelessness gateway service and support to maintain tenancy security
35% Active service referrals
Active service referrals to local services such as health, housing, mental health, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, financial support and literacy and family support services
27% Access to ID
ID documents may include birth certificate, proof of age, drivers license, health records, Medicare documentation, banking records
25% Post-prison release support
Coordinated support to access housing, health, social and cultural support, social security, ID, banking, training and employment and other essential services in the months following prison release
23% Mental health & wellbeing
Holistic assistance for people with ongoing mental health and trauma issues including access to mental health, psychology and other wellbeing services to maintain stability living in the community
20% Family stability
Support to establish positive family relationships, access family support services, engage with children’s education, connect with culture and other community-based networks
Data snapshot of visitors to Tiraapendi Wodli receiving support services 2024-25. Artwork by Alicia Papertalk, reproduced with permission, © Alicia Papertalk, 2025
Community who visit Tiraapendi Wodli
During 2024-25, most people coming through the Hub’s doors for support services were local, with one-half living in the Port Adelaide Enfield LGA area. A further one in five came from across Adelaide’s northern and western suburbs. Others came from regional and remote South Australia, and a significant group had no fixed address.
Hub records (2024-25) show the range of concerns people seek support for. Food security and financial wellbeing (37%), post-prison release support (25%), housing stability (21%), active referrals to services (21%), access to ID and essential documents (20%), mental health and wellbeing (13%), family stability (13%), and cultural connection and leadership (11%) were among the most common. These figures demonstrate the breadth of need and highlight the multiple pressures community members face when they walk through the Hub’s doors.