Increasingly scholars across the world are developing sophisticated approaches to understanding the impacts of homelessness and domestic and family violence (DFV) for women and women headed families. This paper reports on qualitative research undertaken in Queensland mining communities about the experiences of women and their families who have experienced homelessness due to family breakdown or DFV. This paper presents a subset of data from a larger study with a specific focus on an analysis of five women's experiences, including some data from interviews with homelessness service providers and community representatives. This research provides a regional and rural frame of reference for understanding structural factors affecting women and families experience of homelessness and domestic and family violence. The paper concludes with a discussion of two key recommendations. These are (1) Improving access to safe and affordable housing for women and families in mining communities and (2) strengthening social planning to address women's safety and housing needs in these communities.

世界各地越来越多的学者正在开发复杂的方法来了解无家可归和家庭暴力 (DFV) 对女性和女性户主家庭的影响。本文报告了在昆士兰矿业社区进行的关于因家庭破裂或 DFV 而无家可归的妇女及其家庭经历的定性研究。本文提供了来自一项更大研究的数据子集，特别侧重于对五名妇女的经历的分析，其中包括与无家可归服务提供者和社区代表的访谈的一些数据。这项研究为理解影响妇女和家庭无家可归和家庭暴力经历的结构性因素提供了一个区域和农村参考框架。本文最后讨论了两个关键建议。它们是 (1) 改善采矿社区妇女和家庭获得安全和负担得起的住房的机会，以及 (2) 加强社会规划，以解决这些社区妇女的安全和住房需求。