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Hospitalisations of First Nations women
Measure: Decrease in rates of hospitalisation for family violence assaults for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
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Baseline value
746per 100,000 First Nations females (aged 15 and over) in 2022–23
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Latest value
783per 100,000 First Nations females (aged 15 and over) in 2023–24
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A low or decreasing rate of family violence hospitalisations is desirable. However, an increase in the rate may indicate an increase in the reporting and/or recording of a perpetrator to hospital staff.
Baseline: 2022–23.
Indicator: Increase in the number of women who are safe.
Long-term outcome: National Agreement on Closing the Gap Outcome 13: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and households are safe.
Data source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Source: DSS 2023, 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Hospitalisations data reported in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people topic use a different method and are not comparable to data reported for the National Plan Outcomes measure or Closing the Gap. See Box 2 in Health services for more information.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 and over, 2019–20 to 2023–24
| Year | Number per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2019–20 | 821.9 |
| 2020–21 | 849.9 |
| 2021–22 | 702.6 |
| 2022–23 | 746.0 |
| 2023–24 | 783.1 |
| Year | Number ('000) |
|---|---|
| 2019–20 | 2.6 |
| 2020–21 | 2.8 |
| 2021–22 | 2.4 |
| 2022–23 | 2.6 |
| 2023–24 | 2.8 |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Time series data may not match previously published data due to revisions to denominator data or retrospective updates to the numerator.
State and territory
Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 and over, by jurisdiction, 2022–23 and 2023–24 (Number per 100,000)
| Jurisdiction | 2022–23 (baseline) | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 89.1 | 115.2 |
| Vic | 190.2 | 263.0 |
| Qld | 511.1 | 487.5 |
| WA | 1,583.9 | 1,597.3 |
| SA | 708.6 | 843.2 |
| Tas | n.p. | n.p. |
| ACT | 373.1 | 392.5 |
| NT | 3,803.8 | 4,041.8 |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
n.p.: not published.
Time series data may not match previously published data due to revisions to denominator data or retrospective updates to the numerator.
Population characteristics
Relationship to perpetrator
Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 and over, by relationship to perpetrator, 2022–23 and 2023–24 (Number per 100,000)
| Perpetrator | 2022–23 (baseline) | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | 11.0 | 15.0 |
| Other family member | 199.7 | 220.0 |
| Spouse or domestic partner | 535.3 | 548.1 |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Sex
Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, by sex, 2022–23 and 2023–24 (Number per 100,000)
| Sex | 2022–23 (baseline) | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 223.5 | 221.9 |
| Females | 746.0 | 783.1 |
| Persons | 487.5 | 505.8 |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
Department of Social Services (DSS) (2023) Outcomes Framework 2023-2032, DSS, accessed 26 February 2024.
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures:
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