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People who would know where to go if they needed support for someone experiencing violence
Measure: Proportion of people who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence
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Baseline value
56%
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Latest value
56%in 2021
Last updated:
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An increase in the proportion of people who said they would know where to seek support will indicate a better community understanding of how to get help when domestic violence occurs.
This measure provides additional context about community understanding and complements data on increased bystander willingness to intervene, increased confidence to report violence, and increased satisfaction in the responses taken when violence has occurred. It also complements data on community understanding of violence more broadly, including knowledge of the gendered drivers and behaviours that constitute violence.
Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
Outcome: 2 Services and prevention programs are effective, culturally responsive, intersectional and accessible
Sub-outcome: 2.6 Sector and community capacity is developed to identify and support all people impacted by violence or at risk of violence
Indicator: Increased resources (staffing/outlets) across the sector
Baseline: 2021
Latest year: 2021
Data source: National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey
Source: DSS 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
People who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, 2017 and 2021
| Year | Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 60% |
| 2021 | 56% |
Note: Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
State and territory
People who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, by jurisdiction, 2017 and 2021
| Jurisdiction | 2017 | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 60% | 57% |
| Vic | 57% | 53% |
| Qld | 62% | 58% |
| WA | 60% | 56% |
| SA | 62% | 54% |
| Tas | 63% | 53% |
| ACT | 62% | 65% |
| NT | 69% | 62% |
Note: Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Population characteristics
Gender
People who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, by gender, 2017 and 2021
| Sex | 2017 | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|---|
| Females | 60% | 58% |
| Males | 59% | 54% |
| Non-binary respondents | n.a. | n.p. |
Notes:
- 2021 was the first year NCAS reported results for non–binary respondents. "Non–binary" includes all respondents who reported they were non–binary or another gender identity outside the gender binary.
- Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
n.a.: not available.n.p.: not published.
Age
People who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, by age group, 2017 and 2021
| Age group | 2017 | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|---|
| 16–24 | 61% | 64% |
| 25–34 | 60% | 59% |
| 35–44 | 62% | 57% |
| 45–54 | 63% | 59% |
| 55–64 | 62^% | 52% |
| 65–74 | 55% | 47% |
| 75+ | 51% | 47% |
Note: Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
^: statistically significant difference between 2017 and 2021 mean score.
Sexuality
People who said they would know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, by sexuality, 2021
| Sexuality | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|
| Heterosexual | 56% |
| Lesbian | 64% |
| Gay | 60% |
| Bisexual or Pansexual | 63% |
| Asexual, queer or diverse sexualities | 45% |
Notes:
- In 2017, sexuality was not asked and therefore cannot be included.
- Data for this measure may be difficult to interpret. For example, it is possible that a person does not immediately know where to go if they needed outside support for someone experiencing domestic violence, but they are confident they could find out this information quickly via internet search platforms.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures: