Women who have experienced FDV who have someone they can ask for support when in crisis

6.4 Women have economic security and their social, cultural and economic needs are met, including being supported to access affordable, accessible and safe housing, from crisis accommodation to transitional and long-term housing.

Increased social connection for victim-survivors.

Proportion of women who have experienced FDV in the last 5 years who have someone they don’t live with who they can ask for support when in crisis.

An increase in the proportion of women who have experienced FDV, who have someone they don’t live with who they can ask for support when in crisis may indicate a greater social connectedness for victim-survivors of FDV.

2021–22

Number of women who have experienced violence from a family member or intimate partner in the last 5 years, who said they had someone they don’t live with who they can ask for support in a time of crisis.

Data element: Person—ability to get support
Data source: ABS PSS
Data source type: Survey

Number of women who have experienced violence from family member or intimate partner in the last 5 years.

Data element : Person
Data source: ABS PSS
Data source type: Survey

This measure is the number of women who have experienced violence from a family member or intimate partner in the last 5 years, who said they had someone they don’t live with who they can ask for support in a time of crisis expressed as a proportion of women who have experienced partner violence in the last 5 years.

100 × (Numerator/Denominator)

For each reference period, nationally, by: 

• state and territory 
• age
• country of birth
• disability status
• sexual orientation
• remoteness.

Partner violence is defined as physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous cohabiting partner. 
Sexual violence is defined as the occurrence, attempt or threat of sexual assault. 
Physical violence is defined as the occurrence, attempt or threat of physical assault.

Data on violence by a family or intimate partner are only available from 2021–22 onwards. 
For some population groups, numbers may be too small to be reported on separately.  
Where the RSE for numbers and estimates is between 25% and 50%, this will be indicated in the data visualisation and any accompanying data tables. Where the RSE is greater than 50%, the data will not be published.