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Key findings
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Friends or family
are the most common source of support for those who have experienced partner violence
Source: ABS Personal Safety Survey -
In 2023–24, almost 9 in 10 hospitalisations involving treatment for assault by a partner were for females
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database -
The victimisation rate of police-recorded FDV-related sexual assaults doubled between 2014 and 2024
Source: ABS Recorded Crime - Victims
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There was a 64% increase in the rates of police-recorded sexual assault for women between 2010 and 2024
Source: ABS Recorded Crime - Victims -
Helplines can provide an important first point of contact for people in need of support
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1 in 32 children
came into contact with the child protection system in 2023–24
Source: AIHW Child Protection National Minimum Data Set
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40%
of all clients assisted by specialist homelessness services in 2024–25 had experienced FDV
Source: AIHW Specialist Homelessness Services Collection -
Behaviour Change Programs
are one of the most common interventions for people who use violence
Monitoring perpetrator interventions in Australia -
More than 3 in 4 defendants
finalised for family and domestic violence offences in 2023–24 were found guilty
Source: ABS Criminal Courts
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Between 2015–16 and 2024–25, the number of claims granted for family and domestic violence Crisis Payments more than doubled
Source: Services Australia customer data -
In 2018, fewer surveyed FDSV workers were confident they could identify financial or sexual abuse, compared with physical or emotional abuse
Source: National Survey of Workers in the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Sectors
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