Child protection Australia 2022–23

Between 2020–21 and 2022–23, the number of children who were the subject of a substantiation of abuse in care decreased from 1,300 to 1,200

The proportion of children aged 5-14 who were the subject of a substantiation of abuse in care increased by 4% between 2021–22 (64%) and 2022–23 (68%)

Since 2020–21, physical and emotional abuse have remained the most common type of primary abuse, together accounting for around 60% of all primary abuse