For the most up to date information on COVID-19 please visit the Department of Health Website. Learn more about how the AIHW is assisting the COVID-19 response and our broader work on communicable diseases.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019. Cat. no. FDV 3. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019, AIHW, Canberra.
PDF Report (7.7Mb)
View other formats
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major health and welfare issue. It affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but mainly women and children. This report explores the impact of family, domestic and sexual violence among vulnerable groups.
Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story, 2019: in brief is a companion to this report.
1 woman was killed every 9 days and 1 man every 29 days by a partner between 2014–15 and 2015–16
Police recorded 25,000 sexual assaults in 2017
26,500 children aged 0–9 were assisted by specialist homelessness services due to domestic violence in 2017–18
2.2 million Australians have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or previous partner
Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief
This website needs JavaScript enabled in order to work correctly; currently it looks like it is disabled. Please enable JavaScript to use this website as intended.
We'd love to know any feedback that you have about the AIHW website, its contents or reports.
The browser you are using to browse this website is outdated and some features may not display properly or be accessible to you. Please use a more recent browser for the best user experience.