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An initial set of 6 measurable targets have been identified to measure progress against:

Female intimate partner homicide.
Knowledge of behaviours that constitute family, domestic and sexual violence.
Community attitudes towards:
- violence against women
- gender inequality
- sexual violence.
Closing the Gap Target 13 – to reduce all forms of family violence and abuse against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children by at least 50 per cent by 2031, as progress towards zero.

This dashboard allows people to explore the measures based on the 6 national level targets.

Female victims of intimate partner homicide

Intimate partner homicide is where a victim had a current or previous intimate partner relationship with the primary offender.

Target: 25 per cent reduction per year in female victims of intimate partner homicide.

Baseline: 2022–23

Baseline value: 34 victims

Latest year: 34 victims in 2022–23

Source: AIC National Homicide Monitoring Program

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Female victims of intimate partner homicide, 1989–90 to 2022–23

Number

Rate

Community understanding of violence against women

The level of understanding of violence against women is measured by the Understanding of Violence against Women Scale (UVAWS) of the National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS). A higher mean score indicates a higher level of understanding of violence against women and is desirable.

Target: 2 point increase in community understanding of the behaviours that constitute FDSV every 4 years.

Baseline: 2021

Baseline value: 69

Latest year: 69 in 2021

Source: ANROWS National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey

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Mean score on the Understanding of Violence against Women Scale, 2009 to 2021
Year Mean score

2009 62^

2013 63^

2017 65^

2021 69

Notes:
Weighted data.
Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher understanding.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

^: statistically significant difference to the 2021 mean score.
Community attitudes towards violence against women

Community attitudes that reject violence against women is measured by the Attitudes Towards Violence against Women Scale (AVAWS) of the National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS). A higher mean score indicates higher rejection of problematic attitudes and is desirable.

Target: 2 point increase in community attitudes that condemn violence against women every 4 years.

Baseline: 2021

Baseline value: 68

Latest year: 68 in 2021

Source: ANROWS National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey

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Mean score on the Attitudes towards Violence against Women Scale, 2009 to 2021
Year Mean score

2009 63^

2013 64^

2017 66

2021 68

Notes:
Weighted data.
Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater rejection of problematic attitudes.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

^: statistically significant difference to the 2021 mean score.
Community attitudes towards gender inequality

Community attitudes that reject gender inequality is measured by the Attitudes towards Gender Inequality Scale (AGIS) of the National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS). A higher mean score indicates higher rejection of problematic attitudes and is desirable.

Target: 2 point increase in community attitudes that reject gender inequality every 4 years.

Baseline: 2021

Baseline value: 67

Latest year: 67 in 2021

Source: ANROWS National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey

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Mean score on the Attitudes towards Gender Inequality Scale, 2009 to 2021
Year Mean score

2009 63^

2013 63^

2017 64^

2021 67

Notes:
Weighted data.
Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater rejection of problematic attitudes.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

^: statistically significant difference to the 2021 mean score.
Community attitudes towards sexual violence

Community attitudes that reject sexual violence is measured by the Sexual Violence Scale (SVS) of the National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS). A higher mean score indicates higher rejection of problematic attitudes and is desirable.

Target: 2 point increase in community attitudes that reject sexual violence every 4 years.

Baseline: 2021

Baseline value: 68

Latest year: 68 in 2021

Source: ANROWS National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey

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Mean score on the Sexual Violence Scale, 2017 and 2021
Year Mean score

2017 66^

2021 68

Notes:
Weighted data.
Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater rejection of problematic attitudes.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

^: statistically significant difference to the 2021 mean score.

Year	Number
1989–90	60
1990–91	72
1991–92	49
1992–93	65
1993–94	54
1994–95	69
1995–96	49
1996–97	48
1997–98	48
1998–99	52
1999–2000	52
2000–01	63
2001–02	75
2002–03	57
2003–04	50
2004–05	47
2005–06	61
2006–07	41
2007–08	65
2008–09	49
2009–10	44
2010–11	35
2011–12	47
2012–13	52
2013–14	47
2014–15	43
2015–16	39
2016–17	41
2017–18	34
2018–19	35
2019–20	37
2020–21	27
2021–22	26
2022–23	34

Year	Number per 100,000
1989–90	0.95
1990–91	1.12
1991–92	0.75
1992–93	0.98
1993–94	0.81
1994–95	1.02
1995–96	0.71
1996–97	0.69
1997–98	0.68
1998–99	0.72
1999–00	0.71
2000–01	0.85
2001–02	1.00
2002–03	0.75
2003–04	0.65
2004–05	0.60
2005–06	0.77
2006–07	0.51
2007–08	0.79
2008–09	0.58
2009–10	0.51
2010–11	0.40
2011–12	0.53
2012–13	0.57
2013–14	0.51
2014–15	0.46
2015–16	0.41
2016–17	0.42
2017–18	0.34
2018–19	0.35
2019–20	0.36
2020–21	0.26
2021–22	0.25
2022–23	0.32

Year	Mean score
2009	62^
2013	63^
2017	65^
2021	69

Year	Mean score
2009	63^
2013	64^
2017	66
2021	68

Year	Mean score
2009	63^
2013	63^
2017	64^
2021	67

Year	Mean score
2017	66^
2021	68

First Nations female victims of intimate partner homicide

Intimate partner homicide is where a victim had a current or previous intimate partner relationship with the primary offender.

Baseline: 2022–23

Baseline value: 1.74 per 100,000 First Nations women (aged 18 and over)

Latest year: 1.74 per 100,000 First Nations women (aged 18 and over) in 2022–23

Source: AIC National Homicide Monitoring Program

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 and over who were victims of intimate partner homicide , 2005–06 to 2022–23

Rate

Number

Year	Number per 100,000
2005–06	3.82*
2006–07	5.30*
2007–08	6.19*
2008–09	6.01*
2009–10	3.90*
2010–11	4.74*
2011–12	3.23*
2012–13	5.38*
2013–14	4.36*
2014–15	3.40*
2015–16	4.14*
2016–17	2.83*
2017–18	3.14*
2018–19	1.91*
2019–20	2.99*
2020–21	1.46*
2021–22	2.85*
2022–23	1.74*

Year	Number
2005–06	7
2006–07	10
2007–08	12
2008–09	12
2009–10	8
2010–11	10
2011–12	7
2012–13	12
2013–14	10
2014–15	8
2015–16	10
2016–17	7
2017–18	8
2018–19	5
2019–20	8
2020–21	4
2021–22	8
2022–23	5

*: calculated rate is based on fewer than 20 events and may be unstable.

Hospitalisations of First Nations women

Hospitalisations for family violence assaults are those where the relationship of the perpetrator to the victim is a spouse/domestic partner, parent or other family member.

Baseline: 2022–23

Baseline value: 827 per 100,000 First Nations women (aged 15 and over)

Latest year: 827 per 100,000 First Nations women (aged 15 and over) in 2022–23

Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database

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Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 and over, 2018–19 to 2022–23
Unit
Rate

Number

Year Number per 100,000

2018–19 872.8

2019–20 908.6

2020–21 940.4

2021–22 778.0

2022–23 826.8

Year Number ('000)

2018–19 2.5

2019–20 2.6

2020–21 2.8

2021–22 2.4

2022–23 2.6

For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

Year	Number per 100,000
2018–19	872.8
2019–20	908.6
2020–21	940.4
2021–22	778.0
2022–23	826.8

Year	Number ('000)
2018–19	2.5
2019–20	2.6
2020–21	2.8
2021–22	2.4
2022–23	2.6

First Nations child victims of filicide

Filicide is where a parent kills a child.

Baseline: 2022–23

Baseline value: 2.02 per 100,000 First Nations children (aged 0–17)

Latest year: 2.02 per 100,000 First Nations children (aged 0–17) in 2022–23

Source: AIC National Homicide Monitoring Program

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–17 years who were victims of filicide, 2005–06 to 2022–23

Rate

Number

Year	Number per 100,000
2005–06	0.71*
2006–07	1.04*
2007–08	1.36*
2008–09	0.67*
2009–10	0
2010–11	1.63*
2011–12	0.96*
2012–13	0.95*
2013–14	0.63*
2014–15	2.49*
2015–16	0.62*
2016–17	0.31*
2017–18	0
2018–19	0.60*
2019–20	0.90*
2020–21	0
2021–22	0
2022–23	2.02*

Year	Number
2005–06	2
2006–07	3
2007–08	4
2008–09	2
2009–10	0
2010–11	5
2011–12	3
2012–13	3
2013–14	2
2014–15	8
2015–16	2
2016–17	1
2017–18	0
2018–19	2
2019–20	3
2020–21	0
2021–22	0
2022–23	7

*: calculated rate is based on fewer than 20 events and may be unstable.

Hospitalisations of First Nations children

Hospitalisations for family violence assaults are those where the relationship of the perpetrator to the victim is a spouse/domestic partner, parent or other family member.

Baseline: 2022–23

Baseline value: 30 per 100,000 First Nations children (aged 0–14)

Latest year: 30 per 100,000 First Nations children (aged 0–14) in 2022–23

Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database

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Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–14 years, 2018–19 to 2022–23
Unit
Rate

Number

Year Number per 100,000

2018–19 34.0

2019–20 45.7

2020–21 39.7

2021–22 31.4

2022–23 29.7

Year Number

2018–19 95

2019–20 129

2020–21 113

2021–22 90

2022–23 86

For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.

National targets

Female victims of intimate partner homicide

Female victims of intimate partner homicide, 1989–90 to 2022–23

Community understanding of violence against women

Mean score on the Understanding of Violence against Women Scale, 2009 to 2021

Community attitudes towards violence against women

Mean score on the Attitudes towards Violence against Women Scale, 2009 to 2021

Community attitudes towards gender inequality

Mean score on the Attitudes towards Gender Inequality Scale, 2009 to 2021

Community attitudes towards sexual violence

Mean score on the Sexual Violence Scale, 2017 and 2021

First Nations female victims of intimate partner homicide

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 and over who were victims of intimate partner homicide , 2005–06 to 2022–23

Hospitalisations of First Nations women

Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 and over, 2018–19 to 2022–23

First Nations child victims of filicide

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–17 years who were victims of filicide, 2005–06 to 2022–23

Hospitalisations of First Nations children

Family violence assault hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–14 years, 2018–19 to 2022–23

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Year	Number per 100,000
2018–19	34.0
2019–20	45.7
2020–21	39.7
2021–22	31.4
2022–23	29.7