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First Nations female victims of intimate partner homicide

Measure: Decrease in the rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female victims (18+years) of intimate partner homicide

Baseline value

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

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

Last updated: 25 Sep 2024

Interpretation

Any death due to violence is not acceptable. A low or decreasing rate is desirable.

Baseline: 2022–23.

Indicator: Increase in the number of women who are safe.

Long-term outcome: National Agreement on Closing the Gap Outcome 13: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and households are safe.

Data source: AIC National Homicide Monitoring Program.

Source: DSS 2023, 2024.

The specifications for the Closing the Gap supporting indicator are under development. Interim data reported here are subject to change following endorsement of the Closing the Gap supporting indicator.

For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.

Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.

Time series

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 and over who were victims of intimate partner homicide, by jurisdiction, 2021–22 and 2022–23 (Number per 100,000)

Jurisdiction	2021–22	2022–23 (baseline)
NSW	1.08*	0
Vic	0	0
Qld	2.57*	2.49*
WA	5.62*	2.75*
SA	0	0
Tas	0	0
ACT	0	0
NT	11.3*	7.45*

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

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First Nations female victims of intimate partner homicide

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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

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 and over who were victims of intimate partner homicide, by jurisdiction, 2021–22 and 2022–23 (Number per 100,000)

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First Nations female victims of intimate partner homicide

Baseline value

Latest value

On this page

Interpretation

Time series

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

State and territory

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 18 and over who were victims of intimate partner homicide, by jurisdiction, 2021–22 and 2022–23 (Number per 100,000)

Related material

Domestic homicide

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

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