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Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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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, including children, older people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and Indigenous Australians. It also looks at what is being done to fill important data gaps.
This is a companion report to Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story, 2019.
New and updated data are available in the Family, domestic and sexual violence website.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-540-6 (PDF) 978-1-76054-541-3 (PRINT)
- Cat. no: FDV 4
- Pages: 28
Findings from this report:
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2.2 million Australians have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or previous partner
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Police recorded 25,000 sexual assaults in 2017
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1 woman was killed every 9 days and 1 man every 29 days by a partner between 2014–15 and 2015–16
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26,500 children aged 0–9 were assisted by specialist homelessness services due to domestic violence in 2017–18