Posted 31/03/2023 by Joanne Simon-Davies
This month focuses on domestic and family violence.
Forthcoming releases
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
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Statistical reports
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Release
date
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JSA (a)
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Nowcast of Employment by
Region and Occupation, February 2023
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5 April
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ABS
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Building
Approvals, February 2023
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3 April
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ABS
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Lending
Indicators, February 2023
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3 April
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ABS
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Retail
Trade, February 2023
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3 April
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ABS
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Understanding Change in
Counts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Census,
February 2023 (new release)
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4 April
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AIHW
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Mesothelioma
in Australia, 2021
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4 April
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ABS
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International
Trade in Goods and Services, February 2023
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6 April
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ABS
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Weekly
Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, March 2023
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6 April
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AIHW
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Profile
of Australia’s Population: Australia's Health 2022 Topic Summary
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6 April
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ABS
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Monthly
Household Spending Indicator, February 2023
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12 April
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ABS
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Building
Activity, December 2022
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12 April
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ABS
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Building
Approvals, February 2023
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12 April
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ABS
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Monthly
Business Turnover Indicator, February 2023
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12 April
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ANZ
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ANZ
Job Advertisement
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12 April
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ABS
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Labour
Force, March 2023
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13 April
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ABS
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Overseas
Arrivals and Departures, February 2023
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13 April
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ABS
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Cultural
and Creative Activities, 2021–22 (New release)
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14 April
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AIHW
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Cancer
in Adolescents and Young Adults in Australia, 2023
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19 April
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ABS
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Labour
Force (Detailed), March 2023
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20 April
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ABS
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Regional
Population, 2021–22
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20 April
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ABS
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Microdata:
Longitudinal Labour Force, 1982–2023
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21 April
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ABS
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Taxation
Revenue, 2021–22
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26 April
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ABS
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Monthly
Consumer Price Index Indicator, March 2023
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26 April
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ABS
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Government
Finance Statistics, 2021–22
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26 April
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ABS
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Consumer
Price Index, March Quarter 2023
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26 April
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ANZ
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ANZ
Job Advertisement
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26 April
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ABS
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2021
Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
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27 April
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ABS
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Energy
Account, 2021–22
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27 April
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ABS
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International
Trade Price Indexes, March 2023
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27 April
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NCVER
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International
Onshore VET Qualification Completer Outcomes, 2021
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27 April
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ABS
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Producer
Price Indexes, March 2023
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28 April
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ABS
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Temporary
Visa Holders in Australia, 2021
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28 April
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AIHW
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Adoptions
Australia 2021–22
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28 April
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(a) Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA)
Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
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Recent reports on domestic and family violence
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major health and welfare issue in Australia and can have lifelong impacts on victims and perpetrators. It can affect people of all ages and backgrounds, but predominantly affects women and children.
Although much is known about many aspects of family and domestic violence, there are data gaps that need to be filled to present a comprehensive picture of its extent and impact in Australia. Some of these gaps include the under-reporting by victims; lack of appropriate screening by service providers and the incomplete identification of specific at-risk populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people with disability; those within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community; and people within the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD).
On the 15th March 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest iteration of the Personal Safety Survey (2021–22), which collected information from persons aged 18 years and over about the nature and extent of their experiences of violence. This including detailed information about experiences of:
- physical and sexual violence
- violence, emotional abuse, and economic abuse by a cohabiting partner
- stalking
- sexual harassment
- childhood abuse and witnessing parental violence before the age of 15
Additional state/territory data on sexual harassment, stalking, and violence by an intimate partner or family member is available, noting that this data is only available by females.
Key Statistics:
- An estimated 8 million Australians (41%) have experienced violence (physical and/or sexual) since the age of 15.
- 31% of women and 42% of men have experienced physical violence
- 22% of women and 6% of men have experienced sexual violence
An estimated 4.2 million people aged 18 years and over (21%) have experienced violence, emotional abuse, or economic abuse by a cohabiting partner since the age of 15. This incorporates 2.7 million women and 1.5 million men.
Men were more likely than women to experience violence by a stranger (30% of men compared with 11% of women).
Table 1: Violence prevalence rates by men and women aged 18 years and over, 2021–22
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Women
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Men
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Prevalence since the
age of 15
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2 in 5 women experienced violence (39%)
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2 in 5 men experienced violence (43%)
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1 in 5
women experienced sexual violence (22%)
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1 in
16 men experienced sexual violence (6.1%)
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1 in 3 women experienced physical violence (31%)
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2 in 5 men experienced physical violence (42%)
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1 in 5
women experienced stalking (20%)
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1 in
15 men experienced stalking (6.8%)
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Prevalence of intimate
partner and family member violence since the age of 15
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1 in 4 women experienced violence by an intimate partner or
family member (27%)
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1 in 8 men experienced violence by an intimate partner or
family member (12%)
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1 in
12 women experienced violence by a family member (8.1%)
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1 in
17 men experienced violence by a family member (5.9%)
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1 in 4 women experienced violence by an intimate partner
(23%)
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1 in 14 men experienced violence by an intimate partner
(7.3%)
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1 in
11 women experienced violence by a boyfriend, girlfriend, or date (9.3%)
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1 in
44 men experienced violence by a boyfriend, girlfriend, or date (*2.3%)
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1 in 6 women experienced cohabiting partner violence (17%)
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1 in 18 men experienced cohabiting partner violence (5.5%)
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1 in 4
women experienced cohabiting partner emotional abuse (23%)
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1 in 7
men experienced cohabiting partner emotional abuse (14%)
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1 in 6 women experienced cohabiting partner economic abuse
(16%)
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1 in 13 men experienced cohabiting partner economic abuse
(7.8%)
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*Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Safety Survey, 2020–21 (Canberra, ABS, 2023)
Other relevant reports
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS)
Queensland University of Technology
University of Melbourne
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population? Each month the Parliamentary Library publishes a Flag Post article listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list includes important upcoming ABS releases and other research organisations and government departments.