📉 Domestic violence decreases in Australia

• The number of women killed by current or former partners has decreased significantly since 1989-90.
• Significant reduction in the proportion of women experiencing physical violence since 2012.

Improved attitudes and understanding

Australians' attitudes and understanding of violence against women and gender inequality have improved considerably since 2013. An overwhelming majority, 90% of Australians, agree that gender equality is important. Additionally, 91% agree that violence against women is a problem in Australia.

Between 2017 and 2021, there were significant improvements in Australians' understanding of violence against women, attitudes rejecting gender inequality, and attitudes rejecting sexual violence. About 90% of Australians reject many aspects of violence against women.

Reduction in violence against women

A particularly positive development is the marked decrease in the number of women killed by current or former partners. Since 1989-90, this figure has dropped from 0.95 per 100,000 to 0.32 per 100,000 in 2022-23. This represents a significant decline over the past three decades.

Statistics also show a significant reduction in the proportion of women experiencing physical violence. Since 2012, there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of women experiencing physical violence from all types of perpetrators, including intimate partners, over a 12-month period.

Another positive trend is the general decrease in women experiencing sexual harassment from men over a 12-month period since 2016.

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