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FACT SHEETS

These resources are designed to help individuals and organisations understand and communicate the findings of the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS). 

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Quick Guide to the 2021 NCAS


A brief overview of the survey; key messages supporting data; how to use the findings; tips for sharing the NCAS results, and social media content.

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Quick Guide to the 2021 NCAS: Findings for young Australians


A brief overview of the survey, key findings and key messages for young Australians with supporting data, implications for prevention, and social media infographics.

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Quick Guide to the 2021 NCAS: N-MESC


A summary of the findings for people born in countries where the main language is not English; key messages; implications for prevention and supporting data.

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Systems-level change is urgently needed


This fact sheet includes key findings and insights from the 2021 NCAS Findings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents report. 

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Moving forward: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for young Australians


This fact sheet outlines a series of key findings from the 2021 NCAS for young Australians aged 16 to 24 years old.


This resource highlights results from Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for young Australians.


The content is also available as a series of infographics or as social media tiles for ease of sharing.

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Three times more likely: Findings from the Personal Safety Survey and the National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey


This resource places prevalence data from the 2021–22 Personal Safety Survey (PSS) and data relating to attitudes and understanding of violence against women from the 2021 NCAS side by side.


In doing so it illustrates the way that our beliefs feed into myths, misconceptions, distrust and disbelief of women’s reports of violence, and stand in the way of ending violence against women.


The content is also available as a series of infographics or as social media tiles for ease of sharing.

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Have our attitudes and understanding improved since 2017? NCAS 2021 findings for Australian states and territories

This resource translates findings from the 2021 NCAS: Findings for Australian states and territories by illustrating whether or not a jurisdiction improved between 2017 and 2021 on the various scales that make up the NCAS.


Scales are groups of individual survey questions that measure broader concepts. In a simple “scorecard” format, this resource shows at a glance whether, in 2021, each jurisdiction has improved on the different scales that make up the NCAS.


By providing a concise overview of the states’ and territories’ progress over time, policymakers can easily identify where improvement has been made, and where more focus should be applied.


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We’re all progressing together: NCAS findings for Australian states and territories


This resource highlights results from the 2021 NCAS: Findings for Australian states and territories. Each jurisdiction’s overall progress toward improving attitudes and understanding of violence against women is compared with results for Australia as a whole, with significant findings from each state and territory also summarised.


By considering state and territory prevalence data from the 2021–22 Personal Safety Survey (PSS) next to these jurisdictional findings, this resource illustrates the disconnect between respondents’ low recognition that violence against women is a problem in their own suburb or town and actual prevalence rates of violence across Australia.


Some of this content is also available as infographics or as social media tiles that you can download for ease of sharing.


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Infographics

Key findings from the NCAS reports in easy-to-read infographics.

Summary report

Concise version of the 2021 NCAS: Findings for Australia

Understanding the results

FAQs about the NCAS, including sections on understanding the different 'scales'.

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