The NCAS is a periodic, representative survey of the Australian population that is conducted every four years. The NCAS measures the Australian community’s understanding and attitudes regarding violence against women, their attitudes towards gender inequality and their intentions to intervene when witnessing violence or disrespect against women. The NCAS functions as a gauge for Australia’s progress towards changing the broader climate that facilitates and maintains violence against women. 

The report, Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for young Australians, focuses on findings for young Australians aged 16 to 24 years. The report: 

• benchmarks young people’s understanding and attitudes regarding violence against women, attitudes towards gender equality, and intention to intervene when witnessing abuse or disrespect of women as at 2021 

• examines whether young people’s understanding and attitudes have improved since 2017

• identifies gaps in understanding or problematic attitudes held by young people in 2021 

• identifies demographic, attitudinal, and contextual factors associated with problematic understanding and attitudes among young people 

• compares young people’s understanding and attitudes to those of people aged 25 years or older.