Utilising local data sourced from the Crime Statistics Agency and the Women’s Health Atlas we have compiled data snapshots relating to violence against women in each of the Local Government Areas that make up the Loddon Mallee.
It is important to note that many cases of family violence and sexual assault/harassment go unreported and, consequently, rates of both are likely to be much higher.
Family violence includes violent or threatening behaviour, or any other form of behaviour that coerces or controls a family member or causes that family member to be fearful.
Sexual offences include rape, indecent assault, and other acts of a sexual nature against another person, which are non-consensual or where the person is deemed incapable of giving consent because of youth or temporary / permanent incapacity.
First Nations people – especially women and children – experience significantly higher rates of, and impacts from, family violence relative to the general population. Family violence against First Nations people is perpetrated by both non-First Nations and First Nations people. Family violence is not, and never has been, part of First Nations cultures. The ongoing impacts of colonisation and systemic racism (including dispossession, child removal, intergenerational trauma, and structural disadvantage) intersect with the gendered drivers of violence, increasing the severity and disproportionate impact of family violence on First Nations peoples (Respect Victoria, 2023).
Retrieved from Women’s Health Atlas
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 73.94% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Mildura region were female (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Mildura from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 3rd (per 100,000 population) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 32.9% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Mildura during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Mildura experience higher rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence, First Nations AFM – Rate (per 10,000). In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Midura was higher than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 27.21 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 72.4% of sexual offences against females in the Mildura region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 73.95% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Swan Hill region were female (Data source: (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Swan Hill from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 5th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 33.4% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Swan Hill during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Swan Hill experience higher rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence, First Nations AFM – Rate (per 10,000). In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, rates of sexual violence in Swan Hill were higher than the Victorian state average, with 18.22 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 72.4% of sexual offences against females in the Swan Hill region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 78.49% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Buloke region were female (Data source: (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Buloke from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was lower than the state average, ranking 64th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 34.4% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Buloke during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Buloke experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Buloke was lower than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 11.33 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 83.3% of sexual offences against females in the Buloke region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 75.5% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Gannawarra region were female (Data source: (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Gannawarra from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 24th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 33.5% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Gannawarra during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Gannawarra experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Gannawarra was lower than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 5.62 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 90.5% of sexual offences against females in the Gannawarra region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 74.31% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Swan Hill region were female (Data source: (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Loddon from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 37th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 30.1% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Loddon during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Loddon experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Loddon was lower than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 11.6 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 92% of sexual offences against females in the Loddon region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 78.04% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Campaspe region were female (Data source: (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Gannawarra from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 24th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 30.9% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Campaspe during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Campaspe experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Campaspe wasere higher than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 16.52 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 78.6% of sexual offences against females in the Campaspe region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 76.33% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Greater Bendigo region were female (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Greater Bendigo from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 23rd (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 34.1% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Greater Bendigo during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Greater Bendigo experience higher rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Greater Bendigo was higher than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 25.11 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 78.8% of sexual offences against females in the Greater Bendigo region, the perpetrator was known to the victim. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 75.89% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Mount Alexander region were female (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Mount Alexander from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was lower than the state LGA average, ranking 60th (per 100,00) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 28.1%% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Mount Alexander during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Mount Alexander experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Mount Alexander was lower than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 12.34 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 82.2% of sexual offences against females in the Mount Alexander region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 71.34% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Central Goldfields region were female (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Central Goldfields from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was higher than the state average, ranking 10th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 34.1% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Central Goldfields during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Central Goldfields experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Central Goldfields was higher than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 24.47 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence. (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 80.6% of sexual offences against females in the Central Goldfields region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, 76.08% of all reported victim-survivors of family violence in the Macedon Ranges region were female (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Family Violence: Rate (per 10000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
The rate of family violence recorded in Macedon Ranges from 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024 was lower than the state average, ranking 66th (per 100,000) out of 79 Local Government Areas in Victoria. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In 39% of family violence incidents attended by the police in Macedon Ranges during 1st of July 2023 – 30 June 2024, a child was present, either directly experiencing or witnessing the violence (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Macedon Ranges experience lower rates of family violence (per 10,000) compared with the Victorian state average. (Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables).
In the year Jan 2024 – Dec 2024, the female rate of sexual violence in Macedon Ranges was lower than the Victorian state average of 15.4, with 6.02 women (per 10,000) reporting a sexual offence (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
In 82.1% of sexual offences against females in the Macedon Ranges region, the perpetrator was known to the victim (Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne).
Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables
Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables
Data source: Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence: Rate (per 10,000): 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne.
Data Source:Women’s Health Victoria (2025) Violence Against Women: Sexual Offences Relationship to Victim: 2-year %: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024. In: Victorian Women’s Health Atlas. WHV. Melbourne
Data source: Crime Statistics Agency (2024). Family Violence Dashboard. Retrieved from https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data/family-violence-data-tables
