REPORT
Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents
The NCAS measures understanding and attitudes about violence against women and attitudes towards gender inequality.
In 2021, it pointed towards systemic issues experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents.
The 2021 NCAS survey included 442 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents. Of these respondents:
- 405 identified as Aboriginal (92%)
- 20 identified as Torres Strait Islander (5%)
- 17 identified as both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (4%)
- 56% were women
- 55% were employed as their main activity (as opposed to, for example, being a student, retired, or volunteering)
- 23% had a university education.

The report includes findings about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents’ understanding and attitudes about violence against women, their attitudes towards gender inequality, and their perceptions of how fair and trustworthy community and system responses to violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are.
