Indigenous women
Victorian Indigenous women describe themselves as the lifeline of the community. As mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and aunts, Indigenous women have an important role to play in ensuring that they are equally represented and actively able to participate in decisions affecting their lives.
- The number of Victorian women who identified as Indigenous in the 2006 Census was 15,396, of which 45% are aged 25-65+.
- In 2006, Indigenous women comprised 51% of the Victorian Indigenous population.
- Indigenous women comprised 0.5% of the Victorian population of women.
Indigenous Family Violence Strategy
The Indigenous Family Violence Strategy is a community led partnership approach between Indigenous communities and government to develop a whole-of-government response to family violence in Indigenous communities.
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