Figure DV.1: Clients who have experienced domestic and family violence, by age and sex, 2016–17. The horizontal population pyramid shows that in most age groups there were significantly more females seeking assistance for domestic and family violence than males. The exceptions being in the 0–9 and 10–14 age groups where the numbers of male and female clients were similar. Females aged 25–34 made up the largest group with over 21,000, followed by females aged 35–44 and females aged 18–24.
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