International research suggests that migrants face additional challenges that may heighten their risk of experiencing family violence (FV). South Asians are one of Australia’s fastest growing immigrant populations—yet relatively little is known about their experiences of FV. This study sought to address this research gap by ascertaining what could be gleaned about FV experiences of Australian South Asians the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s 2016 Personal Safety Survey (PSS). While prior versions of the PSS have been deemed non-representative of minority cultural groups, it remains the largest FV victimisation dataset in Australia, and undoubtedly would include information about South Asian Australians. Specifically this study examined the lifetime prevalence and 10-year incidence of most recent FV among South Asian-born (SAB) immigrants and compared these figures to Australian-born (AB) individuals. SAB Australians included in the PSS reported lower lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a lower 10-year incidence of at least one type of FV (IPV and/or non-partner FV) than AB Australians. The sampling approach of the PSS was shown to have substantial methodological limitations that reduced the utility of these findings. Specifically, the sampling of South Asian immigrants in Australia was not demographically representative nor was the sample size sufficient for meaningful analysis. The implications of these limitations and recommendations to address them in future population-level FV surveys are explored.

国际研究表明，移民面临着额外的挑战，可能会增加他们遭受家庭暴力 (FV) 的风险。南亚人是澳大利亚增长最快的移民群体之一，但人们对他们遭受 FV 的经历知之甚少。本研究旨在通过确定澳大利亚统计局 2016 年个人安全调查 (PSS) 可以收集到的有关澳大利亚南亚人 FV 经历的信息来弥补这一研究空白。虽然 PSS 的先前版本被认为不代表少数文化群体，但它仍然是澳大利亚最大的 FV 受害数据集，并且无疑将包括有关南亚澳大利亚人的信息。具体而言，本研究调查了南亚出生 (SAB) 移民中 FV 的终生患病率和最近 10 年发病率，并将这些数据与澳大利亚出生 (AB) 个人进行了比较。 PSS 中包含的 SAB 澳大利亚人报告称，与 AB 澳大利亚人相比，终生亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 发生率较低，并且至少一种类型的 FV（IPV 和/或非伴侣 FV）的 10 年发生率较低。 PSS 的抽样方法被证明具有显着的方法学局限性，降低了这些发现的效用。具体而言，澳大利亚南亚移民的抽样在人口统计学上不具有代表性，样本量也不足以进行有意义的分析。探讨了这些限制的影响以及在未来人口层面 FV 调查中解决这些限制的建议。