Indigenous Queenslanders over-represented in elder abuse statistics

A joint report into Elder Abuse by the Queensland Government and Uniting Care, found

4,458 phone calls were made to the Elder Abuse Helpline in 2023-24, with 2,674 notifications of abuse.

Despite only making up 2.4 per cent of the Queensland over 50 population, Indigenous Queenslanders made up 3.7 per cent of abuse victims.

Last month, a parliamentary inquiry into elder abuse was launched, with the latest figures seeing the new CLP promote the urgency of it.

The report recommended more research into social abuse - a form of coercive control - which can be used as means to maintain or hide other forms of abuse.

Across the board, the report found social abuse increased in 2023-24 by 7 per cent, while neglect of older people increased by 24 per cent.