As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
People who feel safe walking alone at night
65.8%Worse than the OECD medianunchanged2025vs OECD median 74.7%
What the numbers are telling us
The share of people who feel safe walking alone at night was 65.8% in 2025, unchanged on the previous reading (65.8%).
It is close to its 10-year average of 65.6%.
Across 38 OECD countries (2025), Australia ranks 29th best of 38 on feeling safe, below the median of 74.7%.
Why it matters
Feeling safe shapes how freely people move, work and take part in community life.
What it should be
There is no official target, so Australia is judged against comparable countries: higher than the OECD median is better. The OECD median is 74.7%.
Feeling safe: the last 15 readings
People who feel safe walking alone at night, 2011 to 2025
Australia ranks 29th best of 38 OECD countries
Feeling safe, 2025; OECD median 74.7%
Norway90.73
Switzerland88.23
Denmark88.02
Iceland87.58
Slovenia87.26
Finland85.57
Luxembourg83.65
Austria82.99
Estonia82.53
Netherlands81.58
Spain80.97
Australia65.84
Every figure on this page is calculated from the stored official series (OECD, How's Life? Current well-being (OECD WISE)); the summary is written from the numbers, not edited by hand.