儿童杀婴案占澳大利亚杀人案的5%,大多数案件涉及家庭纠纷后儿子杀害父亲。 Child parricide makes up 5% of Australian homicides, with most cases involving sons killing fathers after domestic disputes.

澳大利亚犯罪学研究所于2025年10月8日发布了一份新的澳大利亚犯罪学研究所报告,其中发现,在澳大利亚,每年大约5%的杀人案件是儿童杀父杀母,自1989年以来每年平均发生12起,总共429起。 A new Australian Institute of Criminology report released on October 8, 2025, finds that child parricide—where a child kills a parent—accounts for about 5% of annual homicides in Australia, with an average of 12 incidents per year since 1989, totaling 429 cases. 儿子往往杀害父亲,女儿以母亲为目标,大多数事件是家庭纠纷之后发生的。 Sons most often kill fathers, daughters target mothers, and most incidents follow domestic disputes. 新南威尔士州、维多利亚州和昆士兰州的比率最高。 NSW, Victoria, and Queensland had the highest rates. 男性罪犯,特别是18-34岁的男性罪犯更为常见,当时20%的罪犯被认为有妄想症;女性罪犯较年轻,不太可能患有精神错乱症。 Male offenders, especially aged 18–34, were more common, with 20% deemed delusional at the time; female offenders were younger and less likely to have psychosis. 刀是最常用的武器。 Knives were the most common weapon. 报告呼吁在国家家庭暴力战略中进一步确认杀害近亲罪,尽管这种罪行很少。 The report calls for greater recognition of parricide in national family violence strategies despite its rarity.