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- The percent of female hospitalised sexual assault cases due to injuries to the trunk reported on page 7 of Sexual assault in Australia has been changed from “1 in 3 (35%)” to “almost 2 in 5 (37%)".
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Sexual assault in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Sexual assault in Australia. AIHW, 2020.
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Sexual assault is a major health and welfare issue in Australia. This Infocus report draws together a range of available data sources to provide a national summary of the extent, nature and impact of sexual assault. Data are presented separately for Australians aged 15 and over, and children aged 0–14.
Almost 2 million Australian adults have experienced at least 1 sexual assault since the age of 15
In 2017–18, 1 in 3 hospitalised sexual assault cases identified a spouse or domestic partner as the perpetrator
In 2018, the rate of police-recorded sexual assault was almost 7 times as high for females as males
Half of women did not seek advice or support after their most recent incident of sexual assault perpetrated by a male
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