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Victims of sexual assault statistics

Age and gender of sexual assault victims, 2006 (rate per 100,000 relevant persons)

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1997-2007. Recorded crime, victims, Australia (various years; title varies). ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002-2006. Population by age and sex, Australian states and territories (various issues). ABS cat. no. 3201.0. Canberra: ABS

  • 84% of sexual assault victims in 2006 were female.
  • The highest rate of sexual assault was recorded for females 10-14 years of age at 544 per 100,000 females in that age group.
  • For males, rates were also highest for those aged 10-14 (95 per 100,000 relevant persons) and less than 10 (78 per 100,000 relevant persons).
  • Boys made up 32% of sexual assault victims aged less than 10 years.