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Key findings
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67%
of women in 2021–22 who had experienced sexual assault by a male perpetrator in the past 10 years had felt anxiety or fear for their safety in the 12 months after their most recent incident
Source: ABS Personal Safety Survey -
Childhood maltreatment
is associated with current cannabis dependence, recent suicide attempt and recent self-harm
Source: Australian Child Maltreatment Study
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The intimate partner homicide victimisation rate decreased from 0.66 to 0.18 per 100,000 between 1989–90 and 2022–23
Source: AIC National Homicide Monitoring Program -
Women across different age cohorts were 30–45% more likely to experience high financial stress if they had experienced sexual violence, compared with those had not experienced sexual violence
Source: ANROWS analysis of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health -
The proportion of women who experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a cohabiting partner decreased from 1.7% to 0.9% between 2016 and 2021–22
Source: ABS Personal Safety Survey
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