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People who were sexually assaulted in a university context who sought help from the university
Measure: Proportion of people who were sexually assaulted in a university context, who sought support or assistance from the university
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Baseline value
5.6%
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Latest value
5.6%in 2021
Last updated:
Interpretation
An increase in the proportion of people who seek assistance from universities for sexual assault will indicate improved confidence and trust in institutional responses.
This measure captures only a proportion of formal responses provided by systems and institutions, but it can provide useful context when monitoring how responses are changing across different areas over time. It is intended to complement data from other areas and is not intended to represent all systems and institutions.
Sexual assault is also one form of sexual violence. Data should be considered alongside related data on sexual harassment.
Outcome: 1 Systems and institutions effectively support and protect people impacted by gender-based violence (GBV)
Sub-outcome: 1.3 Systems and institutions are culturally safe, accessible, inclusive, trauma- informed and centre lived experience
Indicator: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and institutions to respond to GBV and keep communities safe
Baseline: 2021
Latest year: 2021
Data source: National Student Safety Survey
Source: DSS 2023, 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
Data for 2021 are not comparable with 2016 data.
Students who had experienced sexual assault who made a formal report or complaint to their university, 2021
Year | Per cent |
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2021 | 5.6% |
Note: Data is based on whether participants made a formal report or complaint to the university about their most impactful incident of sexual assault.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
More information
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures:
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