In 2016, about 2.4 percent of men experienced physical or sexual violence from a female offender in Australia in the last 12 months. This was an increase in percentage of men who experienced physical or sexual violence from a female offender in Australia compared to 2012.
Share of males who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by gender of perpetrator
Characteristic
Female perpetrator
Male perpetrator
2016
2.4%
4.7%
2012
1.7%
7.8%
2005
1.8%
9.7%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Share of males who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by gender of perpetrator [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647417/australia-share-of-males-experiencing-violence-by-gender-of-perpetrator/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of males who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by gender of perpetrator." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647417/australia-share-of-males-experiencing-violence-by-gender-of-perpetrator/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Share of males who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by gender of perpetrator. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647417/australia-share-of-males-experiencing-violence-by-gender-of-perpetrator/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Males Who Have Experienced Physical or Sexual Violence in The Last 12 Months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by Gender of Perpetrator." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647417/australia-share-of-males-experiencing-violence-by-gender-of-perpetrator/
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Share of males who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in Australia in in 2005, 2012 and 2016, by gender of perpetrator [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/647417/australia-share-of-males-experiencing-violence-by-gender-of-perpetrator/
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