As of 2016, about 338 thousand men experienced inappropriate comments in Australia in the last 12 months. That same year, about 54 thousand men had pictures or videos of them distributed without consent.
Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
Indecent phone call
116
Indecent exposure
166.4
Indecent text, email or post
317.1
Inappropriate comments
338.6
Unwanted touching, grabbing, kissing or fondling
297.4
Distributed or posted pictures or videos without consent
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Males Who Have Experienced of Sexual Harassment in The Last 12 Months in Australia in 2016, by Type of Sexual Harassment Experienced (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of males who have experienced of sexual harassment in the last 12 months in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/647550/australia-number-of-males-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
