Components cannot be added together to produce a total. Where a person has experienced more than one of the selected types of sexual harassment they are counted separately for each type of sexual harassment they experienced.
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Number of women experiencing sexual harassment Australia 2016 by type of harassment
As of 2016, over one million women reported experiencing inappropriate comments during the last 12 months. That same year, about 69 thousand women had pictures or videos of them distributed without consent.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Number of females with experience of sexual harassment in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of females with experience of sexual harassment in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 15, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 07, 2026. /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of females with experience of sexual harassment in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Females with Experience of Sexual Harassment in Australia in 2016, by Type of Sexual Harassment Experienced (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Dec 2020, /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of females with experience of sexual harassment in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/ (last visited August 07, 2026)
Number of females with experience of sexual harassment in Australia in 2016, by type of sexual harassment experienced (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/647634/australia-number-of-females-experiencing-sexual-harassment-by-type-of-harassment/
