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THE RECORD. THE RESPONSE. THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD.

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Oceania · COUNTRY RECORD

Australia

National evidence, documented reporting and support options. Each source keeps its own date and definition.

Country evidence

Australia · Police records

Police-recorded sexual assault

Calendar year 2025

Sexual-assault victims recorded by Australian police

Victims recorded
39,758
Victims per 100,000 population
144.0
Definition, limits & original source

Police records depend on reporting and recording. These figures do not measure all assaults or convictions. The source’s latest-release link can advance to a newer edition; the figures here are explicitly the 2025 edition released 3 September 2026.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Recorded Crime – Victims, 2025 ↗
Source date: 2026-09-03 · Checked 7 October 2026

Cases & reporting

DOCUMENTED CASE / INQUIRY · Australia

Australia: listening to survivors across institutions

Religious institution · Institutional response
Source record: 2017-12-15

Official inquiry · historical record

The Royal Commission’s final report examined institutional responses to child sexual abuse. It addresses schools, religious bodies, sport and care settings, including complaint handling, recordkeeping and support.

Sources, context & limits

The commission heard survivors in 8,013 private sessions. That is an inquiry participation measure, not a national prevalence estimate, conviction count or tally of crimes “solved.” Later implementation is not established by this historical report.

Australian Royal Commission: Final report ↗
Source date: 2017-12-15 · Checked 7 October 2026

Editorial entry checked 7 October 2026. This archive is selective; source dates are not live updates.

Find help in Australia

1800RESPECT ↗

National domestic, family and sexual violence support. The service directory helps locate further support.

Languages: English; ask the service about interpretation
Source checked 2026-10-07

Lila.help international support directory ↗

Choose your country to find listed support organizations. The directory is separate from Cornell Alleged.

Languages: Directory and provider language options vary
Source checked 2026-10-07

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