Young Australians’ use of pornography and associations with sexual risk behaviours

Pornography use may be a public health concern. The rapid growth of the internet, smartphones and social media among young Australians means that pornography use is common and the average age at first pornography xposure
has declined in recent years.
Reports from the early and mid-2000s showed that rates of lifetime exposure to pornographwere 73–93% for adolescent boys and 11–62% for adolescent girls in Australia.

Qualitative research indicates that manyoung Australians believe pornography use is ubiquitous among their peersdespite lawprohibiting people under 18 years of age viewing pornography.