Table 1.
Characteristics of participating schools and canteens
| Characteristic | % | n |
|---|---|---|
| Average no. of children enrolled * | ||
| Mean | 478 | |
| sd | 196·1 | |
| Average % of Aboriginal enrolments | ||
| Mean | 7·7 | |
| sd | 9·2 | |
| Socio-economic region† | ||
| Higher (socio-economically advantaged) | 33 | 2 |
| Lower (socio-economically disadvantaged) | 67 | 4 |
| Rurality‡ | ||
| Major cities | 50 | 3 |
| Inner regional | 50 | 3 |
| School sector | ||
| Government | 3 | 50 |
| Non-Government Catholic |
2 | 33 |
| Independent | 1 | 17 |
| Canteen days of operation | ||
| 5 d per week | 50 | 3 |
| <5 d | 50 | 3 |
| Years using current online canteen provider | 4·9 | 3·6 |
*
Represents enrolment figures for five schools only. One combined school (kindergarten–grade 12) was excluded from this calculation as the number of primary students enrolled was not available.
†
Based on Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2016 (SEIFA is a categorisation developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that ranks Australian postcode locations according to relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. The indexes are publicly available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are based on information from the 5-yearly Census)(26).
‡
Based on the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) 2016(27).