TABLE 2.
| School characteristics | |
|---|---|
| School state, n (%) | |
| New South Wales | 5465 (85.6) |
| Victoria | 455 (7.1) |
| Queensland | 196 (3.1) |
| Western Australia | 183 (2.9) |
| South Australia | 89 (1.4) |
| School remoteness, n (%) | |
| Major cities | 4855 (76.0) |
| Inner regional | 1409 (22.1) |
| Outer regional | 124 (1.9) |
| School sector, n (%) | |
| Government school | 3252 (50.9) |
| Non‐government school | 3136 (49.1) |
| School size, mean (SD) | |
| FTE students | 952 (279) |
| FTE teaching staff | 76 (25) |
| ICSEA, median (SD) | 1048 (79.6) |
| Individual characteristics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 13.90 (0.51) |
| Sex at birth, n (%) | |
| Female | 3329 (52.1) |
| Male | 2970 (46.5) |
| Not sure | 33 (0.5) |
| Another term | <5 (<1) |
| Prefer not to say | 52 (0.8) |
| Gender identity, n (%) | |
| Female | 3122 (48.9) |
| Male | 2973 (46.5) |
| Nonbinary | 117 (1.8) |
| Other | 67 (1.0) |
| Prefer not to say | 109 (1.7) |
| Gender diversity, n (%) | |
| Cisgender | 6019 (94.2) |
| Gender diverse | 202 (3.2) |
| Mischievous or uninterpretable response | 37 (0.6) |
| Prefer not to say | 130 (2.0) |
| Sexuality, n (%) | |
| Heterosexual | 4471 (73) |
| Gay or lesbian | 103 (1.7) |
| Bisexual | 414 (6.8) |
| Pansexual | 119 (1.9) |
| Asexual | 67 (1.1) |
| Other | 96 (1.6) |
| Not sure | 561 (9.2) |
| Prefer not to say | 296 (4.8) |
| Sexuality diverse | 764 (12.5) |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity, n (%) | |
| Not Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 5899 (92.3) |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 338 (5.3) |
| Prefer not to say | 151 (2.4) |
| Country of birth, n (%) | |
| Australia | 5842 (91.5) |
| Others | 545 (8.5) |
| Language spoken most at home, n (%) | |
| English | 5982 (93.7) |
| Others | 405 (6.3) |
| Household makeup, n (%) | |
| Two parents | 5009 (78.4) |
| Stepfamily | 648 (10.1) |
| Single parent | 669 (10.5) |
| Other | 62 (1.0) |
| Perceived socioeconomic status, n (%) | |
| High | 2866 (44.9) |
| Medium | 2083 (32.6) |
| Low | 529 (8.3) |
| Prefer not to say | 910 (14.2) |
| Mental health diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Major depression | 239 (3.7) |
| Social anxiety disorder | 383 (6.0) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 501 (7.8) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 85 (1.3) |
| Panic disorder | 120 (1.9) |
| Separation anxiety disorder | 97 (1.5) |
| Alcohol use disorder | 8 (0.1) |
| Substance use disorder | 10 (0.2) |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 395 (6.2) |
| Post‐traumatic stress disorder | 88 (1.4) |
| Schizophrenia/Psychosis | 16 (0.3) |
| No diagnosis | 5253 (82.2) |
| Disability diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Autism | 170 (2.7) |
| Intellectual disability | 29 (0.5) |
| Learning disability | 135 (2.1) |
| Tourette syndrome | 41 (0.6) |
| Cerebral palsy | 9 (0.1) |
| Brain injury | 16 (0.3) |
| Neurological disability | 57 (0.9) |
| Hearing impairment | 90 (1.4) |
| Visual impairment | 376 (5.9) |
| No diagnosis | 5591 (87.5) |
Note: N for each measure = 6388 except sexuality (N = 6127), country of birth (N = 6387), and language spoken most at home (N = 6387).
Abbreviations: FTE, Full time equivalent; Gender diverse, gender identity incongruent with sex at birth (includes nonbinary gender); ICSEA, Index of Community Socio‐Educational Advantage; Sexuality diverse, gay or lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, and free text responses to ‘other’ where valid terms describing non‐heterosexual identity were provided. To protect the identities of individuals, values less than 5 are censored and reported as ‘<5’.