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. 2023 Nov 23;220(1):23–28. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52169
Characteristic Respondents
Age group (years)
18–25 125 (24%)
26–35 171 (33%)
36–45 95 (18%)
46–55 55 (11%)
56–65 48 (9%)
66–75 19 (4%)
76–82 3 (1%)
Employment status*
Full‐time employment 211 (41%)
Part‐time employment 88 (17%)
Casual employment 77 (15%)
Unemployed 79 (15%)
Pension 51 (10%)
House duties 22 (4%)
Volunteer 20 (4%)
Retired 22 (4%)
Student 87 (17%)
Sex registered at birth
Male 221 (42.8%)
Female 288 (55.8%)
Unsure 1 (< 1%)
Prefer not to say 6 (1%)
Variation in sex characteristics (intersex)
No 450 (87.2%)
Yes 10 (2%)
Unknown 56 (11%)
Gender identity
Woman/trans woman 193 (37.4%)
Man/trans man 185 (35.9%)
Non‐binary 138 (26.7%)
Indigenous status
Aboriginal 19 (4%)
Torres Strait Islander 0
Non‐Indigenous 490 (95%)
Prefer not to say 7 (1%)
State/territory of residence
Australian Capital Territory 26 (5%)
New South Wales 130 (25%)
Northern Territory 6 (1%)
Queensland 63 (12%)
South Australia 29 (6%)
Tasmania 12 (2%)
Victoria 201 (39%)
Western Australia 49 (10%)

COVID‐19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

* More than one response possible.