TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample: Transgender Australians (n = 169) in the Private Lives 2 Survey, 2011
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
| Gender identity | |
| Trans male | 47 (27.8) |
| Trans female | 122 (72.2) |
| Sexual identity | |
| Gay or lesbian | 47 (27.8) |
| Bisexual | 37 (21.9) |
| Heterosexual | 23 (13.6) |
| Queer | 26 (15.4) |
| Other | 36 (21.3) |
| Age, y | |
| 18–29 | 43 (27.0) |
| 30–49 | 79 (49.7) |
| 50–77 | 37 (23.3) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 91 (54.2) |
| In a relationship | 77 (45.8) |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Not religious | 106 (62.7) |
| Religious | 63 (37.3) |
| Education | |
| Not university educated | 106 (62.7) |
| University educated | 63 (37.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Not working | 65 (38.7) |
| Working | 103 (61.3) |
| Weekly income, AU$a | |
| 0–999 | 121 (72.5) |
| ≥ 1000 | 46 (27.5) |
| Residential location | |
| Urban | 129 (79.1) |
| Rural or regional | 34 (20.9) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 127 (76.1) |
| Overseas | 40 (24.0) |
a
Weekly pretax income. National median weekly income for full-time and part-time workers at time of survey was AU $900.35