Table 2.
Participant demographic information.
| Characteristic | 2015 | 2016 | 2016/2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Male Female |
602 (45.7) 716 (54.3) |
603 (49.5) 614 (50.5) |
584 (47.7) 641 (52.3) |
| Age, years 18–34 35–44 45–54 55+ |
255 (19.3) 186 (14.1) 219 (16.6) 645 (48.9) |
239 (19.6) 174 (14.3) 194 (15.9) 600 (49.3) |
217 (17.7) 156 (12.7) 204 (16.7) 640 (52.2) |
| Marital status Married/de facto Separated/divorced Widowed Single |
877 (66.5) 103 (7.8) 81 (6.1) 245 (18.6) |
795 (65.3) 122 (10.0) 68 (5.6) 225 (18.5) |
801 (65.4) 115 (9.4) 70 (5.7) 232 (18.9) |
| Country of birth Australia Other |
989 (75.0) 326 (25.0) |
878 (72.1) 339 (27.9) |
898 (73.3) 327 (26.7) |
| Highest level of education (complete or incomplete) Primary schooling or below Secondary/high school Technical studies or further education University or other higher education |
26 (1.9) 410 (31.1) 292 (22.2) 583 (44.2) |
22 (1.9) 342 (28.1) 294 (24.2) 556 (45.7) |
23 (1.9) 360 (29.4) 277 (22.6) 560 (45.7) |
| Employment status Employed full-time Employed part-time/casual Unemployed Retired/pensioner Student Home duties |
496 (37.6) 276 (21.0) 61 (4.6) 384 (29.2) 35 (2.7) 57 (4.3) |
467 (38.4) 289 (23.7) 45 (3.7) 347 (28.5) 25 (2.1) 38 (3.1) |
462 (37.7) 262 (21.4) 48 (3.9) 372 (30.4) 28 (2.3) 40 (3.3) |
| State or territory residing Australian Capital Territory (ACT) New South Wales (NSW) Northern Territory (NT) Queensland (QLD) South Australia (SA) Tasmania (TAS) Victoria (VIC) Western Australia (WA) |
33 (2.5) 380 (28.8) 28 (2.1) 271 (20.6) 89 (6.8) 35 (2.7) 347 (26.3) 131 (9.9) |
30 (2.5) 390 (32.0) 10 (0.8) 267 (21.9) 77 (6.3) 18 (1.5) 319 (26.2) 106 (8.7) |
20 (1.6) 369 (30.1) 13 (1.1) 267 (21.8) 95 (7.8) 26 (2.1) 318 (26.0) 116 (9.5) |