Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
N = 3,380 | N = 4,443 | N = 7,823 | |
% (95% CI)† | % (95% CI)† | % (95% CI)† | |
Age (years) | |||
15-24 | 33.4 (33.4-33.4) | 30.2 (30.2-30.2) | 31.7 (31.7-31.7) |
25-34 | 21.3 (21.3-21.3) | 21.5 (21.5-21.5) | 21.4 (21.4-21.4) |
35-44 | 18.9 (18.9-18.9) | 20.1 (20.1-20.1) | 19.5 (19.5-19.5) |
45-54 | 14.1 (14.1-14.1) | 14.6 (14.5-14.6) | 14.3 (14.3-14.3) |
55-64 | 8.0 (7.9-8.0) | 8.3 (8.3-8.3) | 8.1 (8.1-8.2) |
65-74 | 3.0 (2.4-3.6) | 3.5 (3.1-4.0) | 3.3 (2.9-3.6) |
75 and over | 1.4 (0.1-2.0) | 1.8 (1.3-2.3) | 1.6 (1.2-2.0) |
Married‡ | 46.8 (44.3-49.2) | 42.7 (40.1-45.3) | 44.6 (42.5-46.7) |
Lives in a remote area§ | 25.2 (23.9-26.4) | 24.7 (23.7-25.7) | 24.9 (24.4-25.5) |
Level of highest qualification | |||
University degree | 3.7 (2.6-4.9) | 5.6 (4.5-6.6) | 4.7 (4.0-5.4) |
Diploma or certificate | 20.9 (18.6-23.2) | 20.7 (18.6-22.8) | 20.8 (19.1-22.5) |
Year 12‖ | 12.1 (10.2-14.1) | 11.9 (10.3-13.5) | 12.0 (10.8-13.2) |
Year 10 or 11‖ | 32.5 (29.7-35.3) | 33.0 (31.0-35.1) | 32.8 (31.0-34.6) |
Less than Year 10‖ | 30.7 (28.1-33.2) | 28.8 (26.8-30.8) | 29.7 (28.0-31.4) |
Labour force status | |||
Employed | 60.5 (57.8-63.3) | 43.6 (41.1-46.1) | 51.7 (49.5-53.9) |
Unemployed | 11.7 (9.9-13.5) | 8.9 (7.6-10.2) | 10.2 (9.1-11.3) |
Not in the labour force | 27.8 (25.4-30.2) | 47.5 (45.1-49.8) | 38.1 (36.2-39.9) |
Home owner/purchaser** | 30.9 (27.7-34.1) | 28.2 (25.5-31.0) | 29.5 (27.0-32.0) |
Equivalised household income quintile†† | |||
1 (lowest) | 36.3 (33.0-39.6) | 43.2 (40.4-46.1) | 39.9 (37.4-42.5) |
2 | 17.7 (15.5-19.9) | 16.5 (14.7-18.3) | 17.1 (15.6-18.6) |
3 | 12.9 (10.8-14.9) | 9.6 (7.8-11.4) | 11.2 (9.6-12.7) |
4 | 9.0 (7.5-10.5) | 7.4 (5.8-8.9) | 8.1 (6.9-9.4) |
5 (highest) | 4.5 (3.1-6.0) | 2.6 (2.0-3.3) | 3.5 (2.7-4.4) |
Not known or not stated | 19.6 (17.2-22.1) | 20.7 (18.4-23.0) | 20.2 (18.2-22.2) |
SEIFA quintile‡‡ | |||
1 (most disadvantaged) | 51.0 (45.8-56.1) | 55.0 (49.7-60.3) | 53.1 (48.2-57.9) |
2 | 18.8 (14.5-23.0) | 17.8 (13.7-22.0) | 18.3 (14.3-22.2) |
3 | 14.5 (11.1-18.0) | 14.6 (11.4-17.9) | 14.6 (11.5-17.6) |
4 | 11.6 (8.1-15.0) | 8.9 (6.6-11.3) | 10.2 (7.5-12.8) |
5 (least disadvantaged) | 4.2 (2.3-6.2) | 3.7 (1.9-5.4) | 3.9 (2.2-5.6) |
Main language at home is English | 86.9 (85.3-88.5) | 87.5 (86.3-88.7) | 87.2 (86.0-88.5) |
Household members all Indigenous | 58.3 (55.3-61.3) | 64.2 (61.4-67.0) | 61.4 (59.0-63.8) |
Identifies with a clan, tribal or language group | 63.3 (60.4-66.2) | 61.0 (58.3-63.6) | 62.1 (60.0-64.3) |
Recognises homelands | 73.3 (70.7-75.9) | 70.1 (67.8-72.5) | 71.7 (69.8-73.5) |
Participated in cultural events, past 12 mos. | 58.8 (55.9-61.8) | 66.6 (64.1-69.0) | 62.9 (60.9-64.9) |
Taken away from natural family | 8.1 (6.8-9.4) | 8.7 (7.3-10.1) | 8.4 (7.3-9.5) |
How many friends are Indigenous | |||
Most or all | 39.5 (36.7-42.3) | 40.3 (37.4-43.2) | 39.9 (37.5-42.4) |
About half | 18.0 (15.8-20.2) | 14.3 (12.5-16.2) | 16.1 (14.6-17.6) |
Few | 42.5 (39.6-45.4) | 45.4 (42.2-48.5) | 44.0 (41.5-46.4) |
Level of trust§§ | |||
High | 40.1 (37.2-42.9) | 33.0 (30.4-35.6) | 36.4 (34.3-38.4) |
Medium | 24.9 (22.1-27.6) | 27.1 (24.8-29.5) | 26.1 (24.2-28.0) |
Low | 35.0 (32.1-38.0) | 39.9 (37.3-42.4) | 37.6 (35.4-39.8) |