Age | | | | | |
18–29 | 28.7 | 30.7 | | 30.3 | |
30–39 | 27.4 | 27.1 | | 28.0 | |
40–49 | 25.7 | 24.9 | | 25.0 | |
50–59 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 0.287 | 16.6 | 0.207 |
Sex | | | | | |
Male | 49.1 | 49.9 | | 49.0 | |
Female | 50.9 | 50.1 | 0.501 | 51.0 | 0.931 |
Marital status | | | | | |
Married | 55.9 | 55.4 | | 58.8 | |
Defacto | 11.5 | † | | 6.8 | |
Separated | 3.1 | 3.9 | | 3.2 | |
Divorced | 2.1 | 7.1 | | 4.8 | |
Widowed | 1.2 | 1.2 | | 1.1 | |
Never married | 26.0 | 32.4 | † | 25.3 | <0.001 |
Country of birth: | | | | | |
Australia | 84.0 | 70.7 | | 73.7 | |
Other | 16.0 | 29.3 | <0.001 | 26.3 | <0.001 |
Age first left school | | | | | |
Never went | 0.3 | 0.6 | | 0.2 | |
Under 15 | 6.4 | 8.4 | | 9.3 | |
15–17 | 72.5 | 69.3 | | 70.7 | |
18 or more | 20.8 | 21.7 | 0.002 | 19.7 | <0.001 |
Currently studying | | | | | |
No | 81.8 | 87.9 | | 86.9 | |
Full time | 6.5 | 6.2 | | 5.2 | |
Part time | 11.7 | 5.9 | <0.001 | 7.8 | <0.001 |
Employment status | | | | | |
Currently employed | 81.4 | 68.8 | <0.001 | 75.6 | <0.001 |
Quintiles of socioeconomic disadvantage (SEIFA)‡ | | | |
First (lowest) | 11.1 | 20.0 | | 17.5 | |
Second | 28.0 | 20.0 | | 19.3 | |
Third | 23.6 | 20.0 | | 17.7 | |
Fourth | 19.6 | 20.0 | | 21.8 | |
Fifth (highest) | 17.7 | 20.0 | <0.001 | 23.6 | <0.001 |
Geographical remoteness (ARIA) | | | | |
Highly accessible | 80.9 | 80.8 | | § | |
Accessible | 12.3 | 12.1 | | | |
Moderately accessible | 4.7 | 4.3 | | | |
Remote/very remote | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.146 | | |