Table 1 Sample sociodemographic characteristics (N = 16,381,935 weighted)
Characteristic | Social housing (N = 441,963, 2.7%) % (SE)a | Private rental (N = 3,316,040, 20.2%) % (SE)a | Homeowner (N = 5,738,797, 35.0%) % (SE)a | Homeowner/ mortgagee (N = 6,885,135, 42.0%) % (SE)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
18–24 | 12% (2.54) | 17% (0.99) | 8% (0.59) | 11% (0.50) |
25–34 | 11% (1.86) | 35% (1.16) | 6% (0.50) | 20% (0.55) |
35–44 | 9% (1.54) | 23% (0.86) | 6% (0.39) | 25% (0.44) |
45–54 | 16% (1.85) | 14% (0.64) | 12% (0.47) | 23% (0.42) |
55–64 | 22% (2.07) | 6% (0.43) | 22% (0.45) | 15% (0.46) |
65–74 | 16% (1.94) | 3.4% (0.33) | 27% (0.66) | 4.1% (0.24) |
75+ | 12% (1.43) | 1.1% (0.19) | 20% (0.58) | 1.0% (0.20) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 54% (3.00) | 51% (1.11) | 53% (0.66) | 51% (0.65) |
Employment | ||||
Employed | 19% (2.12) | 75% (0.98) | 42% (0.80) | 84% (0.72) |
Unemployed | 10% (1.54) | 4.0% (0.51) | 1.9% (0.28) | 2.4% (0.31) |
Not in labour force | 70% (2.54) | 22% (0.92) | 56% (0.77) | 13% (0.59) |
Education | ||||
University | 7% (1.52) | 32% (1.12) | 24% (0.95) | 35% (0.75) |
Diploma/Certificate | 23% (2.18) | 32% (1.13) | 29% (0.77) | 34% (0.70) |
Year 12 | 15% (2.51) | 17% (0.91) | 12% (0.67) | 15% (0.67) |
Year 10 or 11 | 24% (2.17) | 11% (0.77) | 17% (0.56) | 10% (0.50) |
Lower/Not determined | 31% (2.50) | 7% (0.56) | 17% (0.54) | 6% (0.44) |
SEIFA | ||||
1–2 (lowest) | 34% (3.62) | 20% (1.07) | 16% (0.79) | 14% (0.83) |
3–4 | 20% (2.64) | 20% (1.32) | 21% (1.09) | 19% (1.09) |
5–6 | 26% (4.02) | 20% (1.36) | 20% (0.81) | 22% (1.12) |
7–8 | 14% (1.99) | 21% (1.33) | 19% (0.87) | 23% (0.96) |
9–10 (highest) | 6% (1.36) | 19% (1.13) | 23% (0.99) | 22% (0.93) |
ARIA+ | ||||
Major cities | 70% (3.31) | 79% (0.87) | 69% (0.84) | 74% (0.53) |
Inner regional | 13% (2.18) | 15% (0.82) | 21% (0.72) | 18% (0.52) |
Outer regional | 14% (2.42) | 6% (0.55) | 9% (0.48) | 7% (0.32) |
Remote | 2.7% (0.78) | 0.4% (0.09) | 1.4% (0.31) | 1% (0.18) |
Mainly speaks English at home | ||||
Yes | 83% (2.97) | 78% (1.07) | 90% (0.66) | 87% (0.63) |
Housing composition | ||||
Lives alone | 43% (3.00) | 15% (0.69) | 19% (0.56) | 8% (0.34) |
Lives with adults & children | 16% (2.44) | 35% (1.36) | 17% (0.68) | 54% (0.96) |
Lives with children only | 13% (1.57) | 6% (0.44) | 1.1% (0.19) | 2.6% (0.22) |
Lives with other adults only | 15% (1.81) | 31% (1.43) | 43% (0.75) | 22% (0.69) |
Not determined | 14% (2.15) | 12% (0.88) | 19% (0.90) | 13% (0.75) |