Sociodemographics

Here, you will find a summary of sociodemographic characteristics of the Our Turn to Speak participant sample, such as age, gender identity, geographic location and more.

1,912
participants included in the final sample
39 years
average age
78.9%
identified as female
18.0%
identified as male
4.9%
identified as trans, gender diverse and/or non-binary
62.0%
identified as heterosexual
35.6%
identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer and/or asexual
52.1%
not in a relationship
51.7%
engaged in paid work
28.7%
engaged in unpaid work or studying
22.8%
unemployed or unable to work
24.6%
receiving a pension or other benefits
20.9%
completed secondary college (highest education level attained)
77.4%
educated post-secondary college (highest education level attained)
32.5%
privately owned home
41.7%
living in a private rental property
8.2%
insecurely housed or homeless
59.2%
were living with co-occurring physical health issues
3.5%
identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
74.2%
living in a major city
24.7%
living in regional or remote areas
Diversity & Representation
Our Turn to Speak participants were culturally and linguistically diverse. Besides English, 17 other main languages were spoken, such as Cantonese, Mandarin, Afrikaans, Hebrew, Tamil, Italian, German, Punjabi, and Auslan (Australian sign language)