Table 2 Percentage of Australia’s adult population identifying as a sexual minority by age group
From: What is the size of Australia’s sexual minority population?
Survey | GSS | HILDA | HILDA | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of survey | 2014 | 2012 | 2016 | All |
Females | % | |||
18–24 | 7.16 | 4.61 | 7.52 | 6.43 |
25–34 | 4.85 | 3.54 | 5.44 | 4.61 |
35–44 | 3.94 | 3.13 | 3.66 | 3.58 |
45–54 | 2.46 | 2.33 | 2.83 | 2.54 |
55–64 | 1.33 | 2.56 | 3.26 | 2.38 |
65 + | 0.19 | 2.24 | 2.37 | 1.60 |
Males | % | |||
18–24 | 2.99 | 4.92 | 5.66 | 4.52 |
25–34 | 4.19 | 5.38 | 6.04 | 5.20 |
35–44 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 3.26 | 3.09 |
45–54 | 2.15 | 2.90 | 3.15 | 2.73 |
55–64 | 1.80 | 3.10 | 3.89 | 2.93 |
65 + | 1.41 | 3.12 | 3.43 | 2.65 |
Total | % | |||
18–24 | 4.81 | 4.77 | 6.59 | 5.39 |
25–34 | 4.69 | 4.46 | 5.74 | 4.96 |
35–44 | 3.98 | 2.82 | 3.46 | 3.42 |
45–54 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.99 | 2.69 |
55–64 | 1.50 | 2.83 | 3.57 | 2.63 |
65 + | 0.96 | 2.65 | 2.87 | 2.16 |