From: What is the size of Australia’s sexual minority population?
2011 | 2016 | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
Total sexual minority population by age group | ||||||
18–24 | 51,920 | 67,099 | 119,018 | 54,224 | 70,835 | 125,058 |
25–34 | 84,460 | 71,037 | 155,497 | 94,459 | 81,863 | 176,323 |
35–44 | 49,951 | 60,219 | 110,170 | 51,275 | 62,022 | 113,297 |
45–54 | 42,803 | 40,388 | 83,191 | 44,103 | 42,702 | 86,805 |
55–64 | 37,008 | 30,671 | 67,679 | 39,593 | 34,098 | 73,691 |
65 + | 36,919 | 26,997 | 63,916 | 44,652 | 31,954 | 76,606 |
Total | 303,061 | 296,411 | 599,472 | 328,306 | 323,474 | 651,781 |
Sexual minority populations aged 18 + | ||||||
Lesbian/gay | 168,066 | 95,631 | 263,697 | 182,066 | 104,362 | 286,429 |
Bisexual | 71,886 | 126,244 | 198,130 | 77,874 | 137,770 | 215,645 |
Other | 63,109 | 74,536 | 137,645 | 68,366 | 81,342 | 149,708 |
Total | 303,061 | 296,411 | 599,472 | 328,306 | 323,474 | 651,781 |