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Table 3 The estimated sexual minority population of Australia, 2011 and 2016

From: What is the size of Australia’s sexual minority population?

 

2011

2016

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

  1. Sources: Calculated from average survey percentages (Table 2) and ABS ERPs. Rows and columns may not sum exactly to totals due to rounding