Appendix 2: Demographic profile tables Table 2: Demographic profile of parents/guardians and grandparents responding to the survey Gender of parent 142 | Whole sample Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identifies as culturally or ethnically diverse Mainly speaks another language at home Recently came to Australia from another country Has a disability n=2796 n=99 n=249 n=96 n=65 n=181 n % n % n % n % n % n % Woman 2369 85 79 80 205 82 66 69 50 77 139 77 Man 371 13 16 16 33 13 28 29 13 20 39 22 A person who identifies as non-binary or other 9 <1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 Did not wish to say 47 2 3 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 Parenting role n % n % n % n % n % n Mother 2067 74 62 62 174 70 61 64 52 80 116 64 Father 285 10 10 10 23 9 26 27 8 12 28 16 Grandparent 255 9 15 15 23 9 3 3 1 2 23 13 Guardian 49 2 5 5 7 3 4 4 1 2 4 2 Other 79 3 4 4 14 6 0 0 1 2 7 4 Did not wish to say 53 2 2 2 8 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 Did not answer question 8 <1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 State/Territory n % n % n % n % n % n ACT 100 4 5 5 12 5 5 5 2 3 7 4 NSW 997 36 44 44 105 42 42 44 26 40 63 35 NT 24 1 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 QLD 399 14 15 15 26 10 10 10 8 12 35 19 WA 182 7 5 5 25 10 9 9 6 9 12 7 SA 175 6 5 5 8 3 3 3 5 8 15 8 VIC 859 31 14 14 71 29 25 26 17 26 44 24 TAS 49 2 6 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 Did not answer question 11 <1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regionality n % n % n % n % n % n Capital city or large regional city 2100 75 58 59 210 84 76 79 52 80 130 72 Country town 422 15 26 26 17 7 9 9 9 14 27 15 Rural or remote area 158 6 9 9 13 5 9 9 4 6 12 7 Somewhere else 95 3 6 6 9 4 2 2 0 0 12 7 Did not answer question 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % % % ‘Mental health shapes my life’: COVID-19 & kids’ wellbeing • 2022 | 143