Appendix 2: Demographic profile tables Table 1: Demographic profile of children responding to the survey† Gender of child Identifies as culturally or ethnically diverse Mainly speaks another language at home Recently came to Australia from another country Has a disability n=4559 n=199 n=604 n=554 n=196 n=297 n % n % n % n % n % n Girl 2114 46 88 44 312 52 272 49 88 45 92 31 Boy 1755 39 91 46 240 40 238 43 93 47 161 54 A child who identifies as non-binary or other 127 3 11 6 27 4 16 3 5 3 34 11 Did not wish to say 162 4 9 5 25 4 28 5 10 5 10 3 Did not answer question 401 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Age n % n % n % n % n % n 9–11 3014 66 120 60 422 70 422 76 152 78 125 42 12–13 804 18 42 21 108 18 85 15 20 10 69 23 14–15 349 8 14 7 38 6 17 3 7 4 46 15 16–17 392 9 23 12 36 6 30 5 17 9 57 19 n % n % n % n % n % n 1321 29 75 38 156 26 163 29 67 34 104 35 Alone 25 1 8 4 5 1 4 1 4 2 10 3 My guardians 57 1 11 6 2 <1 5 1 4 2 13 4 Other family members but not my parents 45 1 10 5 8 1 5 1 3 2 9 3 My parents, siblings and other family members 2401 53 86 43 417 69 361 65 110 56 142 48 Someone else (other) 144 3 9 5 16 3 16 3 8 4 19 6 Did not answer question 566 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n % n % n % n % n % n ACT 166 4 6 3 36 6 39 7 16 8 11 4 NSW 1398 31 102 51 208 34 192 35 58 30 129 43 NT 17 <1 3 2 0 0 1 <1 0 0 0 0 QLD 348 8 13 7 44 7 35 6 13 7 23 8 SA 552 12 25 13 72 12 68 12 31 16 28 9 TAS 61 1 2 1 1 <1 5 1 2 1 5 2 VIC 1236 27 25 13 185 31 150 27 55 28 79 27 WA 380 8 23 12 58 10 64 12 21 11 22 7 Did not answer question 401 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n % n % n % n % n % n Capital city or large regional city 2695 59 70 35 458 76 427 77 135 69 170 57 Country town 756 17 84 42 52 9 49 9 33 17 69 23 Rural or remote area 227 5 26 13 20 3 14 3 12 6 25 8 Somewhere else 393 9 19 10 74 12 64 12 16 8 33 11 Did not answer question 488 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Who child lives with One or both of my parent(s) State/Territory Regionality 140 | Whole sample Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander % % % % % ‘Mental health shapes my life’: COVID-19 & kids’ wellbeing • 2022 | 141

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