3 | Demographics of children and young people that raised COVID-19
No quantifiable data was recorded in relation to children and young people with
disability. This information is only recorded in case notes if it is raised by the child or
young person in the context of the issue discussed in the contact. Where disability was
raised in the case notes related to COVID-19, this is discussed in section 4.
3.2 Location
Counsellors collect data on the location of the child or young person making the
contact. A regional classification system based on the Australian Statistical Geography
Standard (ASGS) driven by postcode location is used to code data.
Between January 2020 and April 2020, Kids Helpline collected location data in 1,333
contacts from children and young people under 18 years. Location was unknown for
1,234 contacts.
Of these contacts, 1,018 were from a capital city, 238 were from inner regional centres,
and 77 were from outer regional and remote areas.
Location (where known)
6%
18%
Capital cities
Inner regional centres
Outer regional &
remote areas
76%
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