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 2010 National Summary Tables |
The information in these tables was calculated using all the data from 22, 319 responses to the 2010 CensusAtSchool questionnaire.
This data has not had any outliers eliminated, and this has skewed the output in some instances. Percentage totals may not equal 100 due to rounding. All tables can be readily copied and pasted into an Excel worksheet.
Participation Analysis
Table 1. Number and percentage of students by year level and sex
Number of students |
| Year Level | Female | Male | Total | % of total |
| Year 4 or below | 203 | 213 | 416 | 1.9 |
| Year 5 | 1346 | 1262 | 2608 | 11.7 |
| Year 6 | 2097 | 2092 | 4189 | 18.8 |
| Year 7 | 1466 | 1464 | 2930 | 13.1 |
| Year 8 | 2059 | 1649 | 3708 | 16.6 |
| Year 9 | 2014 | 1741 | 3755 | 16.8 |
| Year 10 | 1461 | 1197 | 2658 | 11.9 |
| Year 11 | 793 | 706 | 1499 | 6.7 |
| Year 12 | 259 | 230 | 489 | 2.2 |
| Other | 32 | 35 | 67 | 0.3 |
| Total | 11730 | 10589 | 22319 | 100.0 |
Table 2. Number of students by state/territory of residence and year level
| Year Level | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| Year 4 or below | 4 | 95 | 4 | 29 | 48 | 20 | 179 | 37 |
| Year 5 | 99 | 720 | 26 | 176 | 140 | 187 | 1157 | 103 |
| Year 6 | 124 | 962 | 34 | 528 | 278 | 298 | 1536 | 429 |
| Year 7 | 90 | 375 | 39 | 538 | 453 | 267 | 755 | 413 |
| Year 8 | 33 | 1139 | 10 | 608 | 387 | 113 | 919 | 499 |
| Year 9 | 53 | 1145 | 46 | 513 | 420 | 307 | 735 | 536 |
| Year 10 | 23 | 715 | 31 | 389 | 375 | 218 | 330 | 577 |
| Year 11 | 52 | 511 | 4 | 334 | 263 | 54 | 92 | 189 |
| Year 12 | 30 | 74 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 34 | 69 | 133 |
| Other | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 14 |
| Total | 509 | 5742 | 214 | 3178 | 2453 | 1506 | 5787 | 2930 |
| % | 2.3 | 25.7 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 25.9 | 13.1 |
Your Details Analysis
Table 3. Number and percentage of students born in each month
| Month | Number | % |
| January | 1818 | 8.1 |
| February | 1810 | 8.1 |
| March | 2001 | 9.0 |
| April | 1917 | 8.6 |
| May | 1862 | 8.3 |
| June | 1893 | 8.5 |
| July | 1892 | 8.5 |
| August | 1807 | 8.1 |
| September | 1883 | 8.4 |
| October | 1913 | 8.6 |
| November | 1767 | 7.9 |
| December | 1756 | 7.9 |
Table 4. Number and percentage of students born in each state/territory and overseas
| Where Born | Number | % |
| ACT | 452 | 2.0 |
| NSW | 5365 | 24.0 |
| NT | 230 | 1.0 |
| QLD | 2717 | 12.2 |
| SA | 2201 | 9.9 |
| TAS | 1282 | 5.7 |
| VIC | 5097 | 22.8 |
| WA | 2474 | 11.1 |
| Other Australian Territories | 57 | 0.3 |
| Overseas | 2444 | 11.0 |
Your Attributes Analysis
Table 5. Percentage of students by eye colour
| Eye colour | % Males | % Females |
| Blue | 33.2 | 32.2 |
| Brown | 38.4 | 37.0 |
| Green | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| Grey | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Hazel | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| Other | 3.3 | 3.2 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 6. Mean and Median Height of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Height | Median Height |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 140.7 | 152.7 | 139.0 | 138.0 |
| Year 5 | 143.1 | 142.4 | 145.0 | 144.0 |
| Year 6 | 148.6 | 147.6 | 150.0 | 150.0 |
| Year 7 | 156.1 | 154.9 | 156.0 | 157.0 |
| Year 8 | 164.1 | 159.7 | 164.0 | 161.0 |
| Year 9 | 171.0 | 162.3 | 171.0 | 164.0 |
| Year 10 | 173.5 | 164.5 | 175.0 | 165.0 |
| Year 11 | 177.4 | 165.2 | 178.0 | 166.0 |
| Year 12 | 188.3 | 166.8 | 178.0 | 165.0 |
| Other | 195.5 | 217.7 | 172.0 | 164.0 |
Table 7. Mean and Median Belly Button Height of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Belly Button Height | Median Belly Button Height |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 91.6 | 108.2 | 83.0 | 83.0 |
| Year 5 | 91.6 | 89.2 | 88.0 | 88.0 |
| Year 6 | 92.3 | 95.5 | 91.0 | 92.0 |
| Year 7 | 97.5 | 95.8 | 96.0 | 96.0 |
| Year 8 | 101.8 | 98.1 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Year 9 | 105.3 | 100.3 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Year 10 | 109.4 | 100.5 | 106.0 | 100.0 |
| Year 11 | 111.0 | 100.1 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Year 12 | 111.2 | 104.1 | 108.0 | 100.0 |
| Other | 133.3 | 164.6 | 103.0 | 99.5 |
Table 8. Mean and Median Arm Span of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Arm Span (cm) | Median Arm Span (cm) |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 130.1 | 142.0 | 135.0 | 133.0 |
| Year 5 | 133.1 | 132.9 | 141.0 | 140.0 |
| Year 6 | 140.4 | 138.9 | 147.0 | 146.0 |
| Year 7 | 148.5 | 146.6 | 154.0 | 154.0 |
| Year 8 | 157.3 | 151.4 | 163.0 | 159.0 |
| Year 9 | 164.1 | 151.0 | 170.0 | 160.0 |
| Year 10 | 170.7 | 157.5 | 175.0 | 162.0 |
| Year 11 | 172.4 | 156.1 | 176.0 | 163.0 |
| Year 12 | 185.3 | 157.8 | 178.0 | 162.0 |
| Other | 196.3 | 190.2 | 171.0 | 159.5 |
Table 9. Mean and Median Length of Right Foot of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Length of Right Foot (cm) | Median Length of Right Foot (cm) |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 32.4 | 45.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| Year 5 | 25.7 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 22.0 |
| Year 6 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| Year 7 | 26.3 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| Year 8 | 29.7 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 9 | 34.6 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 10 | 31.1 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 11 | 36.7 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 12 | 44.4 | 29.4 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Other | 72.7 | 88.6 | 27.0 | 23.0 |
Table 10. Mean and Median Dominant Hand Reaction Time of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Dominant Hand
Reaction Time (seconds) | Median Dominant Hand
Reaction Time (seconds) |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Year 5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 10 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 11 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 12 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other | 0.8 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Table 11. Mean and Median Non-Dominant Hand Reaction Time of males and females by year level
| Year Level | Mean Non-Dominant Hand Reaction Time (seconds) | Median Non-Dominant Hand Reaction Time (seconds) |
Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Year 4 or below | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Year 5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Year 6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 10 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 11 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 12 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Other | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Your Language Analysis
Table 12. Percentage of males and females who speak one or more languages
| Number of Languages | % of students who speak one or more languages |
Males | Females |
| 1 | 72.1 | 69.2 |
| 2 | 20.4 | 23.1 |
| 3 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 5 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 9 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 13. Language mostly spoken at home
| Language | % of all students |
| English | 89.1 |
| Arabic | 1.4 |
| Cantonese | 1.2 |
| Croatian | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 0.1 |
| French | 0.2 |
| German | 0.1 |
| Greek | 0.2 |
| Hindi | 0.4 |
| Indonesian | 0.2 |
| Italian | 0.1 |
| Japanese | 0.2 |
| Korean | 0.3 |
| Macedonian | 0.2 |
| Maltese | 0.0 |
| Mandarin | 0.8 |
| Polish | 0.1 |
| Russian | 0.2 |
| Serbian | 0.2 |
| Spanish | 0.2 |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | 0.4 |
| Tamil | 0.2 |
| Turkish | 0.1 |
| Vietnamese | 0.8 |
| Other | 2.8 |
* Please note the total percentage does not equal 100 due to rounding
Your Lifestyle Analysis
Table 14. Favourite take-away foods by year level
 | Year 4 or
below | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Other |
| Take-away food | % |
| None | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Chicken (e.g. BBQ chicken) | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 14.9 |
| Chips/Fries | 16.8 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 |
| Fish (e.g. Fish and Chips) | 7.2 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| Fruit/Fruit Salad | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Hamburgers | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 6.0 |
| Kebabs/Wraps | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 9.0 |
| Noodle dishes | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 10.5 |
| Pies/Pasties | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Pizza/Pasta | 22.1 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 11.9 |
| Rice dishes (eg. Sushi) | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 |
| Rolls/Sandwiches | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Salads | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Other | 9.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 11.9 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 15. Percentage of students who ate breakfast food/s on the day of the questionnaire by year level
| Year 4 or below | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Other |
| Breakfast foods | % |
| Did not eat breakfast | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 14.9 |
| Bread or bread product | 28.1 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 25.4 |
| Cereal | 48.6 | 49.5 | 48.0 | 41.8 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 35.6 | 34.2 | 33.5 | 38.8 |
| Breakfast bar | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Baked beans/spaghetti | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| Eggs | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Fruit/fruit juice | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 13.4 |
| Noodles/rice | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 7.5 |
| Meat or meat produce | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Milk or milk product | 11.3 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 16.4 |
| Lollies/potato chips | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| Soft drink | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Tea/coffee | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 17.9 |
| Other foods | 13.7 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 10.5 |
*Please note if students ate breakfast they could select more than one breakfast food for this question.
Table 16. Mean and Median number of hours of sleep by year level
| Year Level | Mean number of hours of sleep | Median number of hours sleep |
| Year 4 or below | 9.5 | 10.0 |
| Year 5 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
| Year 6 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Year 7 | 8.9 | 9.0 |
| Year 8 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Year 9 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| Year 10 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Year 11 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Year 12 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Other | 7.5 | 8.0 |
Table 17. Percentage of students using each method of travel by state/territory
| ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| Method of Travel | % |
| Bicycle | 7.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Boat/Ferry | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Bus | 25.3 | 32.2 | 40.2 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 40.3 | 17.6 | 24.1 |
| Car | 46.6 | 37.7 | 41.1 | 56.0 | 50.1 | 38.6 | 49.5 | 45.5 |
| Skateboard/Scooter/Rollerblade | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Train/Tram | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Walk | 18.3 | 21.3 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 21.0 | 17.1 | 21.2 | 21.1 |
| Other | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 18. Mean and Median number of minutes taken to get to school for males and females by year level
| Year Level | Time taken to get to school (minutes) |
Males | Females | Total |
Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median |
| Year 4 or below | 28.1 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 8.0 | 34.4 | 7.0 |
| Year 5 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 7.0 |
| Year 6 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Year 7 | 17.4 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 17.9 | 10.0 |
| Year 8 | 22.1 | 15.0 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 15.0 |
| Year 9 | 24.7 | 15.0 | 20.8 | 15.0 | 22.6 | 15.0 |
| Year 10 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 15.0 | 24.8 | 15.0 |
| Year 11 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 25.9 | 15.0 |
| Year 12 | 48.8 | 15.0 | 29.3 | 15.0 | 38.4 | 15.0 |
| Other | 114.6 | 25.0 | 137.4 | 20.0 | 125.5 | 20.0 |
Table 19. Percentage of students with access to the Internet by state/territory
| ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| Access to the Internet | % |
| Broadband connection | 78.0 | 79.5 | 72.0 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 75.2 | 78.1 | 77.3 |
| Dial-up connection | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| I cannot access the Internet at home | 5.1 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Other (include Internet access through mobile phones etc) | 10.4 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 9.0 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 20. Favourite sport or activity by sex
| Sport or activity | Males
% | Females
% |
| Athletics | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Baseball/Softball | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Basketball | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| Cricket | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Cycling | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Dancing | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Football (AFL) | 18.0 | 1.4 |
| Football (Rugby League) | 8.9 | 1.2 |
| Football (Rugby Union) | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Football (Soccer) | 17.6 | 8.0 |
| Golf | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Gymnastics | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Hockey | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Martial Arts | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Netball | 0.2 | 21.6 |
| Skateboarding/Rollerblading | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Swimming | 3.2 | 9.3 |
| Tennis | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Other activities/sports | 9.3 | 10.6 |
| None | 3.4 | 3.4 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 21. Favourite music by sex
| Favourite Music | Males
% | Females
% |
| Classical | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Country | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| Jazz | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Metal (e.g. heavy metal) | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| Pop | 12.2 | 39.5 |
| Punk | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Rap/Hip Hop | 21.2 | 16.1 |
| Reggae | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Rhythm and Blues (R&B) | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Rock | 20.5 | 6.3 |
| Techno/Electronic | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Other | 8.0 | 12.4 |
| None | 4.5 | 2.2 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 22. Mean and Median time for concentration task by year level
| Year Level | Mean Time for Concentration Task
(seconds) | Median Time for Concentration Task
(seconds) |
| Year 4 or below | 58.3 | 54.0 |
| Year 5 | 52.0 | 48.0 |
| Year 6 | 48.1 | 44.0 |
| Year 7 | 45.9 | 43.0 |
| Year 8 | 43.2 | 40.0 |
| Year 9 | 44.4 | 41.0 |
| Year 10 | 41.0 | 38.0 |
| Year 11 | 41.5 | 39.0 |
| Year 12 | 41.4 | 36.0 |
| Other | 69.8 | 47.0 |
Table 23. Median number of hours a week spent on activities by year level
| Year 4 or
below | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Other |
| Activity | Median number of Hours |
| Hanging out with friends | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| Doing homework | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Doing things with family | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 |
| Playing sports/outdoor games or activities | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Playing computer/
video games | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Using the computer/Internet | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 |
| Watching TV | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| Paid work | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Doing volunteer community work | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Housework/Jobs at home | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Table 24. Internet use by sex
| Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often |
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Activity | % |
| Social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, chatrooms) | 27.4 | 20.5 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 22.2 | 18.4 | 36.5 | 50.8 |
| Researching for school work | 12.4 | 5.1 | 31.9 | 22.5 | 41.9 | 48.5 | 13.7 | 23.9 |
| Emailing friends and family | 26.6 | 14.1 | 35.9 | 32.0 | 25.5 | 34.3 | 12.0 | 19.6 |
| Searching/Browsing for information | 12.6 | 9.2 | 30.1 | 31.7 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 17.9 | 17.6 |
| Uploading/Downloading (e.g. music, photos) | 17.7 | 16.0 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 31.4 | 32.2 |
| Playing games | 7.9 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 34.5 | 29.6 | 26.5 | 42.4 | 19.3 |
| Video sharing sites (e.g. YouTube) | 17.7 | 24.2 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 20.8 |
| Buying and/or selling things (e.g. eBay) | 55.9 | 71.8 | 25.6 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
* Please note the total row percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 25. Percentage of students who earned or received money last week by source and year level
| Was money earned or received and source of money |
| No | Yes - Paid Work | Yes - Allowance or Pocket Money | Yes - Chores | Yes - Gift | Yes - Other |
| Year Level | % |
| Year 4 or below | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Year 5 | 14.7 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 9.0 |
| Year 6 | 21.8 | 9.5 | 17.6 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 17.0 |
| Year 7 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| Year 8 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 19.7 |
| Year 9 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 19.8 |
| Year 10 | 9.9 | 22.3 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 11.9 |
| Year 11 | 4.4 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
| Year 12 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Other | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
* Please note the total column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding
Table 26. Mean and Median amount of money earned or received in last week by year level
| Year Level | Mean amount
of money ($) | Median amount
of money ($) |
| Year 4 or below | 43.69 | 3.50 |
| Year 5 | 15.34 | 5.00 |
| Year 6 | 19.32 | 5.00 |
| Year 7 | 25.67 | 10.00 |
| Year 8 | 33.15 | 10.00 |
| Year 9 | 49.42 | 20.00 |
| Year 10 | 60.32 | 30.00 |
| Year 11 | 100.06 | 50.00 |
| Year 12 | 116.86 | 60.00 |
| Other | 195.48 | 80.00 |
Table 27. Percentage of students who take actions in the home to conserve the environment by year level
| Year 4
or below | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Other |
| Actions taken to conserve water | % |
| My household has installed a water tank | 45.0 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 42.6 | 39.5 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 43.4 | 38.0 | 43.3 |
| My household has installed a water saving shower head | 40.1 | 45.9 | 44.7 | 44.1 | 46.3 | 48.0 | 45.6 | 50.4 | 51.7 | 40.3 |
| I take shorter showers | 74.3 | 72.9 | 66.4 | 59.8 | 50.6 | 45.9 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 46.8 | 52.2 |
| I turn off the tap while I brush my teeth | 91.8 | 91.0 | 89.6 | 88.6 | 87.2 | 85.1 | 85.0 | 83.0 | 84.5 | 71.6 |
| I turn off appliances (e.g. TV, computer, gaming consoles) at the power point | 51.7 | 50.6 | 47.0 | 47.1 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 46.5 | 43.6 | 45.0 | 46.3 |
| My household recycles our rubbish | 79.8 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 80.7 | 82.3 | 79.9 | 78.1 | 82.1 | 77.7 | 77.6 |
Your Opinion Analysis
Table 28. Median level of importance of issues by state/territory
| Issue | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| Reducing pollution | 775.0 | 723.5 | 681.0 | 657.0 | 653.0 | 610.0 | 699.0 | 719.0 |
| Recycling our rubbish | 765.5 | 704.0 | 616.0 | 610.0 | 616.0 | 587.0 | 681.0 | 639.0 |
| Conserving water | 882.0 | 773.5 | 687.0 | 722.0 | 775.0 | 607.0 | 829.0 | 755.0 |
| Reducing energy usage (electricity, gas, oil, for heating, lighting, car travel) | 699.0 | 639.0 | 622.0 | 592.0 | 563.0 | 533.0 | 634.0 | 610.0 |
| Conserving old growth forests | 639.0 | 539.0 | 604.0 | 557.0 | 521.0 | 527.0 | 533.0 | 553.0 |
| Protecting coastal/marine environments | 758.0 | 707.0 | 669.0 | 710.0 | 634.0 | 645.0 | 663.0 | 699.0 |
| Having healthy eating habits | 769.0 | 775.0 | 684.0 | 752.0 | 693.0 | 728.0 | 764.0 | 758.0 |
| Reducing bullying in schools | 817.0 | 805.0 | 722.0 | 787.0 | 704.0 | 725.0 | 799.0 | 716.0 |
| Owning a computer | 539.0 | 651.0 | 551.0 | 604.0 | 657.0 | 610.0 | 580.0 | 545.0 |
| Access to the Internet | 631.0 | 758.0 | 697.0 | 728.0 | 752.0 | 699.0 | 710.0 | 665.0 |
* Please note that 0 = Not Very Important and 1000 = Very Important. |
This page last updated 26 October 2012 | 
