Table 1 Percentage of Australia’s adult population by sexual identity and sex
From: What is the size of Australia’s sexual minority population?
Survey | GSS | HILDA | HILDA | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of survey | 2014 | 2012 | 2016 | All |
Ages | 18 + | 18 + | 18 + | 18 + |
Females | % | |||
Lesbian | 1.31 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.09 |
Bisexual | 1.14 | 1.29 | 1.90 | 1.44 |
Other | 0.71 | 0.74 | 1.11 | 0.85 |
Total sexual minority | 3.15 | 3.00 | 4.01 | 3.39 |
Heterosexual | 96.02 | 90.53 | 89.47 | 92.01 |
Don’t know | 0.26 | 0.83 | 1.19 | 0.76 |
Refused/not stated | 0.57 | 5.63 | 5.33 | 3.84 |
Males | % | |||
Gay | 1.72 | 1.94 | 2.24 | 1.97 |
Bisexual | 0.63 | 0.81 | 1.09 | 0.84 |
Other | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.74 |
Total sexual minority | 2.79 | 3.63 | 4.21 | 3.56 |
Heterosexual | 96.22 | 91.31 | 90.99 | 92.84 |
Don’t know | 0.36 | 1.00 | 1.36 | 0.91 |
Refused/not stated | 0.63 | 4.06 | 3.44 | 2.71 |
Total | % | |||
Lesbian/gay | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.53 |
Bisexual | 0.89 | 1.05 | 1.50 | 1.15 |
Other | 0.56 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.79 |
Total sexual minority | 2.97 | 3.31 | 4.11 | 3.46 |
Heterosexual | 96.12 | 90.91 | 90.21 | 92.41 |
Don’t know | 0.31 | 0.92 | 1.28 | 0.84 |
Refused/not stated | 0.60 | 4.86 | 4.40 | 3.29 |