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Back to CensusAtSchool home page Time Series Data Comparisons of 2006 to 2008 Summary Data

These tables compare CensusAtSchool data from 2006 to 2008. You can make more detailed comparisons by using the online Random Sampler and selecting ‘Only those common to 2006 and 2008’ in the 'Questions to display' field.


Time Series Comparing 2006 to 2008 Summary Data
Participation Analysis
Table 1: Number of students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by year level
Table 2: Number of students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by state
Table 3: Percentage students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by gender
Selected Survey Analysis
Table 4: Preferred hand of students who completed the CensusAtSchool questionnaire
Table 5: Percentage of students with access to internet at home by State
Table 6: Percentage of students with access to internet at home by Year Level
Table 7: Favourite type of music of students as a percentage of all students who completed the questionnaire
Table 8: Percentage of students who completed the questionnaire with pets
Table 9: Percentage of students who use various technologies at home
Table 10: Mean and median time taken by students to travel to school from home by year level
Table 11: Frequency of holidays with the family

Participation

Table 1: Number of students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by year level

Year Level
2006
2008
No. of students
% of students
No. of students
% of students
Year 4 or below
4066
3.62
2066
4.68
Year 5
15170
13.52
6145
13.91
Year 6
20658
18.42
8592
19.44
Year 7
16790
14.97
6328
14.32
Year 8
19135
17.06
6998
15.84
Year 9
16765
14.95
6548
14.82
Year 10
12585
11.22
4648
10.52
Year 11
4348
3.88
1974
4.47
Year 12
2419
2.16
780
1.77
Other
237
0.21
110
0.25
Total
112173
100
44189
100


Table 2: Number of students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by State

State
2006
2008
No. of students
% of students
No. of students
% of students
ACT
4027
3.6
638
1.4
NSW
28494
25.4
13514
30.6
NT
756
0.7
178
0.4
Qld
13237
11.8
4671
10.6
SA
11901
10.6
6745
15.3
Tas
8049
7.2
3249
7.4
Vic
30306
27.0
9534
21.6
WA
15403
13.7
5660
12.8
Total
112173
100
44189
100

Table 3: Percentage students who participated in the CensusAtSchool questionnaire by gender

Gender
2006
2008
Female
53.9
50.8
Male
46.1
49.2

Selected survey results

Table 4: Preferred hand of students who completed the CensusAtSchool questionnaire

Handedness
2006
2008
Female (%)Male (%)Female (%)Male (%)
Ambidextrous
6.8
10.3
5.4
7.7
Left handed
9.2
10.2
9.1
10.5
Right handed
84.0
79.5
85.5
81.8

Table 5: Percentage of students with access to internet at home by State

Year Level
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
2006
No - Internet connection
6.1
12.5
16.5
14.9
15.5
18.4
14.1
12.7
Yes - broadband connection
69.4
54.8
47.6
53.2
43.9
44.1
54.2
56.1
Yes - dial-up connection
21.1
29.4
30.0
28.6
37.3
34.7
27.7
28.1
Yes - other (include Internet access through mobile phone etc)
3.4
3.3
5.8
3.3
3.4
2.8
4.0
3.1
2008
No - Internet connection
6.7
7.8
12.4
8.0
8.8
12.1
9.0
9.7
Yes - broadband connection
74.9
74.9
53.4
74.0
70.7
68.6
72.7
72.6
Yes - dial-up connection
9.9
11.0
24.2
11.9
15.7
14.1
11.5
11.2
Yes - other (include Internet access through mobile phone etc)
8.5
6.3
10.1
6.1
4.8
5.2
6.8
6.5

Table 6: Percentage of students with access to internet at home by Year Level

Year LevelYear 4 or belowYear 5Year 6Year 7Year 8Year 9Year 10Year 11Year 12Other
2006
No - Internet connection
21.82
18.58
16.74
13.87
11.38
11.01
10.31
8.69
9.96
18.57
Yes - broadband connection
45.35
47.21
49.92
51.37
56.09
57.67
57.08
59.36
58.95
43.88
Yes - dial-up connection
26.59
28.95
29.40
31.19
29.47
29.24
30.65
29.35
28.81
24.89
Yes - other (include Internet access through mobile phone etc)
6.25
5.27
3.94
3.58
3.06
2.09
1.97
2.60
2.27
12.66
2008
No - Internet connection
16.84
12.04
10.29
8.06
6.73
6.54
6.63
6.43
7.31
19.09
Yes - broadband connection
61.71
64.28
69.12
74.95
77.49
77.35
77.26
78.77
76.03
48.18
Yes - dial-up connection
13.26
14.13
13.06
11.06
11.12
11.33
12.22
11.45
11.54
12.73
Yes - other (include Internet access through mobile phone etc)
8.18
9.55
7.53
5.93
4.66
4.78
3.89
3.34
5.13
20.00

Table 7: Favourite type of music of students as a percentage of all students who completed the questionnaire

Music Type
2006
2008
% Males% Females% Total% Males% Females% Total
Classical
13.2
13.9
13.6
12.4
12.3
12.3
Country and Western
14.5
15.0
14.8
11.9
13.3
12.6
Metal/Heavy Metal
39.5
19.6
28.8
33.0
14.6
23.6
Jazz
14.1
22.3
18.5
13.1
21.5
17.4
Punk Rock
44.4
56.7
51.1
34.3
38.3
36.3
Rap/Hip Hop
55.4
69.8
63.2
51.6
61.3
56.6
Reggae
9.6
9.4
9.5
8.3
8.0
8.1
Rhythm and Blues
14.5
17.8
16.2
16.1
21.5
18.9
Rock and Roll
59.9
54.0
56.7
53.6
38.6
46.0
Techno/Electronic
30.9
24.6
27.5
36.7
35.3
36.0

Table 8: Percentage of students with pets

Type of Pet
% 2006
% 2008
No Pets
15.4
18.5
Dog
59.7
58.9
Cat
35.5
33.9
Mouse
2.9
3.2
Rabbit
10.1
10.3
Horse
5.6
5.8
Bird
24.0
21.9
Reptile
3.4
4.5
Fish
27.7
29.1
Other
9.3
9.0

Table 9: Percentage of students who use various technologies at home

Technology used at home
2006
2008
% Males% Females% Total% Males% Females% Total
Computer games
87.5
84.3
85.8
73.1
52.6
62.7
Mobile Phone
75.2
82.5
79.1
64.1
73.7
69.0
Personal MP3 player
61.8
60.9
61.3
64.1
71.2
67.7
Radio
56.5
60.8
58.8
55.7
62.6
59.2
Television
93.7
96.1
95.0
92.8
95.1
94.0

Table 10: Mean and median time taken by students to travel to school from home by year level

Year Level
Males
Females
Total
Mean time (minutes)Median time (minutes)Mean time (minutes)Median time (minutes)Mean time (minutes)Median time (minutes)
2006
Year 4 or below
15
10
16
10
16
10
Year 5
15
10
15
10
15
10
Year 6
14
10
14
10
14
10
Year 7
19
10
20
10
20
10
Year 8
22
20
22
20
22
20
Year 9
22
20
22
20
22
20
Year 10
22
20
23
20
23
20
Year 11
23
20
24
20
23
20
Year 12
22
20
23
20
22
20
Other
31
20
25
20
29
20
Total
19
10
20
10
19
10
2008
Year 4 or below
19
5
13
5
16
5
Year 5
12
6
11
6
11
6
Year 6
12
8
12
7
12
8
Year 7
17
10
17
11
17
10
Year 8
23
15
21
15
22
15
Year 9
23
15
22
15
22
15
Year 10
22
15
21
15
22
15
Year 11
26
15
22
15
24
15
Year 12
42
20
27
15
35
15
Other
117
13.5
148
20
127
15
Total
19
10
18
10
18
10

Table 11: Frequency of holidays with the family

Holiday Destination
Never
Less than once a year
Once a year
More than once a year
2006
Holiday within your State or Territory
13.4%
23.9%
25.9%
36.9%
Holiday Interstate
25.3%
34.4%
26.0%
14.3%
Holiday Internationally/Overseas
56.9%
27.3%
11.2%
4.6%
2008
Holiday within your State or Territory
14.0%
23.5%
26.1%
36.4%
Holiday Interstate
25.1%
34.5%
26.3%
14.1%
Holiday Internationally/Overseas
53.8%
29.1%
12.1%
5.1%

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