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CensusAtSchool home page > National Summary Tables 2006 National Summary Tables The information in these tables was calculated using all the data from 112,173 responses to the 2006 CensusAtSchool Questionnaire. Percentage totals may not equal 100 due to rounding. 2006 National Summary Tables Participation Analysis Table 1. The number of girls who submitted a CensusAtSchool Questionnaire Table 2. The number of boys who submitted a CensusAtSchool Questionnaire Your Attributes Analysis Table 3. Average height of girls (cm) Table 4. Average height of boys (cm) Table 5. Median height of girls (cm) Table 6. Median height of boys (cm) Your Lifestyle Analysis Table 7. Girls' access to the Internet at home Table 8. Boys' access to the Internet at home Table 9. Girls' favourite take-away foods Table 10. Boys' favourite take-away foods Participation Analysis Table 1. The number of girls who submitted a CensusAtSchool Questionnaire ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia Year 4 or below 133 667 8 108 166 160 621 125 1988 Year 5 124 2334 12 379 391 556 3282 553 7631 Year 6 280 3084 19 886 947 633 3809 912 10570 Year 7 307 1911 91 1192 1094 747 2420 1096 8858 Year 8 377 2851 65 1683 1048 630 2119 2118 10891 Year 9 376 2664 49 1394 1094 717 1754 1556 9604 Year 10 299 1922 29 718 892 693 1149 1350 7052 Year 11 213 630 52 353 463 271 241 306 2529 Year 12 138 324 46 215 117 106 77 250 1273 Other 10 24 5 10 6 16 29 13 113 Total Females 2257 16411 376 6938 6218 4529 15501 8279 60509 Back to top Table 2. The number of boys who submitted a CensusAtSchool Questionnaire ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia Year 4 below 136 661 10 139 166 164 650 152 2078 Year 5 132 2212 15 399 403 472 3308 598 7539 Year 6 322 2848 17 838 881 584 3659 939 10088 Year 7 231 1305 99 1221 1159 551 2339 1027 7932 Year 8 307 1489 53 1418 999 454 1878 1646 8244 Year 9 270 1621 62 1135 799 461 1529 1284 7161 Year 10 112 1307 25 713 747 491 1149 989 5533 Year 11 143 358 42 254 390 225 204 203 1819 Year 12 99 251 55 169 127 105 63 277 1146 Other 18 31 2 13 12 13 26 9 124 Total Males 1770 12083 380 6299 5683 3520 14805 7124 51664 Back to top Your Attributes Analysis Table 3. Average height of girls (cm) ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Year 5 142.6 143.7 141.8 140.0 142.8 144.1 142.2 138.9 Year 6 153.6 157.4 148.5 147.2 149.2 151.4 150.4 145.1s Year 7 161.1 156.7 156.0 153.1 156.3 157.4 154.4 153.8 Year 8 163.5 161.2 160.1 158.4 160.5 160.6 161.5 159.3 Year 9 165.9 163.7 163.4 162.9 164.6 164.4 163.4 163.3 Year 10 165.9 164.9 164.1 164.5 164.7 163.7 164.6 164.5 Year 11 166.4 165.3 164.1 164.3 164.5 169.8 165.5 167.3 Year 12 171.0 164.6 169.0 171.0 165.6 164.6 171.3 168.7 Back to top Table 4. Average height of boys (cm) ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Year 5 147.2 144.1 144.5 138.7 143.8 146.2 143.6 140.1 Year 6 150.0 150.1 185.8 145.7 149.4 151.2 151.3 146.4 Year 7 157.7 156.8 158.5 155.3 155.2 158.3 156.0 153.0 Year 8 165.1 165.1 164.1 160.6 165.1 165.7 167.1 160.7 Year 9 170.1 171.2 173.7 168.9 171.1 172.3 172.0 169.3 Year 10 175.3 174.8 174.7 175.0 176.0 176.0 176.8 176.0 Year 11 180.3 176.4 177.5 177.3 179.1 177.0 180.5 179.8 Year 12 175.3 175.7 192.6 174.3 178.8 176.7 168.9 179.1 Back to top Table 5. Median height of girls (cm) ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Year 5 145 144 140.5 140 144 146 144 141 Year 6 152 158 148 148 150 152 151 146.5 Year 7 160 158 156 154 156 159 157 154 Year 8 162 162 160 160 162 162 162 160 Year 9 165 164 162 163 165 163 163 164 Year 10 166 165 164 165 165 164 164 165 Year 11 166 165 165 165 165 165 165 166 Year 12 166.5 165 165 167 165 165 165 166 Back to top Table 6. Median height of boys (cm) ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Year 5 147 145 141 141 145 146 145 143 Year 6 151 150 150 147.5 150 152 151 147 Year 7 158 158 158 153 156 158 158 153 Year 8 165 165 164 160 165 167 166 160 Year 9 171 171 170.5 170 172 172 172 168 Year 10 175.5 176 175 175 176 177 175 175 Year 11 180 178 176.5 178 180 177 178 177 Year 12 180 179 181 179 180 179 172 180 Back to top Your Lifestyle Analysis Table 7. Girls' access to the Internet at home ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia No - Internet connection 131 1899 68 1028 937 828 2208 1014 8113 Yes - broadband connection 1546 9255 177 3631 2747 1962 8278 4669 32265 Yes - dial-up connection 497 4696 107 2054 2332 1620 4378 2340 18024 Yes - other 83 561 24 225 202 119 637 256 2107 Back to top Table 8. Boys' access to the Internet at home ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia No - Internet connection 115 1664 57 948 905 654 2074 943 7360 Yes - broadband connection 1247 6358 183 3409 2473 1585 8140 3978 27373 Yes - dial-up connection 354 3688 120 1735 2107 1174 4022 1988 15188 Yes - other 54 373 20 207 198 107 569 215 1743 Back to top Table 9. Girls' favourite take-away foods ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia I don't have a favourite Take-away Food 81 469 20 264 163 147 511 230 1885 Fish and Chips 255 3024 56 1593 964 847 3840 1408 11987 Fried Chicken and Chips/Fries 266 2215 48 1023 929 589 2442 1034 8546 Fruit/Fruit Salad 220 1967 38 800 605 408 1775 806 6619 Hamburgers and Chips/Fries 354 3281 72 1560 1230 696 3106 1854 12153 Middle Eastern Food 175 796 21 357 271 178 657 304 2759 Pies/Pasties 185 1677 32 840 608 354 1675 667 6038 Pizza 477 4318 79 1959 1509 1069 4187 1934 15532 Rice/ Noodle Dishes 327 1974 46 891 835 468 2146 953 7640 Rolls/Sandwiches 206 1565 50 795 638 465 1455 733 5907 Salads 172 1808 32 756 612 407 1573 768 6128 Other 159 1691 29 728 528 354 1823 659 5971 Back to top Table 10. Boys' favourite take-away foods ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australia I don't have a favourite Take-away Food 137 699 36 417 325 235 843 388 3080 Fish and Chips 614 5056 147 2954 2427 1683 7416 2923 23220 Fried Chicken and Chips/Fries 510 3958 108 2039 2047 1152 5097 2297 17208 Fruit/Fruit Salad 194 1722 49 787 669 420 1716 754 6311 Hamburgers and Chips/Fries 755 6014 198 2991 2907 1479 6729 3898 24971 Middle Eastern Food 264 1426 49 647 602 306 1357 627 5278 Pies/Pasties 445 3371 101 1862 1663 887 3852 1720 13901 Pizza 1034 7142 211 3755 3480 2081 8614 3914 30231 Rice/ Noodle Dishes 386 2419 74 1220 1244 558 3015 1341 10257 Rolls/Sandwiches 250 2084 63 1121 997 618 2231 1121 8485 Salads 184 1601 50 792 675 421 1628 734 6085 Other 352 2617 57 1361 1308 688 3405 1301 11089 Back to top This page last updated 26 October 2012

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