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 2011 National Summary Tables
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These tables indicate the trends, habits, attitudes and lifestyles of Australian students; however, they don't represent all Australian students, just those who voluntarily completed questionnaires. All tables can be readily copied and pasted into an Excel worksheet.
The information in the tables below was calculated using all the data from 25,307 responses to the 2011 CensusAtSchool questionnaire.
This data has not had any outliers eliminated and this has skewed the output in some instances. Also, the percentage totals may not equal 100 due to rounding.
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Your Attributes Analysis
Table 1: Height (cm) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 142.5 | 144.2 | 137.0 | 137.0 |
| Year 5 | 143.5 | 142.2 | 144.0 | 144.0 |
| Year 6 | 148.0 | 148.3 | 150.0 | 150.0 |
| Year 7 | 155.9 | 154.8 | 156.0 | 156.0 |
| Year 8 | 164.4 | 159.5 | 164.0 | 160.0 |
| Year 9 | 168.5 | 162.2 | 170.0 | 164.0 |
| Year 10 | 173.1 | 163.7 | 175.0 | 165.0 |
| Year 11 | 176.0 | 161.4 | 178.0 | 165.0 |
| Year 12 | 184.3 | 176.4 | 179.0 | 167. |
| Other | 226.6 | 170.7 | 170.0 | 162.0 |
Table 2: Eye colour by sex (%)
Eye Colour | Males | Females |
| Blue | 15.3 | 16.7 |
| Brown | 17.8 | 20.5 |
| Green | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Grey | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Hazel | 7 | 8.4 |
| Other | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Table 3: Belly button height (cm) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 86.9 | 99.5 | 83.0 | 83.0 |
| Year 5 | 88.6 | 89.5 | 87.0 | 88.0 |
| Year 6 | 92.1 | 92.2 | 91.0 | 92.0 |
| Year 7 | 94.0 | 96.6 | 96.0 | 96.0 |
| Year 8 | 101.2 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Year 9 | 102.0 | 100.2 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Year 10 | 106.7 | 101.3 | 106.0 | 100.0 |
| Year 11 | 107.6 | 99.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Year 12 | 108.3 | 115.0 | 109.0 | 101.0 |
| Other | 137.1 | 126.8 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
Table 4: Arm span (cm) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 132.4 | 128.1 | 135.0 | 132.0 |
| Year 5 | 136.3 | 135.3 | 142.0 | 140.0 |
| Year 6 | 139.8 | 142.2 | 147.0 | 148.0 |
| Year 7 | 148.0 | 147.5 | 153.0 | 153.0 |
| Year 8 | 156.1 | 150.6 | 162.0 | 158.0 |
| Year 9 | 161.7 | 153.2 | 169.0 | 161.0 |
| Year 10 | 168.4 | 154.1 | 175.0 | 162.0 |
| Year 11 | 170.4 | 150.3 | 177.0 | 161.0 |
| Year 12 | 177.4 | 164.0 | 179.0 | 162.0 |
| Other | 199.2 | 137.6 | 171.0 | 157.0 |
Table 5: Length of Right Foot (cm) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 30.8 | 33.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| Year 5 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 |
| Year 6 | 26.7 | 25.4 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| Year 7 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| Year 8 | 30.3 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 9 | 30.2 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 10 | 33.1 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Year 11 | 29.8 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 24.0 |
| Year 12 | 41.2 | 42.5 | 27.0 | 24.0 |
| Other | 43.3 | 30.4 | 28.0 | 24.0 |
Table 6: Dominant Hand Reaction Time (secs) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Year 5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 10 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 11 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Other | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Table 7: Non-Dominant Hand Reaction Time (secs) of males and females by year level (mean and median)
| Year level | Males mean | Females mean | Males median | Females median |
| Year 4 or below | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Year 5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Year 6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 10 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Year 11 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Year 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Other | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Your Lifestyle Analysis
 Table 8: Method of travel to school by state (%)
| Method of travel | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
| Bicycle | 4.7 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| Boat/Ferry | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Bus | 24.6 | 31.0 | 34.9 | 25.1 | 19.2 | 52.7 | 25.8 | 21.2 |
| Car | 47.7 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 49.6 | 52.7 | 30.1 | 45.1 | 46.8 |
| Skateboard/Scooter/Rollerblades | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Train/Tram | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Walk | 18.2 | 20.7 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 13.8 | 19.0 | 20.2 |
| Other | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.1 |
Table 9: Time for concentration task (sec) by year level (mean and median)
| Year Level | Mean | Median |
| Year 4 or below | 56.2 | 52.0 |
| Year 5 | 52.4 | 49.0 |
| Year 6 | 48.3 | 45.0 |
| Year 7 | 46.4 | 43.0 |
| Year 8 | 44.7 | 42.0 |
| Year 9 | 44.5 | 42.0 |
| Year 10 | 42.7 | 40.0 |
| Year 11 | 42.9 | 40.0 |
| Year 12 | 41.0 | 37.0 |
| Other | 52.9 | 45.0 |
 Table 10a: Internet use of males (%)
| Activity | Males Never | Males Rarely | Males Sometimes | Males Often | Males Total |
| Social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, chatrooms) | 26.6 | 13.4 | 21.2 | 38.9 | 100.1 |
| Researching for school work | 10.8 | 30.1 | 42.7 | 16.4 | 100.0 |
| Emailing friends and family | 29.2 | 36.3 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 100.0 |
| Searching/browsing for information | 11.6 | 29.8 | 39.5 | 19.0 | 99.9 |
| Uploading/downloading (e.g. music, photos) | 16.0 | 23.5 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 100.0 |
| Playing games | 8.2 | 20.3 | 29.3 | 42.1 | 99.9 |
| Video sharing (e.g. YouTube) | 15.8 | 20.5 | 29.9 | 33.8 | 100.0 |
| Buying and/or selling things (e.g. eBay) | 51.3 | 28.0 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 100.0 |
 Table 10b: Internet use of females (%)
| Activity | Females Never | Females Rarely | Females Sometimes | Females Often | Females Total |
| Social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, chatrooms) | 21.3 | 10.1 | 18.6 | 49.9 | 99.9 |
| Researching for school work | 4.4 | 21.2 | 48.0 | 26.3 | 99.9 |
| Emailing friends and family | 15.9 | 34.2 | 32.2 | 17.7 | 100.0 |
| Searching/browsing for information | 9.1 | 31.1 | 43.3 | 16.5 | 100.0 |
| Uploading/downloading (e.g. music, photos) | 14.6 | 24.6 | 31.3 | 29.5 | 100.0 |
| Playing games | 19.8 | 35.5 | 26.9 | 17.8 | 100.0 |
| Video sharing (e.g. YouTube) | 21.1 | 25.1 | 30.1 | 23.7 | 100.0 |
| Buying and/or selling things (e.g. eBay) | 65.5 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 100.0 |
Table 11: Money received in previous week by year level (%)
| Year level | No | Yes - Paid work | Yes - Allowance or pocket money | Yes - Chores | Yes - Gift | Yes - Other | Total |
| Year 4 or below | 39.0 | 12.2 | 18.5 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 99.9 |
| Year 5 | 35.8 | 8.4 | 23.2 | 17.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 100.0 |
| Year 6 | 33.6 | 8.8 | 23.2 | 17.0 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 99.9 |
| year 7 | 31.3 | 9.4 | 26.4 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 100.0 |
| Year 8 | 28.1 | 12.6 | 27.9 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 100.0 |
| Year 9 | 28.7 | 18.4 | 25.7 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 99.9 |
| Year 10 | 24.7 | 32.2 | 23.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 100.1 |
| Year 11 | 25.7 | 39.8 | 20.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 100.0 |
| Year 12 | 21.9 | 50.0 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 100.0 |
| Other | 18.3 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 26.7 | 100.0 |
 Table 12: Favourite takeaway foods by state/territory (%)
| Takeaway food | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
| None | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Chicken (e.g. BBQ chicken) | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Chips/Fries | 13.8 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 16.6 |
| Fish (e.g. Fish and Chips) | 7.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| Fruit/Fruit salad | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Hamburgers | 7.6 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 13.6 |
| Kebabs/Wraps | 8.9 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Noodle dishes | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Pies/Pasties | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Pizza/Pasta | 24.3 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 22.7 | 21.5 |
| Rice dishes (e.g. Sushi) | 5.7 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Rolls/Sandwiches | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Salads | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Other | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Total | 100.1 | 100.0 | 100.3 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.2 | 100.0 | 100.1 |
Table 13: What students had for breakfast by state/territory (%)
| Breakfast foods | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
| Did not eat breakfast | 13.8 | 13.1 | 22.1 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
| Bread or bread product | 25.4 | 27.4 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 27.0 |
| Cereal | 40.8 | 42.0 | 35.6 | 38.4 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 42.5 | 42.1 |
| Breakfast bar | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Baked beans/spaghetti | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Eggs | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 7.5 |
| Fruit/fruit juice | 10.3 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| noodles/rice | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| Meat or meat produce | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Milk or milk product | 13.3 | 15.3 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| Lollies/potato chips | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Soft drink | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Tea/coffee | 7.6 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| Other foods | 10.5 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
Columns may add to more than 100% because respondents were able to select more than one breakfast food from the list.
Your Opinions Analysis
Table 14: Level of importance of social and environmental issues by state/territory (median)
| Issue | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
| Reducing pollution | 731 | 710.5 | 636.5 | 663 | 657 | 616 | 675 | 728 |
| Recycling our rubbish | 746 | 704 | 613 | 616 | 645 | 611 | 657 | 677 |
| Conserving water | 758 | 758 | 592 | 693 | 733.5 | 586 | 740 | 811 |
| Reducing energy usage (electricity, gas, oil, for heating, lighting, car travel) | 634 | 657 | 542 | 604 | 580 | 548 | 611 | 639 |
| Conserving old growth forests | 604 | 539 | 551 | 551 | 533 | 539 | 533 | 563 |
| Protecting coastal/marine environments | 722 | 699 | 642 | 695 | 639 | 610 | 657 | 704 |
| Having healthy eating habits | 758 | 811 | 663 | 775 | 746 | 746 | 769 | 785 |
| Reducing bullying in schools | 852 | 876 | 746 | 834 | 793 | 787 | 858 | 773 |
| Owning a computer | 653 | 616 | 681 | 651 | 622 | 557 | 568 | 545 |
| Access to the Internet | 789 | 752 | 799 | 764 | 758 | 657 | 693 | 671 |
0 = Not Very Important and 1000 = Very Important
Table 15: Percentage of students who take action to conserve water by state/territory
| Actions taken to conserve water | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
| My household has installed a water tank | 30.4 | 38.1 | 18.7 | 52.7 | 61.3 | 39.7 | 45.1 | 27.9 |
| My household has installed a water saving shower head | 45.4 | 42.7 | 34.1 | 50.2 | 42.4 | 33.2 | 49.0 | 40.2 |
| I take shorter showers | 52.6 | 52.6 | 47.7 | 53.9 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 57.2 | 60.4 |
| I turn off the tap while I brush my teeth | 88.8 | 86.0 | 83.3 | 88.1 | 89.4 | 79.8 | 90.3 | 88.2 |
| I turn off appliances (e.g. TV, computer, gaming consoles) at the power point | 44.4 | 51.1 | 51.5 | 52.6 | 50.2 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 49.9 |
| My household recycles our rubbish | 89.5 | 82.0 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 85.2 | 77.0 | 83.5 | 79.8 |
Each figure shows the percentage of students who responded 'Yes' relative to the state/territory total.
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