Is headspace making a difference to young people’s lives?
Evaluation-of-headspace-program
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3. Access and Engagement with Centres<br />
Table 3.1 Demographic characteristics of <strong>headspace</strong> clients, 2013/14 financial year<br />
Characteristics<br />
<strong>headspace</strong> Clients<br />
12-25<br />
Australian Youth Population<br />
12-25<br />
N % % N<br />
TOTAL 44,195 3,992,042<br />
Gender Male 14,816 37.2 51.1 2,038,302<br />
Female 25,022 62.8 48.9 1,953,740<br />
Sexuality LGBTI male 2,345 5.9 NEA 14 NEA<br />
Non-LGBTI male 12,463 31.3 NEA NEA<br />
LGBTI female 5,683 14.3 NEA NEA<br />
Non-LGBTI female 19,324 48.5 NEA NEA<br />
Country of birth Australia 37,461 92.8 82.0 3,106,396<br />
Overseas 2,905 7.2 18.0 680,470<br />
Indigenous status Aboriginal 2,970 7.4 3.7 138,447<br />
Torres Strait <strong>Is</strong>lander 150 0.4 0.2 8,090<br />
Both 148 0.4 0.2 6,030<br />
Non Indigenous 37,106 91.9 96.0 3,791,035<br />
Language other than English English only 37,713 93.4 80.7 3,060,062<br />
(LOTE)<br />
LOTE 2,645 6.6 19.3 731,708<br />
Security of living<br />
Secure 35,489 88.3 NEA NEA<br />
arrangements<br />
Homeless/insecure housing 4,711 11.7 NEA NEA<br />
State NSW 13,953 31.1 31.3 1,249,190<br />
VIC 11,208 25.0 24.9 995,267<br />
QLD 8,931 19.9 20.6 822,356<br />
SA 2,594 5.8 7.2 289,311<br />
WA 3,306 7.4 10.8 429,338<br />
TAS 2,553 5.7 2.2 87,608<br />
NT 1,097 2.4 1.1 44,711<br />
ACT 1,247 2.8 1.8 73,629<br />
SEIFA (quintiles) 1 (Most disadvantaged) 7,499 16.7 19.7 777,109<br />
2 9,446 21.1 19.8 781,427<br />
3 10,665 23.8 20.0 788,066<br />
4 9,763 21.8 20.1 792,275<br />
5 (Most advantaged) 7,469 16.7 20.4 805,858<br />
Remoteness Major city 26,417 58.8 71.6 2,853,575<br />
Inner regional 13,167 29.3 17.7 703,267<br />
Outer regional 4,345 9.7 8.5 337,927<br />
Remote 932 2.1 1.3 51,139<br />
Very remote 28 0.1 0.9 37,200<br />
Participation Studying only 17,807 48.1 30.5 901,934<br />
Working only 3,906 10.6 34.5 1,018,477<br />
Studying and working 7,794 21.1 24.3 719,214<br />
Not studying or working 7,483 20.2 10.7 315,756<br />
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Data on sexuality status is not collected in the Australian census. In the Second Australian Study of Health and<br />
Relationships (Richters et al., 2014) which used a representative sample of 20,093 men and women aged 16-69<br />
years, 3.3% of men identified as homosexual, bisexual or other, in comparison <strong>to</strong> 3.6% of women. This information is<br />
provided <strong>to</strong> assist in the interpretation of findings as it suggests that <strong>headspace</strong> has been successful in engaging a<br />
larger proportion of LGBTI <strong>young</strong> people than exists across the population.<br />
Social Policy Research Centre 2015<br />
<strong>headspace</strong> Evaluation Final Report<br />
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