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Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and experts are likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. Researchers at Charles Darwin University estimated Australia's LGBTQI population doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent of adults over 15. The data came from the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians with responses from participants who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual identity. The data was collected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. During this time period there was a "burst of acceptance" of sexual minorities in Australia, particularly after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, lead researcher Fiona Shalley told AAP. "Being a minority sexual identity and engaging in that used to be criminal, but Australia has come a long way," she said. "There was also stigma and discrimination associated with being a sexual minority so a lot of people did not disclose their identity until more recently." If the young adults who participated in the study maintained their sexual minority identities throughout their life, Australia's LGBTQI population could grow by about three percent each year. By the time the next data is updated from 2024, the population size could be about 1.7 million people, Ms Shalley said. "If you think about the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, it was in response to changes in behaviours and social attitudes," she said. "This boom in population could also be in response to changing attitudes around sexual behaviours." While Australia's LGBTQI demographic has been a hidden group with little national data capturing the population, researchers hope to change that. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2024 estimated 4.5 per cent - or about one in 20 - Australians aged 16 and over were LGBTI+, based on combined data from multiple household surveys. A new category of sexual orientation and gender will be included in the 2026 census questions for the first time. "We still don't know enough about (the LGBTQI demographic) to understand how the population will grow in the future, but we are certainly noticing them now," Ms Shalley said. "The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling."
The Advertiser
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
LGBTQI population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual with experts likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. Researchers at Charles Darwin University estimated Australia's LGBTQI population doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent of adults over 15. The data came from the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians with responses from participants who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual identity. The data was collected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. During this time period there was a "burst of acceptance" of sexual minorities in Australia, particularly after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, lead researcher Fiona Shalley told AAP. "Being a minority sexual identity and engaging in that used to be criminal, but Australia has come a long way," she said. "There was also stigma and discrimination associated with being a sexual minority so a lot of people did not disclose their identity until more recently." If the young adults who participated in the study maintained their sexual minority identities throughout their life, Australia's LGBTQI population could grow by about three per cent each year. By the time the next data is updated from 2024, the population size could be about 1.7 million people, Ms Shalley said. "If you think about the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, it was in response to changes in behaviours and social attitudes," she said. "This boom in population could also be in response to changing attitudes around sexual behaviours." While Australia's LGBTQI demographic has been a hidden group with little national data capturing the population, researchers hope to change that. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2024 estimated 4.5 per cent - or about one in 20 - Australians aged 16 and over were LGBTI+, based on combined data from multiple household surveys. A new category of sexual orientation and gender will be included in the 2026 census questions for the first time. "We still don't know enough about (the LGBTQI demographic) to understand how the population will grow in the future, but we are certainly noticing them now," Ms Shalley said. "The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling." Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual with experts likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. Researchers at Charles Darwin University estimated Australia's LGBTQI population doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent of adults over 15. The data came from the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians with responses from participants who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual identity. The data was collected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. During this time period there was a "burst of acceptance" of sexual minorities in Australia, particularly after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, lead researcher Fiona Shalley told AAP. "Being a minority sexual identity and engaging in that used to be criminal, but Australia has come a long way," she said. "There was also stigma and discrimination associated with being a sexual minority so a lot of people did not disclose their identity until more recently." If the young adults who participated in the study maintained their sexual minority identities throughout their life, Australia's LGBTQI population could grow by about three per cent each year. By the time the next data is updated from 2024, the population size could be about 1.7 million people, Ms Shalley said. "If you think about the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, it was in response to changes in behaviours and social attitudes," she said. "This boom in population could also be in response to changing attitudes around sexual behaviours." While Australia's LGBTQI demographic has been a hidden group with little national data capturing the population, researchers hope to change that. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2024 estimated 4.5 per cent - or about one in 20 - Australians aged 16 and over were LGBTI+, based on combined data from multiple household surveys. A new category of sexual orientation and gender will be included in the 2026 census questions for the first time. "We still don't know enough about (the LGBTQI demographic) to understand how the population will grow in the future, but we are certainly noticing them now," Ms Shalley said. "The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling." Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual with experts likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. Researchers at Charles Darwin University estimated Australia's LGBTQI population doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent of adults over 15. The data came from the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians with responses from participants who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual identity. The data was collected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. During this time period there was a "burst of acceptance" of sexual minorities in Australia, particularly after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, lead researcher Fiona Shalley told AAP. "Being a minority sexual identity and engaging in that used to be criminal, but Australia has come a long way," she said. "There was also stigma and discrimination associated with being a sexual minority so a lot of people did not disclose their identity until more recently." If the young adults who participated in the study maintained their sexual minority identities throughout their life, Australia's LGBTQI population could grow by about three per cent each year. By the time the next data is updated from 2024, the population size could be about 1.7 million people, Ms Shalley said. "If you think about the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, it was in response to changes in behaviours and social attitudes," she said. "This boom in population could also be in response to changing attitudes around sexual behaviours." While Australia's LGBTQI demographic has been a hidden group with little national data capturing the population, researchers hope to change that. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2024 estimated 4.5 per cent - or about one in 20 - Australians aged 16 and over were LGBTI+, based on combined data from multiple household surveys. A new category of sexual orientation and gender will be included in the 2026 census questions for the first time. "We still don't know enough about (the LGBTQI demographic) to understand how the population will grow in the future, but we are certainly noticing them now," Ms Shalley said. "The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling." Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual with experts likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades. Researchers at Charles Darwin University estimated Australia's LGBTQI population doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent of adults over 15. The data came from the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians with responses from participants who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual identity. The data was collected in 2012, 2016 and 2020. During this time period there was a "burst of acceptance" of sexual minorities in Australia, particularly after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, lead researcher Fiona Shalley told AAP. "Being a minority sexual identity and engaging in that used to be criminal, but Australia has come a long way," she said. "There was also stigma and discrimination associated with being a sexual minority so a lot of people did not disclose their identity until more recently." If the young adults who participated in the study maintained their sexual minority identities throughout their life, Australia's LGBTQI population could grow by about three per cent each year. By the time the next data is updated from 2024, the population size could be about 1.7 million people, Ms Shalley said. "If you think about the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, it was in response to changes in behaviours and social attitudes," she said. "This boom in population could also be in response to changing attitudes around sexual behaviours." While Australia's LGBTQI demographic has been a hidden group with little national data capturing the population, researchers hope to change that. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2024 estimated 4.5 per cent - or about one in 20 - Australians aged 16 and over were LGBTI+, based on combined data from multiple household surveys. A new category of sexual orientation and gender will be included in the 2026 census questions for the first time. "We still don't know enough about (the LGBTQI demographic) to understand how the population will grow in the future, but we are certainly noticing them now," Ms Shalley said. "The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling."
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Number of Australias who identify as gay, bi or trans doubles
The number of Australians who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled in the past eight years, new research shows. The research led by Charles Darwin University found the LGB+ population of Australia doubled between 2012 and 2020, increasing from 3.3 per cent of adults over the age of 15 to 5.8 per cent. The study looked at answers from people who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexuality in the HILDA longitudinal survey of 17,000 Australians to estimate the size and growth of the LGBTQ + population at three time points – 2012, 2016, 2020. Research associate Fiona Shalley said that after the 2017 same-sex marriage vote, more Australians began accepting people from sexual minority group. 'Australia's LGB+ demographic is a relatively hidden population group,' she said. 'We still don't enough about them to understand how the population will grow in the future – but we are certainly noticing them now. 'The growing confidence of people identifying as LGB+ is likely influenced by the number of visible positive role models, social media attention, and in our storytelling. She said the trend could signal a 'second sexual revolution' in Australia. 'If you think about the 60s and the 70s and the big revolution of sexual freedom then, maybe it's happening again.' The research also found that the largest increase within the LGBQ+ population came from young women identifying as bisexual. 'There is lots of evidence that women's patterns of attraction and behaviour are more likely to change over time than men's, so we cannot be certain they will continue to choose the same sexual identity in the future, or even remain part of the sexual minority population as it is now described.' Ms Shalley said Australia's LGB+ population could increase by about 3 per cent each year. 'If the growth trend identified in the data used by this research continues, we could see an adult LGB+ population size of about 1.7million people once the next data is updated from 2024 -that's an even bigger jump,' she said. Ms Shalley said the 2026 Australian Census will be the first to include questions about sexual orientation, providing a more accurate count of the nation's queer population than the smaller sample used in her research.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘It would be weird if she left': The pleasure and pain of adult kids at home
'It will take a stick of dynamite to get me out of my parent's house,' Matthew McConaughey famously says in the 2006 film, Failure to Launch. And while his man-child character was played for laughs, staying in the family home long into adulthood is no longer a far-fetched Hollywood plot. As many as 50 per cent of 18 to 29-year-olds are living at home with their parents, according to the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) survey by Melbourne University's Melbourne Institute. And it's not just the cost of living keeping the generations under the same roof. Demographers claim the milestones of adulthood – graduating higher education, marrying and having children – are now happening later in life. Add to this the financial strain that comes from the rising cost of housing and you find children are entering adulthood, but staying put. For those who have experienced the 'under my roof' lecture, the potential intergenerational tension is real. Loading Mikaela Binns-Rorke, 21 lives at home board-free with her mum, Natalie Binns, and her mum's partner, Jim Shields. The young actor is responsible for keeping her room, bathroom and living area clean and tidy and she helps out on household chores whenever she can. 'I often have to remind her about this side of the arrangement,' says Binns. 'She has witnessed her friends in share housing and that has been an eye-opener for her with all the expenses; I think she knows she has it pretty good here.' Chief executive of Relationships Australia NSW, Elisabeth Shaw, says the organisation is seeing a growing number of family groups seeking guidance around young adults living at home. She says there are ways to reduce the household tension, or eliminate it altogether.
The Age
03-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Age
‘It would be weird if she left': The pleasure and pain of adult kids at home
'It will take a stick of dynamite to get me out of my parent's house,' Matthew McConaughey famously says in the 2006 film, Failure to Launch. And while his man-child character was played for laughs, staying in the family home long into adulthood is no longer a far-fetched Hollywood plot. As many as 50 per cent of 18 to 29-year-olds are living at home with their parents, according to the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) survey by Melbourne University's Melbourne Institute. And it's not just the cost of living keeping the generations under the same roof. Demographers claim the milestones of adulthood – graduating higher education, marrying and having children – are now happening later in life. Add to this the financial strain that comes from the rising cost of housing and you find children are entering adulthood, but staying put. For those who have experienced the 'under my roof' lecture, the potential intergenerational tension is real. Loading Mikaela Binns-Rorke, 21 lives at home board-free with her mum, Natalie Binns, and her mum's partner, Jim Shields. The young actor is responsible for keeping her room, bathroom and living area clean and tidy and she helps out on household chores whenever she can. 'I often have to remind her about this side of the arrangement,' says Binns. 'She has witnessed her friends in share housing and that has been an eye-opener for her with all the expenses; I think she knows she has it pretty good here.' Chief executive of Relationships Australia NSW, Elisabeth Shaw, says the organisation is seeing a growing number of family groups seeking guidance around young adults living at home. She says there are ways to reduce the household tension, or eliminate it altogether.
