A range of age groups completed the survey, skewing towards older age groups. This directly reflects the proportion of people in the Australian community who are blind or have low vision.
The age range with the highest number of respondents was 80 to 89, followed by the 70 to 79-year-old demographic.
Respondent age
Age Group
%
Count
10 to 19
5.85%
67
20 to 29
2.88%
33
30 to 39
4.37%
50
40 to 49
9.26%
106
50 to 59
14.41%
165
60 to 69
15.98%
183
70 to 79
18.43%
211
80 to 89
20.61%
236
90 to 99
7.86%
90
100 to 110
0.35%
4
Total
100%
1145
Respondent location by state
The respondent location skewed toward the east coast of Australia, particularly in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
State
%
Count
New South Wales
31.97%
366
Victoria
33.80%
387
Queensland
22.62%
259
South Australia
2.71%
31
Western Australia
5.85%
67
Tasmania
1.31%
15
Northern Territory
0.17%
2
Australian Capital Territory
1.57%
18
Total
100%
1145
Self-identified vision status
The respondents were asked to self-identify their vision status. 258 respondents stated they were blind (22.53%) and 887 respondents identified as having low vision (77.47%).
Answer
%
Count
Blindness
22.53%
258
Low vision
77.47%
887
Total
100%
1145
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Devices and browsers used to access the internet
We asked respondents what device and browsers they use.