| Sample | Population* | |
---|---|---|---|
 | Freq. | % | % |
Age at birth | Â | Â | Â |
<25Â years | 459 | 13.7% | 22.9% |
25-29Â years | 987 | 29.5% | 28.4% |
30-34Â years | 1130 | 33.7% | 28.9% |
35-39Â years | 646 | 19.3% | 16.4% |
40+ years | 129 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
Highest level of education | Â | Â | Â |
No formal qualifications | 40 | 1.2% | - |
Year 10 or equivalent# | 301 | 8.7% | - |
Year 12 or equivalent^ | 679 | 19.6% | - |
Trade/Apprenticeship/Certificate/Diploma | 1023 | 29.5% | - |
University degree/Postgraduate degree | 1423 | 41.1% | - |
Remoteness of residence | Â | Â | Â |
Major city | 2221 | 63.6% | 59.4% |
Inner regional | 671 | 19.2% | 20.4% |
Outer regional | 485 | 13.9% | 16.0% |
Remote and very remote | 88 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
Not applicable/Outside Queensland | 29 | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identification | Â | Â | Â |
None | 3390 | 98.1% | 94.2% |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 67 | 1.9% | 5.8% |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â |
Australia | 2766 | 79.7% | 77.4% |
Other country | 705 | 20.3% | 22.6% |
Parity | Â | Â | Â |
Primiparous | 1576 | 45.3% | 40.8% |
Multiparous | 1906 | 54.7% | 59.2% |
Birth plurality | Â | Â | Â |
Singleton | 3406 | 96.5% | 98.4% |
Multiple | 124 | 3.5% | 1.6% |
Place of birth | Â | Â | Â |
Public hospital | 1916 | 55.1% | 68.0% |
Private hospital | 1460 | 42.0% | 30.1% |
Public birth centre | 68 | 2.0% | 1.1% |
Home (Planned) | 22 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
Other | 13 | 0.4% | 0.7% |