According to a survey conducted in Australia in 2020, almost 50 percent who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual or other a sexual orientation other than heterosexual were aged 25 to 39 years. Only 4.5 percent of persons aged 70 years and over identified with a sexuality other than heterosexual in the country in 2020.
Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 29, 2021). Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Other Non-heterosexual Persons in Australia in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual and other non-heterosexual persons in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245472/australia-distribution-of-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-other-sexuality-persons-by-age/