Lifestyle Analysis
Internet use in 2011
Playing Games
Most online gamers are boys. More males
(42%) than females (18%) indicated they
often use the internet to play games.
Social Networking sites
Girls Facebook and Tweet more regularly
than boys with 50% of females often
accessing social networking sites compared
with 39% of males.
Uploading/Downloading
Boys and girls upload and download music
and photos roughly equally as often.
Females selected often 30% of the time
while only 29% of males selected it.
Video Sharing
Email
Boys use YouTube more than girls. Males
who selected sometimes or often totalled
64% while females added up to 54%
Table 9a: Internet use of males (%)
Social networking is replacing emailing as
the most popular way for boys and girls to
communicate online. Only 18% of females
and 10% of males say they often email.
Table 9b: Internet use of females (%)
Males
Never
Males
Rarely
Males
Sometimes
Males
Often
Males
Total
Social networking sites (e.g.
Facebook, Twitter, chatrooms)
26.6
13.4
21.2
38.9
100.1
Social networking sites (e.g.
Facebook, Twitter, chatrooms)
Researching for school work
10.8
30.1
42.7
16.4
100.0
Emailing friends and family
Searching/browsing for
information
Uploading/Downloading (e.g.
music, photos)
29.2
36.3
24.1
10.4
100.0
11.6
29.8
39.5
19.0
99.9
16.0
23.5
31.7
28.8
100.0
8.2
20.3
29.3
42.1
99.9
Video sharing (e.g. Youtube)
15.8
20.5
29.9
33.8
100.0
Buying and/or selling things
(e.g. eBay)
51.3
28.0
14.1
6.6
100.0
Activity
Playing games
Source: CensusAtSchool - Australia 2011
Females
Never
Females
Rarely
Females
Sometimes
Females
Often
Females
Total
21.3
10.1
18.6
49.9
99.9
Researching for school work
4.4
21.2
48.0
26.3
99.9
Emailing friends and family
15.9
34.2
32.2
17.7
100.0
9.1
31.1
43.3
16.5
100.0
14.6
24.6
31.3
29.5
100.0
Playing games
19.8
35.5
26.9
17.8
100.0
Video sharing (e.g. Youtube)
21.1
25.1
30.1
23.7
100.0
Buying and/or selling things
(e.g. eBay)
65.5
21.8
9.4
3.3
100.0
Activity
Searching/browsing for
information
Uploading/Downloading (e.g.
music, photos)
Source: CensusAtSchool - Australia 2011