MYA Census 2017 Question 33. In the last 12 months, have you experienced any unfair treatment or discrimination due to your gender, race, sexuality, religion, age or disability? This could mean any treatment which is unjust and disrespectful, including being teased or dismissed.

MY Australia Census 2017

Summary

The participants were asked about discrimination in relation to different aspects of their identity - that is, whether they had experienced discrimination on the basis of gender, race, sexuality, religion, age or disability. This reflects the complexity of young people's experiences of exclusion, discrimination or harassment.

Details

Response Options: The response options included 'Yes' or 'No'.

Response: 1,677 respondents answered this question.

Results: Almost half of refugee and migrant young people (48.7%) had experienced some form of discrimination or unfair treatment in the last 12 months.

Below is a breakdown of the responses:

Created: 22 August 2017, Last modified: 18 October 2019