Table 1

Demographics of school students and staff participating in swabbing

StudentsStaff
Total participants59031036
GenderFemale2636 (44.7%)563 (54.3%)
Male3255 (55.1%)473 (45.7%)
Other12 (0.2%)0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait IslanderYes328 (5.6%)11 (1.1%)
No5006 (84.8%)1022 (98.6%)
Not identified569 (9.6%)3 (0.3%)
AreaMetropolitan4479 (75.9%)812 (78.4%)
Regional1424 (24.1%)224 (21.6%)
Median age (years)1248