Social impacts by gender, age group, health literacy, IRSAD quintile and number of comorbidities (n=707)*
| Negative impact on relationship† | More time looking after children‡ | More screen time‡ | Less physically active‡ | Less time with friends‡ | Finding school harder‡ | Mean negative impact on children§ | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | M (95% CI) | |
| Total | 101 (25.5) | 191 (72.8) | 166 (63.3) | 168 (64.2) | 180 (68.5) | 118 (44.9) | 3.5 (3.3 to 3.7) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 49 (23.7) | 99 (77.2) | 85 (66.4) | 92 (71.6) | 91 (71.1) | 61 (47.7) | 3.6 (3.2 to 4.0) |
| Female | 63 (27.3) | 92 (68.6) | 81 (60.2) | 76 (57.0) | 89 (66.2) | 56 (42.2) | 3.5 (3.3 to 3.7) |
| Age group, years | |||||||
| <30 | 23 (47.7) | 8 (64.8) | 6 (46.1) | 5 (39.7) | 6 (51.0) | 4 (32.0) | 2.9 (2.1 to 3.8) |
| 30–49 | 39 (19.7) | 148 (74.1) | 131 (65.6) | 139 (69.5) | 148 (73.7) | 91 (45.5) | 3.7 (3.5 to 3.8) |
| 50–69 | 32 (27.2) | 34 (70.2) | 28 (59.0) | 24 (48.9) | 25 (52.4) | 22 (46.7) | 3.2 (2.5 to 2.9) |
| 70+ | 8 (21.6) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health literacy | |||||||
| Inadequate | 49 (27.8) | 76 (75.7) | 64 (64.4) | 60 (59.3) | 72 (71.6) | 45 (44.7) | 3.5 (3.1 to 3.9) |
| Adequate | 53 (22.6) | 114 (71.0) | 101 (62.5) | 108 (67.2) | 107 (66.7) | 72 (45.0) | 3.6 (3.3 to 3.8) |
| IRSAD quintile | |||||||
| Lowest | 14 (12.8) | 61 (72.8) | 51 (60.9) | 50 (60.0) | 57 (68.0) | 36 (43.3) | 3.4 (3.0 to 3.9) |
| Not lowest | 88 (30.3) | 130 (72.8) | 115 (64.4) | 118 (66.1) | 123 (68.8) | 81 (45.6) | 3.6 (3.4 to 3.8) |
| Comorbidities¶ | |||||||
| 0 | 54 (23.9) | 128 (69.9) | 109 (59.6) | 118 (64.3) | 118 (64.3) | 79 (43.2) | 3.5 (3.2 to 3.7) |
| 1 | 23 (25.8) | 41 (84.9) | 37 (78.4) | 30 (63.2) | 39 (82.6) | 28 (59.3) | 3.8 (3.6 to 4.0) |
| 2 | 24 (29.5) | 22 (71.4) | 19 (61.8) | 20 (64.8) | 22 (72.3) | 10 (32.7) | 3.4 (2.7 to 4.1) |
| Language | |||||||
| Assyrian | 2 (2.7) | 40 (80.4) | 30 (60.4) | 22 (49.5) | 28 (55.5) | 21 (42.5) | 3.4 (3.1 to 3.6) |
| Croatian | 40 (38.2) | 33 (93.8) | 34 (97.3) | 32 (91.4) | 34 (97.3) | 22 (63.4) | 4.3 (4.1 to 4.5) |
| Arabic | 3 (6.7) | 12 (69.8) | 13 (73.6) | 15 (87.2) | 8 (49.4) | 12 (72.5) | 3.6 (3.2 to 4.0) |
| Chinese | 8 (20.1) | 25 (87.0) | 23 (81.0) | 25 (88.9) | 25 (87.0) | 9 (32.3) | 4.1 (3.8 to 4.3) |
| Dinka | 6 (18.9) | 25 (66.3) | 24 (64.7) | 24 (63.3) | 27 (72.9) | 18 (49.5) | 3.7 (3.3 to 4.1) |
| Khmer | 8 (45.3) | 16 (90.2) | 10 (56.3) | 15 (85.3) | 17 (100.0) | 13 (77.5) | 4.1 (3.9 to 4.3) |
| Dari | 10 (32.9) | 17 (83.7) | 8 (39.2) | 6 (28.4) | 14 (66.9) | 3 (13.4) | 2.9 (2.3 to 3.4) |
| Spanish | 5 (16.6) | 4 (20.9) | 1 (3.5) | 5 (23.1) | 4 (20.9) | 0 (0) | 1.8 (0.7 to 2.9) |
| Hindi | 5 (14.7) | 7 (36.7) | 9 (49.4) | 12 (76.2) | 8 (44.9) | 4 (21.8) | 3.1 (2.6 to 3.5) |
| Samoan/Tongan | 15 (68.2) | 13 (72.6) | 14 (81.0) | 13 (76.2) | 14 (79.8) | 14 (79.8) | 4.1 (3.7 to 4.5) |
| English language proficiency | |||||||
| Very well/well | 65 (25.6) | 144 (69.5) | 123 (59.2) | 133 (64.3) | 135 (65.3) | 89 (43.0) | 3.5 (3.2 to 3.7) |
| Not well/not at all | 37 (25.2) | 47 (85.5) | 43 (78.7) | 35 (63.5) | 44 (81.0) | 29 (52.0) | 3.8 (3.6 to 4.0) |
*n=1 respondents excluded from the weighted analyses included in this table; weighted frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers for clarity.
†Total number of participants that responded to the question regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on their relationship with their partner=399.
‡Total number of participants reporting having children=262. Impacts on children are not reported for age group 70+ years due to small numbers.
§Composite score comprising impact on screen time, physical activity, time with friends and schooling. Scale range: 1–5. Higher scores indicate more negative impact.
¶Health conditions assessed included respiratory disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression and anxiety.
IRSAD, Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage.