Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions
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Regional response profile- Racism Survey: combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions This page contains information on the attitudes, experiences and demographics of the combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions, suggested anti-racism initiatives, and details about the survey. LGAs in combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions Unincorporated ACT Sample size The sample size for combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ was 96 respondents. This represents 24.8% of the survey respondents from the ACT (387) and 0.8% of respondents from all of Australia (12512). 1 1. Racist attitude indicators Table 1.1: Comparison of racist attitudes, combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions with total ACT and Australian survey, 2007. % of SSD Total Total Australia Variation Variation from Nation respondents ACT survey % survey% from State Anti-cultural difference1 0 1.8 6.5 -1.8 -6.5 Insecurity with difference2 6.5 6.6 9.4 -0.1 -2.9 Diversity = weak nation3 29.8 24.1 41.1 5.7 -11.3 Self identify as racist4 8.8 8.5 12.3 0.3 -3.5 Denial of racial prejudice5 6.2 6.0 8.0 0.2 -1.8 Deny Anglo privilege6 31.2 35.0 40.2 -3.8 -9.0 Racialism7 83.0 76.3 77.7 6.7 5.3 Racial separatism8 3.8 4.0 11.2 -0.2 -7.4 Racial hierarchy9 6.7 6.3 10.8 0.4 -4.1 Spatial manager10 31.5 29.6 41.4 1.9 -9.9 Anti-Asian11 19.8 15.3 23.8 4.5 -4.0 Anti-Indigenous11 26.8 21.5 27.9 5.3 -1.1 Anti-Italian11 8.2 7.4 11.0 0.8 -2.8 Anti-British11 7.6 5.9 7.8 1.7 -0.2 Anti-Muslim11 42.6 41.7 48.6 0.9 -6.0 Anti-Semitic (Jewish)11 25.9 19.2 23.3 6.7 2.6 Anti-Christian11 9.6 8.6 9.7 1.0 -0.1 Anti-Black African11 25.4 21.3 27.0* 4.1 -1.6 Total difference 34.3 -64.3 (this total is a cumulative indicator of how respondents from this region were more (+) or less (-) ‘racist’ than the state and national sample) Click on this link for question wordings for Table 1.1. Refer to notations 1-11. * Note: Responses for ACT, SA, Perth, NT and TAS only. 2 Table 1.2 Racist attitudes, combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions, 2007. % strongly % disagree % % % % disagree neither agree strongly All* disagree/agr agree ee Pro-cultural difference1 0 0 5.4 45.1 48.9 99.3 Security with difference2 3.7 2.8 9.0 47.4 37.1 100 Diversity = weak nation3 14.4 39.6 16.3 23.6 6.2 100 Self identify as racist4 51.6 33.1 6.5 8.2 0.6 100 Presence of racial prejudice in Australia5 2.4 3.9 6.5 57.4 29.9 100 Anglo privileged in Australia6 4.3 26.9 20.6 35.9 9.8 97.5 Racialism7 7.5 5.6 2.9 43.8 39.1 98.9 Pro-racial separatism8 47.3 39.1 7.9 2.3 1.6 98.1 Anti-racial hierarchy9 1.9 4.8 5.8 28.2 57.9 98.7 Click on this link for question wordings for Table 1.2. Refer to notations 1-9 in the linked Table 1.1. * Valid responses only (excludes don’t know/not sure/refused responses) 3 Table 1.3 Views on cultural groups that do not fit into Australian society, combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions, 2007. Cultural group No. of mentions % of mentions South-East Asian 0 0 North-East Asian 1 2.6 South Asian 2 5.1 Asian- non-specific 0 0 Northern Europeans 0 0 Southern Europeans 0 0 Eastern Europeans/Balkans 0 0 Middle East 6 15.4 Africans 3 7.7 Pacific Islanders 0 0 Indigenous Australians 1 2.6 Muslims 9 23.1 Foreigners/Ethnics- non-specific 2 5.1 Extremists/Radicals/Fanatics 3 7.7 Jews 0 0 East African 0 0 Rest of Africa 0 0 Others 3 7.7 Don’t know/not sure/refused 9 23.1 Total mentions 39 Notes: Question wording: Which cultural or ethnic groups do you believe do not fit into Australian society? 4 Table 1.4 Sentiment towards specific cultural groups, combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub- Divisions, 2007. Question wording: In your opinion how concerned % % % % % % would you feel if one of your close relatives were to not at all slightly somewhat very concerned extremely All* marry a person of…? concerned concerned concerned concerned Asian background 79.6 12.8 5.7 1.3 0 99.4 Aboriginal background 72.5 18.1 5.6 2.2 0.9 99.3 Italian background 91.8 7.0 1.2 0 0 100 British background 92.4 6.5 1.1 0 0 100 Muslim faith 56.1 23.4 7.2 5.9 6.1 98.7 Jewish faith 74.1 21.6 2.9 0.7 0.7 100 Christian faith 89.8 6.5 3.1 0 0 99.3 Black African background 74.0 10.2 7.6 3.5 4.2 99.4 * Valid responses only (excludes don’t know/not sure/refused responses). 5 2. Experiences of racism Table 2.1 Racist experiences, comparison of combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions (2007) to ACT and national averages. Situation % Yes Total ACT% Nation% Variation Variation from from State Nation Workplace1 15.2 15.4 17.5 -0.2 -2.3 Education (School, TAFE, University)2 20.8 21.0 16.6 -0.2 4.2 Renting/buying a house3 10.0 8.0 6.8 2.0 3.2 Dealing with the police4 9.7 6.7 7.2 3.0 2.5 At shop or restaurant5 22.0 18.2 17.8 3.8 4.2 At sporting or public event6 13.7 17.5 16.4 -3.8 -2.7 Treated less respectfully7 22.0 23.2 23.4 -1.2 -1.4 People not trusting8 15.7 16.3 15.6 -0.6 0.1 Called names/insulted9 23.5 24.4 27 -0.9 -3.5 Total difference 1.9 4.3 (this total is a cumulative indicator of how respondents from this region had more (+) or less (-) experiences of racism than the entire sample) Click on this link for question wordings for Table 2.1. Refer to notations 1-9. 6 Table 2.2 Experiences, combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions, 2007. Situation % Never % Hardly % % Often % Very % ever Sometimes often All* Workplace1 84.8 6.2 7.0 0.9 1.1 100 Education (School, TAFE, University) 2 78.6 3.8 10.4 4.5 2.0 99.4 Renting/buying a house3 87.7 6.7 3.2 0 0 97.7 Dealing with the police4 88.1 6.6 2.2 0.9 0 97.8 At shop or restaurant5 77.1 12.5 9.5 0 0 99.1 At sporting or public event6 82.9 7.4 4.0 1.1 1.1 96.5 Treated less respectfully7 77.0 9.0 10.0 1.9 1.1 99.1 People not trusting8 83.3 11.9 3.8 0 0 99.1 Called names/insulted9 75.9 15.9 7.6 0 0 99.4 Click on this link for question wordings for Table 2.2. Refer to notations 1-9 in the linked Table 2.1. * Valid responses only. 7 Table 2.3 Experiences of racism by LOTE, in combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions, 2007. Situation % LOTE* % Non-LOTE combined ‘Woden Valley’, (n=22) (n= 74) ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ SDs Workplace 31.8 9.5 At shop or restaurant 40.9 16.0 Called names/insulted 45.5 16.2 ‘Canberra’ SD (n= 63) (n=324 ) Workplace 31.7 12.3 At shop or restaurant 38.7 14.5 Called names/insulted 39.1 21.6 Total ACT (n= 63) (n=324 ) Workplace 31.7 12.3 At shop or restaurant 38.7 14.5 Called names/insulted 39.1 21.6 Rural ACT (excl. Canberra SD) Workplace - -- At shop or restaurant - - Called names/insulted - - Total Australia (n=2028 ) (n= 10472) Workplace 36.5 13.8 At shop or restaurant 32.1 15.0 Called names/insulted 46.2 23.4 * LOTE = respondents who speak a Language other than English at home. 8 3. Cultural mixing Table 3.1 Cultural mixing profile – combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ Statistical Sub-Divisions (2007), ACT and national averages. Question wording: How often do you mix with % Never % Hardly % % Often % Very % members of other cultural groups in the following ever Sometimes often All* circumstances? combined ‘Woden Valley’, ‘Tuggeranong’ and ‘South Canberra’ In workplace 6.8 1.9 10.2 26.8 45.2 91.0 In social life 3.9 9.6 28.9 28.5 28.4 99.3 In sporting circles 17.8 10.9 22.9 17.2 11.0 79.7 ACT In workplace 5.0 3.8 13.1 27.2 44.7 93.9 In social life 1.8 8.5 25.9 34.1 27.8 98.1 In sporting circles 14.3 9.2 20.5 22.4 15.6 81.9 All Australia In workplace 11.4 6.2 15.3 22.2 33.8 89.0 In social life 8.0 12.7 29.6 26.3 22.8 99.4 In sporting circles 19.8 10.8 20.3 17.7 14.5 83.1 * Valid responses only.