Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (SA), August 25, 2017
Today Department for Communities and Social Inclusion has released the results of the 2015-16 Rainbow Survey. The Rainbow Survey is the South Australian government’s general survey of the lives, opinions and experiences of LGBTIQ South Australians. The 2015-16 survey is the second Rainbow Survey, providing further insight and updated information on our LGBTIQ communities and the issues that are important to them. The survey recorded responses to 50 questions that examined demographics, health/wellbeing and transgender health, experiences of discrimination and abuse, police services and accessing services.
Results fill crucial gaps in public knowledge about LGBTIQ communities created by their ‘invisibility’ in the ABS Census and bring the lives of LGBTIQ people to greater prominence.
Key findings include:
- South Australia’s LGBTIQ community is complex and diverse
- most respondents are positive about their lives and health in general
- transgender people experience dissatisfaction with health services
- LGBTIQ people mask their identities in a range of public places to avoid discrimination
- few respondents seek recourse to incidents of abuse
- identifying perceived barriers to accessing services in the community
To download a copy of the survey follow this link.