Who we are

This section of the Chief Health Officer report looks at population and other demographic data about Victorians.

It includes information about:

• age and sex distribution
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians
• rural and regional Victorians
• cultural diversity
• lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) Victorians.

This section also discusses income distribution and disadvantage and briefly discusses some data on refugee and asylum seekers in Victoria.

It draws on:

• information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Korin Korin Balit-Djak: the Aboriginal health, wellbeing and safety strategic plan 2017-27
• the Victorian population health survey 2016, published by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2018.