Table 2 Summary statistics of the demographic profiles of participants

Mean age (years) (SD)

46.0 (10.4)

37.7 (7.6)

Age groups

20–30 years

2

4

31–40 years

9

8

41 - 50 years

6

7

51–60 years

1

1

Gender

Female

17

17

Male

1

3

Country of Birth

Australia

8

4

Vietnam

3

7

Chile

2

-

Iraq

2

6

Cambodia

1

-

Lebanon

1

1

Malta

1

-

Indonesia

-

1

Kuwait

-

1

Ethnicity

Chilean

3

1

Vietnamese

3

7

Iraqi

2

6

Assyrian

-

2

Syriac

-

2

Armenian

-

1

Chaldean

-

1

Italian

2

-

Cambodian

1

-

Greek

1

-

Lebanese

1

1

Maltese

1

-

Uruguayan

-

2

Argentine

-

1

Indonesian

-

1

Kuwaiti

-

1

Serbian

1

-

Undeclared

3

-

Main language spoken at home

English

8

-

Vietnamese

3

7

Arabic

2

4

Spanish

2

4

Assyrian

1

2

Greek

1

-

Khmer

1

-

Armenian

-

1

Chaldean

-

1

Bahasa (Indonesian)

-

1

Interview Language

English

18

12

Arabic

-

4

Vietnamese

-

4

Highest Level of Education

University degree

8

8

TAFE– Cert/Diploma

10

8

Completed high school

-

4

Employment status

Full-time employment

18

6

Home-maker

-

10

Unemployed

-

2

Part-time employment

-

1

Voluntary

-

1

Occupation

Childcare worker

10

-

Early childhood teacher

7

-

Family Day Carer

1

-

Home-maker

-

7

Accountant

-

2

Admin staff

-

2

Aged care worker

-

1

Banker

-

1

Church volunteer

-

1

Economist

-

1

Education administrator

-

1

Electrician

-

1

Hair dresser

-

1

Lab sample collector

-

1

Student (TAFE)

-

1