The Great Bushwalking Survey 2001 !

Total responses: 77


State:
        NSW:      43 %
        QLD:      19 %
        VIC:      17 %
        ACT:       6 %
        WA:        6 %
        TAS:       3 %
        SA:        3 %
        Overseas:  3 %

Live in:
        City or suburbs:  84 %
        A town:            8 %
        Country:           8 %

Age range:
         0-20:  6 %
        21-30: 22 %
        31-40: 23 %
        41-50: 19 %
        51-60: 25 %
        61-70:  4 %

Gender:

        Male:   88 %

        Female: 12 %









Member of a club:
        Yes:  43 %
        No:   57 %

Average walk-length:
        1 day (or less):  34 %
        2-4 days:         60 %
        More than 4 days:  6 %

Frequency of walks:
        Once a week:      16 %
        Once a fortnight: 14 %
        Once a month:     21 %
        Once in 2 months: 18 %
        Once in 4 months: 19 %
        Twice a year:      8 %
        Once a year:       4 %

Longest walk:
        1 day (or less):    8 %
        2-4 days:          18 %
        5-9 days:          39 %
        10 days (or more): 34 %

Walk-type:
        Climbing mountains:  38 %
        River/Gorge/Coastal: 31 %
        Forest:              27 %
        ?:                    4 %

Walk off-track sometimes:
        Yes:  77 %
        No:   22 %
        ?:     1 %

Navigation:
        Map & compass:  65 %
        Map only:       13 %
        Guide book:      9 %
        GPS:             8 %
        Visual/memory:   5 %

Go solo walking sometimes:
        Yes:  57 %
        No:   43 %

Footwear:
        Leather boots:  64 %
        Other:          36 %

Usual method of cooking:
        Camping stove:   64 %
        Fire:            25 %
        Don't cook/camp: 11 %

Type of camping stove:
        Gas:                 29 %
        Trangia:             27 %
        MSR:                 19 %
        None:                 8 %
        Other white spirits:  6 %
        Other petrol:         5 %
        Other fuel:           4 %

Usual pack-weight for overnight walk:
         0-10 kg:        6 %
        11-15 kg:       35 %
        16-20 kg:       34 %
        21-25 kg:       13 %
        25+   kg:        1 %
        Dont camp/know: 11 %

Have been canyoning or abseiling:
        Yes:  40 %
        No:   60 %

Have used a GPS:
        Yes:  40 %
        No:   60 %

Have carried an PLB (EPIRB):
        Yes:  14 %
        No:   86 %