The Great Bushwalking Survey 2002 !

Here are the results:

Total responses: 90

State:
       NSW:     49 %
       VIC:     18 %
       QLD:     12 %
       SA:       9 %
       ACT:      4 %
       WA:       3 %
       Tas:      3 %
       Overseas: 1 %

Live in:
       Capital city:        73 %
       Other city or town:  19 %
       Country:              8 %

Age-range:
       0-20:    4 %
       21-30:  26 %
       31-40:  21 %
       41-50:  23 %
       51-60:  23 %
       61+:     2 %

Gender:

       Male:    90 %

       Female:  10 %









Member of a bushwalking club:
       Yes:  46 %
       No:   54 %

Walk type:
       Forest/Coastal:  42 %
       Mountains:       28 %
       River/Gorge:     22 %
       Other:            8 %

Walk offtrack:
       Yes:  73 %
       No:   27 %

Navigation:
       Compass:  73 %
       GPS:      10 %
       Neither:  17 %

Walk solo sometimes:
       Yes:  54 %
       No:   46 %

Footwear:
       Leather boots:     59 %
       Sneakers/volleys:  23 %
       Soft boots:        17 %
       Other:              1 %

Stove:
       MSR:         27 %
       Trangia:     26 %
       Other brand: 12 %
       Coleman:     11 %
       Primus:       3 %
       Campinggaz:   2 %
       Gasmate:      1 %
       Go-system:    1 %
       No stove:    17 %

Stove fuel:
       Gas:         27 %
       Metho:       26 %
       Shellite:    24 %
       Kero:         2 %
       Other fuel:   2 %
       Lighter fuel: 1 %
       Petrol:       1 %
       No stove:    17 %

Packweight:
       0-10 kg:    9 %
       11-15 kg:  34 %
       16-20 kg:  33 %
       21-25 kg:   8 %
       >25 kg:     3 %
       None:      12 %

How long have you been walking:
       2 years or less:  14 %
       3-10 years:       36 %
       10-20 years:      26 %
       20-30 years:      12 %
       30 years or more: 12 %

Body part most affected:
       No part:    30 %
       Knees:      24 %
       Feet:       23 %
       Back:       12 %
       Hips:        5 %
       Other part:  3 %

Used GPS:
       Yes:  51 %
       No:   49 %

Carried EPIRB:
       Yes:  29 %
       No:   71 %

Wildlife seen while bushwalking:
       Koalas:   67 %
       Platypus: 50 %
       Neither:  22 %

Know someone bitten by snake while bushwalking:
       Yes:  11 %
       No:   89 %

Vehicle access:
       Keep current access:  47 %
       Close some trails:    26 %
       Close most trails:    21 %
       Don't know:            6 %

Remove cairns:
       No:                    41 %
       Yes, when misleading:  33 %
       Yes, remove all:       17 %
       Don't know:             9 %