Some examples of demographic data that are useful to collect relates to:

• Age or date of birth (DOB)

  Age can be collected via date of birth details, entering a participants age, or check boxes of age range. Age ranges can be aligned to a standard such as outlined in the Age Standard 1.7 (ABS, 2014) or developed according to age ranges needed for the project. For example, if your project engages young people your age ranges might be adjusted.

• Gender identity

  Gender is part of a person's social and personal identity (Australian Government, 2013). Collecting nuanced data according to gender identity helps to gain insight into how projects or initiatives achieve equal outcomes across diverse gender identities. Understanding nuances across different communities and the different outcomes that have been achieved for different gender identities is important to gain insights with an intersectional lens.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience far greater levels of domestic and family violence (Our Watch, 2018). This violence is more severe with more significant health impacts. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience multiple intersecting determinants. Prior to colonisation violence was regulated and controlled and bore no resemblance to current patterns (Our Watch, 2018).

• Geography/Postcode

  The ABS standard is to collect information according to postal areas (postcodes) if possible (ABS, 2016). Gathering information on postcodes can help refine areas potentially in need of place based initiatives or partnership projects or map out co-located services.

• Cultural and Linguistic identity

  Collecting cultural and linguistic identity data will facilitate effective planning and delivery of culturally appropriate services. Data collected can also help to understand the impact of initiatives and projects on different groups.

• Disability status

  Collecting disability data is challenging due to the vast range of physical, social or emotional experiences that classify as disability. The subjective and variable nature of some disabilities may contribute to under or over-reporting of conditions causing restrictions (ABS, 2016a) in general and in the workplace. However, from an intersectional lens where possible it is useful to gain insights into the ways in which women with disability are benefiting from the projects or initiatives in your PVAW work.