Discrimination complaints to the Human Rights Commission
The most commonly cited ground in employment or pre-employment complaints is disability, followed by sex, then race. The percentage of each of the grounds over the last five years is shown in Table 2 (totals do not add up to 100% because it is common for more than one ground to be cited).
Table 2/Employment discrimination complaints 2005-2010
| Overall | |
| Disability | 24.9% |
| Sex | 15.8% |
| Race | 14.9% |
| Ethnic or national origins | 12.6% |
| Sexual harassment | 12.4% |
| Age | 10.5% |
| Racial harassment | 7% |
| Family status | 6.1% |
| Religious belief | 4% |
| Sexual orientation | 2.4% |
| Marital status | 1.7% |
| Victimisation | 1.2% |
| Employment status | 1.1% |
| Colour | <1% |
| Ethical belief | <1% |
| Political opinion | <1% |
| Racial disharmony | <1% |