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# Findings of the UWS Challenging Racism research
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/findings-of-the-uws-challenging-racism-research/
- Published: 2011-03-30T21:15:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-25T10:21:30.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: civil society, people, politics, society, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

Starting in 1998, a [UWS research project](http://www.uws.edu.au/social%5Fsciences/soss/research/challenging%5Fracism?ref=katecarruthers.com) has been in progress on the geography of racism in NSW.

- While racism is quite prevalent in Australian society its occurrences differ from place to place.
- These variations have been largely overlooked by anti-racism campaigns in Australia.
- Most Australians recognise that racism is a problem in society.
- Racist attitudes are positively associated with age, non-tertiary education, and to a slightly lesser extent with those who do not speak a language other than English, the Australia-born, and with males.

There are very interesting local insights into racism in Australia - there's an interactive [map of the findings by region](http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=203319172919292535095.000498ef43ffbb42bd94b&ll=-28.07198,133.945313&spn=41.741773,42.099609&z=4&source=embed). And you can download the national findings [here](https://katecarruthers6748.live-website.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CHALLENGING-RACISM-report-National-FindingsV1.pdf?ref=katecarruthers.com) (in PDF format).

Some real food for thought.

Thanks to [@Jinjirrie](http://twitter.com/Jinjirrie?ref=katecarruthers.com) for bringing this report to my attention.