Listed | Unlisted | Total | P value* | |
Total | 71 | 54 | 125 | |
Primary business type, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
Petrol station | 29 (40.8) | 2 (3.7) | 31 (24.8) | |
Pub | 0 (0) | 24 (44.4) | 24 (19.2) | |
Takeaway liquor outlet | 0 (0) | 24 (44.4) | 24 (19.2) | |
Supermarket | 17 (23.9) | 0 (0) | 17 (13.6) | |
Milk bar/General store | 11 (15.5) | 0 (0) | 11 (8.8) | |
News agency | 6 (8.5) | 1 (1.9) | 7 (5.6) | |
Tobacconist/Gift shop/Barber | 3 (4.2) | 3 (5.6) | 6 (4.8) | |
Deli/Café/Diner | 3 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.4) | |
Accommodation | 2 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.6) | |
Vending machine present, n (%) | <0.01 | |||
No | 71 (100) | 38 (70.4) | 109 (87.2) | |
Yes | 0 (0) | 16 (29.6) | 16 (12.8) | |
IRSED† score, mean±SD | 950.7±82.2 | 949.4±72 | 950.1±77.6 | 0.93 |
Distance from municipal offices (km)‡, mean±SD | 11±15.2 | 7.1±11 | 9.3±13.6 | 0.12 |
Proportion current smokers (%)§, mean±SD | 11.3±4.8 | 10.9±4.3 | 11.1±4.6 | 0.68 |
Proportion of population under 20 (%)†, mean±SD | 22.8±5.8 | 21.5±5.5 | 22.2±5.7 | 0.22 |
*χ2 statistic for categorical variables or t-test for continuous variables.
†Based on SA1 of each retailer. One listed retailer was located in an SA1 without an IRSED score or resident population.
‡Straight-line distance.
§Based on suburb of each retailer. One listed retailer was located in a suburb that did not receive any responses to the community survey.
IRSED, Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage; SA1, Statistical Area Level 1.