While the exact number of trans people is unknown, approximately 0.5 per cent to three per cent of the population are trans – and roughly half of these will want feminising hormone therapy.
So, if we do the maths, working on the basis that Australia has a population of around 27 million, that’s roughly 67,500 – 405,000 people.
And our research shows 14 per cent of those using feminising hormone therapy use an oestradiol patch – which is roughly 9,450 to 56,700 people.
These numbers are based on some wild assumptions. Does Australia not have prescription data that can be analysed to get some actual figures?