It's official: women worry more than men. About nearly everything.

The Australia Talks National Survey, which tapped into the secret passions, frustrations and anxieties of more than 50,000 respondents across the nation, found that women were more concerned than men about poverty, unemployment, racism, the economy, international affairs and the environment.

In a list of 26 issues provided by the survey, the only issue over which men out-fretted women was "loss of traditional values", which was rated as a problem for Australia by 64 per cent of men, but only 58 per cent of women.

The issue that divides us the most

The grandest disparity between the worrying of men and women was — perhaps appropriately — on the question of whether gender equality was a problem for Australia.

"Yes it is," said 74 per cent of women.

"No it isn't," said 56 per cent of men.

When asked how Australia was doing on gender equity, men scored the nation a 6.3 out of 10, while women awarded a more cautious 5.2.

The least feminist place in Australia is…

In more bracing news for the sisterhood, Australia is now half feminist.

One third of men said they would call themselves a feminist, and two-thirds of women felt the same.

In total, 49 per cent of respondents across Australia claimed the title. This result was dominated by younger people; of 18- to 24-year-olds, for instance, 63 per cent were feminists, whereas only 40 per cent of those older than 75 agreed.

If being around feminists worries you, head for regional WA!

This is the bit of Australia that is most sparsely populated in this respect; only 31 per cent of people there identified themselves as feminists, as opposed to the inner metropolitan areas of Sydney, where 61 per cent of the population wears the purple and green.

Where do we stand on the 'Q' word?

It's one thing to adopt a symbolic title, and another thing entirely to sign up to the difficult process of change.

When asked whether gender equality was a problem for Australia, 60 per cent of all respondents agreed. (The results varied between the genders, as you know.)

But when asked on principle whether organisations should have as many women in leadership roles as they do men, the results were not as clear.

A small majority agreed with the proposition.

But women were far more strongly in favour of equal representation — 70 per cent — than men, of whom only 44 per cent thought such an arrangement had the ring of fairness.

In fact, the whole gender equality enterprise sounds — among Australian men — a note of caution.

When asked whether "changing expectations around gender in this country have made life more difficult for men", nearly half of male respondents — 44 per cent — agreed to some extent. Among women, 27 per cent agreed with this proposition.

Support more generally was highest among North Territorians, older people, and One Nation voters.

What we do see eye to eye on

There's a heap of stuff that men and women agree upon, though.

Both genders agree in equal measure that Australia is the best country in the world in which to live, and both share an equal frustration with the responsiveness of governments.

And when asked whether "Australian society would be better off if more women stayed at home with their children", a majority of both genders disagreed (though women felt this more vehemently).

The only grouping to express significant support for this proposition was One Nation voters, of whom 50 per cent agreed.

Perhaps one of the quietest but more significant findings of the survey was that — when it comes to a sense of identity — women define themselves in terms of gender more than men do.

Gender was the most important factor to women in determining their sense of self; more important than other factors including ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or political beliefs.

But for men, gender was well down the list.

The most important factor cementing men's sense of self? Political belief.

The Australia Talks National Survey asked 54,000 Australians about their lives and what keeps them up at night. Use our interactive tool to see the results and how their answers compare with yours.

Then, tune in at 8.30pm on November 18, as the ABC hosts a live TV event with some of Australia's best-loved celebrities exploring the key findings of the Australia Talks National Survey.