Q. The most recent Census figures show that in fact only 2.2% of the Australian population identifies as Muslim. In light of this information, how concerned are you about the number of Muslim people in Australia?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Feb 2011 | |||
Total concerned | 47% | 42% | 56% | 25% | 67% | 50% | ||
Total not concerned | 47% | 55% | 39% | 74% | 31% | 45% | ||
Very Concerned | 21% | 20% | 23% | 9% | 38% | 22% | ||
Somewhat concerned | 26% | 22% | 33% | 16% | 29% | 28% | ||
Not very concerned | 24% | 26% | 22% | 32% | 16% | 26% | ||
Not at all concerned | 23% | 29% | 17% | 42% | 15% | 19% | ||
Don’t know/Refused | 6% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 5% |
After being given some information about the number of Muslims in Australia, 47% said they were still very/somewhat concerned and 47% said they were not very or not at all concerned. This represents a 6% fall in level of concern from the question asked before this information was given to respondents.