Q. Over the last few years, do you think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Nov
2015 |
Oct
2015 |
Mar 2015 | Sept 2014 | |||
| TOTAL Increased | 73% | 73% | 82% | 57% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 57% | ||
| TOTAL Decreased | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 6% | ||
| Increased a lot | 34% | 35% | 39% | 9% | 41% | 42% | 38% | 39% | 22% | ||
| Increased a little | 38% | 38% | 43% | 48% | 32% | 34% | 37% | 36% | 35% | ||
| Stayed about the same | 23% | 25% | 15% | 38% | 25% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 33% | ||
| Decreased a little | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | ||
| Decreased a lot | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | ||
| Don’t know | 3% | 1% | 2% | – | 1% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Almost three-quarters (73%) of Australians think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased over the last few years. This figure is consistent with results from March 2015, October 2015 and November 2016. It is substantially higher than September 2014 (prior to the Lindt Café siege).
Again, Greens voters (57%) were less likely that Labor (73%), Lib/Nat (82%) or Other voters (73%) to think that the threat had increased.
Again, older Australians were more likely to think that the threat had increased; 80% of those aged 55+ thought it had increased compared to 72% of those aged 35-54 and 66% of those aged 34 and under.
There were no significant differences based on gender.