Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Jul 2011 |
Sep 2012 |
Oct 2013 |
Jun 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Feb 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
|||
|
Should be allowed to marry |
59% |
73% |
42% |
88% |
37% |
|
54% |
55% |
57% |
60% |
55% |
59% |
59% |
||
|
Should not be allowed to marry |
28% |
17% |
41% |
5% |
55% |
|
35% |
36% |
31% |
28% |
32% |
28% |
30% |
||
|
Don’t know |
14% |
10% |
17% |
7% |
8% |
|
11% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
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|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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|
Should be allowed to marry |
59% |
56% |
61% |
70% |
59% |
44% |
|
|
Should not be allowed to marry |
28% |
31% |
24% |
17% |
27% |
41% |
|
|
Don’t know |
14% |
13% |
15% |
13% |
14% |
15% |
59% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 28% think they should not. This represents little change since this question was previously asked in February and early June.
Support for same sex marriage is 56% among men and 61% among women. 70% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – while those aged 65+ split 31% in favour/53% against.