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 | Oct 2013 | Jun 2014 | Oct 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jul 2016 | Aug 2016 | Jun 2017 | ||
| Should be allowed to marry l | 63% | 75% | 52% | 86% | 51% | 57% | 60% | 59% | 64% | 58% | 62% | 60% | |
| Should not be allowed to marry | 25% | 15% | 35% | 11% | 36% | 31% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 26% | |
| Don’t know | 12% | 9% | 13% | 3% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 12% | 14% |
63% thought that people of the same sex should be able to marry (up 3% since June 6), and 25% thought that they should not (down 1%).
Women (70% support) were more likely than men (56%) to support same sex marriage.
74% of 18-24 year olds supported same sex marriage, compared to 48% of over 65 year olds.
This poll represents the highest level of support for same sex marriage in over a year – since 64% support was recorded in March 2016.