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 | Attend church at least once a month
(21%) |
Attend church less often
(31%) |
Never attend church
(48%) |
Jul 2017 | ||||
| Should be allowed to marry | 61% | 72% | 48% | 77% | 54% | 39% | 58% | 71% | 61% | |||
| Should not be allowed to marry | 32% | 23% | 43% | 18% | 41% | 53% | 34% | 22% | 26% | |||
| Don’t know | 7% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 13% |
| Total | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Already voted | Will
def-initely vote |
Will prob-ably vote | Will not vote | |||
| Should be allowed to marry | 61% | 54% | 67% | 68% | 62% | 51% | 66% | 61% | 61% | 29% | ||
| Should not be allowed to marry | 32% | 39% | 25% | 25% | 32% | 40% | 30% | 35% | 31% | 40% | ||
| Don’t know | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 31% |
61% thought that people of the same sex should be able to marry and 32% thought that they should not.
Women (67% support) were more likely than men (54%) to support same sex marriage.
72% of 18-24 year olds supported same sex marriage, compared to 40% of over 65 year olds.
Support for same sex marriage has remained stable over the last few years but opposition has increased and those who don’t have an opinion has declined.