Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Income under $1,000pw | Income $1,000 – $1,500pw | Income $1,500 – $2,000pw | Income $2,000+ | Aug 2014 | May 2016 | ||||
| Yes | 79% | 86% | 75% | 87% | 81% | 75% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 79% | 81% | |||
| No | 10% | 5% | 16% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | |||
| Don’t know | 12% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 11% |
79% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 10% disagreed. These results are very similar to those of 2014 and earlier this year.
87% of Greens voters think that social class still exists compared to 75% of Liberal/National voters.
82% of those aged 45+ think that social class still exists compared to 75% of those aged under 45.
Those earning $2,000+ pw (84%) were a little more likely to think social class exists than those earning less than $1,000 pw (75%).