Q. If voting were voluntary, how likely would you be to vote in Federal and State elections?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Aug ‘16 | |||
| Total Likely | 80% | 83% | 91% | 85% | 78% | 72% | ||
| Total Unlikely | 12% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 17% | 19% | ||
| I would definitely vote | 58% | 61% | 67% | 66% | 55% | 48% | ||
| It is likely I would vote | 22% | 22% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 24% | ||
| It is unlikely I would vote | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 13% | 13% | ||
| I would definitely not vote | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | ||
| Don’t know | 7% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 8% |
80% said they would be likely to vote in a federal election, even if voting were voluntary (up 8% from August 2016), and 12% said they would be unlikely to vote if voting were voluntary (down 7%).
Those who said they were most likely to vote if voting were voluntary were Liberal/National voters (91% total likely) and those earning more than $104,000 per year (89%).
Those who said they were least likely to vote if voting were voluntary were than earning less than $31,200 per year (22% total unlikely) and those who did not complete year 12 (20%).