Q. Would you support or oppose Australia becoming a republic with an Australian head of state?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Jan 2017 | Jan 2018 | |||
| Total support | 48% | 61% | 45% | 57% | 40% | 44% | 44% | ||
| Total oppose | 30% | 23% | 36% | 22% | 42% | 30% | 29% | ||
| Strongly support | 21% | 31% | 18% | 26% | 14% | 21% | 18% | ||
| Support | 27% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 26% | 23% | 26% | ||
| Oppose | 17% | 13% | 22% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | ||
| Strongly oppose | 13% | 10% | 14% | 8% | 24% | 12% | 15% | ||
| Don’t know | 22% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 26% | 26% |
48% support Australia becoming a republic and 30% oppose. 22% have no opinion.
This is a small increase in support (up 4%) for a republic since this question was asked in January.
There was little difference in support for a republic across age groups – 50% of those aged under 35 support a republic compared to 45% of aged 35-54 and 51% of those aged 55+.