Preferred long-term approach to Australia’s quarantine system

22 Jun 2021

Q. Which of the following do you think should be Australia’s long-term approach to safely quarantining international travellers?

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
Hotel quarantine	9%	9%	8%	14%	9%	5%	7%	12%	9%	6%
Purpose-built quarantine facilities	65%	60%	71%	49%	64%	80%	75%	64%	57%	62%
Home quarantine	16%	21%	11%	22%	16%	10%	12%	16%	23%	19%
Unsure	10%	10%	10%	15%	11%	5%	6%	8%	11%	13%
Base (n)	1,087	527	560	328	374	385	378	407	98	102

The majority (65%) of Australians think purpose-built quarantine facilities should be Australia’s long-term approach to safely quarantining international travellers. While this is the majority view across all demographics measured, women (71%), those aged over 55 (80%), and Labor voters (75%) are the most likely to think purpose-built quarantine facilities are the way forward.
Only 9% think hotel quarantine should be the long-term solution. 16% think home quarantine is the best approach, and 10% are unsure.

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