Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

14 Sep 2021

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Australia.

Which of the following best describes your situation?

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’ve already had the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine / I’ve already had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine	69%	72%	66%	53%		67%	86%	65%		80%	67%	57%
I’ve booked my vaccination and am waiting to get my first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine	11%	10%	12%	20%		11%	4%	13%		10%	13%	9%
I will get vaccinated but haven’t booked my vaccination yet	14%	13%	15%	20%		15%	7%	16%		8%	16%	18%
I’d never get vaccinated	6%	6%	6%	8%		7%	3%	6%		2%	4%	15%
Base (n)	1,100	539	561	341		374	385	367		389	103	145

	State
	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA
I’ve already had the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine / I’ve already had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine	75%	66%	72%	59%	63%
I’ve booked my vaccination and am waiting to get my first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine	12%	15%	6%	10%	10%
I will get vaccinated but haven’t booked my vaccination yet	9%	14%	14%	26%	19%
I’d never get vaccinated	5%	6%	8%	4%	8%
Base (n)	352	274	217	89	111

69% of people say they’ve had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 11% say they’ve booked their Covid-19 vaccination and are waiting for their first dose.
14% say they will get vaccinated but haven’t booked an appointment yet.
Those most likely to say they’ve had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine include men (72%), those aged over 55 (86%), Coalition voters (80%), those in NSW (75%) and Queenslanders (72%).
20% of people aged 18-34 have booked their vaccination and are waiting for their first dose. However, a further 20% say they haven’t booked their vaccination yet (20%).
Only 6% of people now say they would never get vaccinated – the lowest number recorded this year.

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