Awareness of Climate Strikes

Q. On Friday 20th September, Student-led strikes are planned to take place across Australia and internationally, to push for governments to act on climate change and move towards renewable energy.

People of all ages will refuse to attend school and/or work to participate in these peaceful protests.

Before today, were you aware these protests were happening?

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Yes	35%	41%	30%	35%	29%	42%
No	54%	49%	58%	52%	58%	51%
Unsure	11%	10%	12%	13%	14%	7%
Base	1,093	545	548	348	360	385

 

	Total	Federal Voting Intention
		Labor	Coalition	Greens	Independent / Other
Yes	35%	38%	36%	45%	39%
No	54%	55%	55%	44%	50%
Unsure	11%	8%	9%	11%	11%
Base	1,093	327	392	98	161

• More than half (54%) of participants were not aware that Climate Strikes would be occurring on 20^th
• Participants over 55 years old are more likely to be aware of the Climate Strikes (42%), as are university educated participants (42%).