Q. Which of the following characteristics do you see as being especially ‘Australian’?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Belief in the fair go | 89% | 91% | 92% | 83% | 94% | 88% | 90% | 81% | 90% | 96% | ||
| Love of the great outdoors | 89% | 91% | 88% | 81% | 93% | 87% | 91% | 83% | 91% | 94% | ||
| A sense of humour | 89% | 91% | 89% | 84% | 94% | 87% | 91% | 85% | 89% | 92% | ||
| Interest in sports | 82% | 80% | 87% | 73% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 77% | 81% | 89% | ||
| Helping those less fortunate | 79% | 80% | 80% | 72% | 87% | 78% | 81% | 73% | 81% | 84% | ||
| Diversity of background | 78% | 81% | 77% | 78% | 74% | 75% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 79% | ||
| Hard working | 78% | 82% | 76% | 82% | 79% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 77% | ||
| Acceptance of different views | 71% | 75% | 71% | 60% | 73% | 70% | 72% | 72% | 70% | 69% | ||
| Individual enterprise | 55% | 50% | 63% | 45% | 63% | 60% | 51% | 43% | 54% | 69% | ||
| Respect for authority | 54% | 55% | 59% | 39% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 57% | 54% | 52% | ||
| Suspicion of authority | 31% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 38% | 36% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 34% |
The main characteristics of Australians were thought to be the belief in a fair go (89%), love of the great outdoors (89%) and a sense of humour (89%).
Views tended to be relatively consistent across demographic groups.