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Clarity of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Q. How clear and easy to understand are the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions/rules affecting the area you live in?
[Asked only to respondents with lockdown restrictions in their area]
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
Very clear and easy to understand | 40% | 42% | 39% | 32% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 36% | 27% |
Fairly clear and easy to understand | 42% | 40% | 45% | 54% | 36% | 37% | 42% | 42% | 46% | 37% |
Not that clear and easy to understand | 12% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 15% | 22% |
Not at all clear and easy to understand | 5% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 14% |
Base (n) | 925 | 465 | 460 | 308 | 324 | 293 | 324 | 344 | 80 | 97 |
State | |||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
Very clear and easy to understand | 29% | 50% | 44% | 46% | 50% |
Fairly clear and easy to understand | 44% | 36% | 48% | 37% | 45% |
Not that clear and easy to understand | 19% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 4% |
Not at all clear and easy to understand | 8% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 1% |
Base (n) | 345 | 275 | 156 | 58 | 51 |
- Most people understand the Covid-19 restrictions in their area, with 40% saying they are very clear and easy to understand, and 42% saying they are fairly clear and easy to understand.
- Restrictions in NSW are less clear than in Victoria. Just 29% in NSW say the restrictions are very clear and easy to understand (50% in Victoria).

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