Q. How concerned are you personally about each of the following economic issues facing Australia today?
| Total
con-cerned |
Very con-cerned | Some-what con-cerned | Not so con-cerned | Not at all con-cerned | Don’t know | ||
| Energy prices | 88% | 56% | 32% | 8% | 2% | 1% | |
| Food prices and inflation generally | 83% | 44% | 39% | 12% | 3% | 2% | |
| Affordability of housing | 80% | 50% | 30% | 14% | 5% | 1% | |
| Petrol prices | 76% | 39% | 37% | 16% | 6% | 2% | |
| Improving wages for low income earners | 75% | 39% | 36% | 17% | 5% | 2% | |
| Jobs going overseas | 71% | 39% | 32% | 20% | 6% | 3% | |
| Excessive executive salaries | 69% | 39% | 30% | 21% | 6% | 3% | |
| The age pension | 68% | 35% | 33% | 22% | 8% | 3% | |
| Unemployment | 68% | 34% | 34% | 24% | 6% | 3% | |
| Personal income tax rates | 65% | 30% | 35% | 24% | 6% | 4% | |
| Not enough superannuation | 64% | 31% | 33% | 24% | 7% | 5% | |
| Not enough regulation of large corporations | 61% | 30% | 31% | 28% | 6% | 4% | |
| Interest rates | 61% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 9% | 4% | |
| Government debt | 60% | 26% | 34% | 28% | 8% | 4% | |
| Not enough regulation of banks | 58% | 27% | 31% | 29% | 9% | 4% | |
| Cuts in penalty rates | 57% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 11% | 5% |
Issues most concerned about were energy prices (88% concerned including 56% very concerned), affordability of housing (80%/50%) and food prices and inflation generally (83%/44%).
Issues least concerned about were cuts in penalty rates (57%/28%), regulation of banks (58%/27%) and Government debt (60%/26%).
Major differences by demographics were –
42% of aged 18-34 very concerned about energy prices compared to 65% of those aged 55+.
28% of aged 18-34 very concerned about executive salaries compared to 52% of those aged 55+.
60% of aged 18-34 very concerned about housing affordability compared to 35% of those aged 55+.
50% of women very concerned about food prices compared to 38% of men.
46% of women very concerned about wages of low income earners compared to 33% of men.
40% of women very concerned about unemployment compared to 28% of men.