Contribution of Multiculturalism

Q. Overall, has multiculturalism (that is, the acceptance of people from different countries, cultures and religions) made a positive or negative contribution to Australian society?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total positive	57%	65%	54%	75%
Total negative	29%	24%	36%	12%
Very positive	15%	20%	10%	34%
Positive	42%	45%	44%	41%
Negative	18%	16%	21%	9%
Very negative	11%	8%	15%	9%
Made no difference	6%	6%	5%	3%
Don’t know	8%	4%	4%	4%

57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 29% believe the contribution has been negative. A majority of all party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.

Older respondents tend to have a more negative view – those aged 55+ were split 48% positive/45% negative while those aged under 35 were 65% positive and 18% negative.