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?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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Feb 2011 |
| Total positive |
57% |
64% |
51% |
81% |
49% |
57% |
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| Total negative |
30% |
27% |
37% |
13% |
42% |
29% |
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| Very positive |
18% |
27% |
7% |
50% |
13% |
15% |
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| Positive |
39% |
37% |
44% |
31% |
36% |
42% |
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| Negative |
19% |
21% |
22% |
7% |
21% |
18% |
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| Very negative |
11% |
6% |
15% |
6% |
21% |
11% |
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| Made no difference |
6% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
6% |
6% |
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| Don’t know |
6% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 30% believe the contribution has been negative. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in 2011. A majority of major party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
Older respondents tend to have a more negative view – those aged 55+ were split 49% positive/42% negative while those aged under 35 were 69% positive and 19% negative. 72% of university educated respondents thought it was positive.