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
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
Sep 2014
|
| Total positive |
57% |
59% |
59% |
84% |
37% |
57% |
57% |
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| Total negative |
29% |
29% |
31% |
11% |
45% |
29% |
30% |
||
| Very positive |
18% |
23% |
9% |
49% |
11% |
15% |
18% |
||
| Positive |
39% |
36% |
50% |
35% |
26% |
42% |
39% |
||
| Negative |
18% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
21% |
18% |
19% |
||
| Very negative |
11% |
11% |
11% |
2% |
24% |
11% |
11% |
||
| Made no difference |
6% |
4% |
5% |
– |
12% |
6% |
6% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 29% believe the contribution has been negative. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in September. A majority of major party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
84% of Greens voters and 74% of university-educated respondents thought it was positive.