Economic Prosperity

Q. Which one of the following do you believe will be the most important factor in Australia’s economic prosperity over the next 20 years?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
A strong resources sector	29%	29%	35%	18%
Continued growth in China and India	21%	23%	22%	24%
Investment in skills	20%	22%	16%	23%
Prioritising innovation and technology	18%	18%	13%	31%
A strong banking and finance sector	12%	9%	13%	5%

29% believe that a strong resources sector will be the most important factor in Australia’s economic prosperity over the next 20 years and 21% nominate the continued growth in China and India. Labor and Coalition voters were more likely to niominate “a strong resources sector” while 31% of Greens voters nominated “prioritising innovation and technology”.

Those on higher incomes were more likely to nominate “a strong resources sector “  – 36% of those on income $1,600+ pw.

There were no major differences by age group.