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Employment by religious organisations

Jan 21, 2013
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Q.  Should religious organisations be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Men

Women

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+
Yes

34%

26%

42%

22%

34%

33%

35%

31%

37%
No

52%

58%

48%

63%

54%

51%

54%

50%

54%
Don’t know

14%

16%

10%

15%

12%

15%

11%

19%

9%

34% think that religious organisations should be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs and 52% think they should not.

Those most likely to think they should not were Labor voters (58%), Greens voters (63%) and respondents on lower incomes (57% of those earning less than $1,000pw).

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