Q. Do you think the recent floods across Australia were linked to climate change or were they just a natural occurrence?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Linked to climate change | 31% | 42% | 18% | 68% |
Just a natural occurrence | 59% | 49% | 76% | 28% |
Don’t know | 10% | 9% | 6% | 4% |
31% believed that the recent floods were linked to climate change and 59% think they were just a natural occurrence.
Those most likely to think they were a natural occurrence were aged 55+ (72%) and residents of Queensland (69%). Among those aged 18-34, 43% thought the floods were linked to climate change and 44% thought they were a natural occurrence.