Q. Do you think the levels of immigration into Australia over the past ten years has been…?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Apr 18 | |||
NET: Too high | 56% | 47% | 67% | 28% | 77% | 55% | 57% | 38% | 58% | 69% | 64% | ||
NET: Too low | 12% | 16% | 5% | 29% | 3% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 5% | ||
Much too high | 33% | 26% | 37% | 11% | 57% | 32% | 34% | 19% | 35% | 42% | 37% | ||
A little too high | 23% | 21% | 30% | 16% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 23% | 28% | 27% | ||
About right | 26% | 32% | 25% | 38% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 36% | 24% | 20% | 23% | ||
A little too low | 7% | 10% | 4% | 14% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
Much too low | 4% | 7% | 1% | 15% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | ||
Don’t know | 6% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 7% |
Over half of Australians (56%) think that the level of immigration into Australia over the last ten years has been too high, but this has decreased from 64% in April 2018. 26% think it is about right and only 12% think it is too low.
Over 60% of Liberal/National voters (67%) think it is too high.
38% of people aged 18-35 think the immigration level is too high, this rises to 58% of 35-54 years olds and 69% among those aged over 55.