Q. How important are unions for Australian working people today?
| June
2020 |
October
2015 |
February
2014 |
December
2013 |
May
2013 |
September
2012 |
March
2012 |
|
| Very important | 24% | 26% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| Quite important | 37% | 36% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 37% |
| Not very important | 17% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| Not at all important | 7% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Don’t know | 16% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% |
| TOTAL: Important | 60% | 62% | 61% | 57% | 56% | 52% | 56% |
| TOTAL: Not important | 24% | 28% | 30% | 34% | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 1,012 | 1,051 | 1,063 | 1,050 | 1,035 | 1,043 |
| Federal Voting intention | ||||||
| Total | Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Very important | 24% | 33% | 15% | 29% | 26% | |
| Quite important | 37% | 40% | 35% | 41% | 35% | |
| Not very important | 17% | 11% | 26% | 13% | 16% | |
| Not at all important | 7% | 3% | 12% | 4% | 6% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 17% | |
| TOTAL: Important | 60% | 73% | 50% | 70% | 61% | |
| TOTAL: Not important | 24% | 15% | 37% | 17% | 22% | |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 334 | 412 | 96 | 140 | |