Q. Which of the following indicators do you think is the most important when thinking about whether the Australian economy is in a good or poor state?
| Sep’20 | Sep’19 | |
| The unemployment rate | 39% | 25% |
| The cost of household bills | 13% | 22% |
| The value of the Australian dollar to international currencies | 12% | 13% |
| The amount of homeless people on the streets | 8% | 10% |
| The interest rate set by Reserve Bank of Australia | 6% | 9% |
| The gross domestic product per person | 7% | 8% |
| The consumer price index | 6% | 6% |
| The size of the national surplus | 6% | 6% |
| The number of new shops, restaurants and cafes opening | 3% | 2% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 1,097 |
| Total | Gender | Age | ||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
| The unemployment rate | 39% | 34% | 44% | 38% | 42% | 38% |
| The cost of household bills | 13% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 11% |
| The value of the Australian dollar to international currencies | 12% | 13% | 10% | 19% | 9% | 8% |
| The amount of homeless people on the streets | 8% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 7% |
| The interest rate set by Reserve Bank of Australia | 6% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| The gross domestic product per person | 7% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| The consumer price index | 6% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| The size of the national surplus | 6% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| The number of new shops, restaurants and cafes opening | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 539 | 542 | 338 | 374 | 369 |