Likelihood of extreme events
Q. Do you think that, over the next few years, Australia will be more or less likely to experience severe bushfires and extreme weather events like floods and cyclones?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Total more likely |
63% |
72% |
49% |
86% |
65% |
|
Total less likely |
1% |
1% |
* |
2% |
3% |
|
A lot more likely |
33% |
41% |
19% |
61% |
31% |
|
A little more likely |
30% |
31% |
30% |
25% |
34% |
|
About the same |
33% |
26% |
47% |
11% |
29% |
|
A little less likely |
1% |
1% |
– |
2% |
2% |
|
A lot less likely |
* |
– |
* |
– |
1% |
|
Don’t know |
4% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
63% think that sever bushfires and extreme weather events will be more likely over the next few years.
86% of Greens voters and 63% of Labor voters think they will be more likely. However, 47% of Liberal/National voters think they will be neither more likely nor less likely.
68% of women think they will be more likely compared to 56% of men.

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