Q. The current Australian minimum wage for adult workers is $16.37 per hour or $640.90 for a 38-hour week. Do you think this is too high, too low or about right?
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|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Work full time |
Work part time |
| Total too low |
61% |
69% |
43% |
73% |
74% |
51% |
68% |
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| Total too high |
6% |
2% |
12% |
6% |
3% |
10% |
2% |
||
| Much too low |
25% |
31% |
13% |
28% |
34% |
22% |
29% |
||
| A little to low |
36% |
38% |
30% |
45% |
40% |
29% |
39% |
||
| About right |
27% |
24% |
39% |
18% |
19% |
32% |
24% |
||
| A little too high |
3% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
||
| Much too high |
3% |
1% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
5% |
– |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
7% |
61% believe that the current minimum wage is too low, 27% think it is about right and 6% think it is too high.
Those most likely to think it is too low were Greens voters (73%), Labor voters (69%), part time workers (68%) and women (67%).