Q. And which of these industries are the three most important for Australia’s economic future?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Mining | 67% | 77% | 67% | 61% |
Agriculture | 58% | 57% | 59% | 58% |
Tourism | 46% | 47% | 43% | 56% |
Manufacturing | 37% | 30% | 40% | 36% |
Construction | 25% | 26% | 26% | 31% |
Finance | 21% | 18% | 23% | 17% |
Retail | 17% | 18% | 17% | 12% |
Telecommunications | 14% | 16% | 11% | 20% |
Hospitality | 10% | 10% | 9% | 6% |
Media | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Don’t know | 4% | * | 4% | 3% |
Australia’s most important industries are thought to be mining (67%), agriculture (58%), tourism (46%) and manufacturing (37%). Opinions are consistent across voter groups in terms of order of importance.