Q. Do you agree or disagree that people applying for permanent residency in Australia should be first put on a probationary visa before being granted citizenship?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Total agree | 78% | 79% | 84% | 62% | 87% | |
Total disagree | 10% | 10% | 9% | 22% | 6% | |
Strongly agree | 37% | 34% | 43% | 22% | 51% | |
Agree | 41% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 36% | |
Disagree | 6% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 1% | |
Strongly disagree | 4% | 3% | 2% | 11% | 5% | |
Don’t know | 12% | 11% | 8% | 16% | 7% |
78% agree with putting people applying for permanent residency on a probationary visa, and 10% disagree.
Those most likely to agree were those aged 65+ (89%), those voting other party/independent (87%) and those voting Liberal/National (84%).
Those most likely to disagree were those voting Greens (27%) and those aged 25-34 (17%).