Preferred long-term approach to Australia’s quarantine system

28 Sep 2021

Q. Which of the following do you think should be Australia’s long-term approach to safely quarantining international travellers?

	Sep ‘21	June ‘21
Hotel quarantine	6%	9%
Purpose-built quarantine facilities	49%	65%
Home quarantine	32%	16%
Unsure	13%	10%
Base (n)	1,094	1,087

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
Hotel quarantine	6%	7%	5%	12%	6%	2%	6%	6%	8%	8%
Purpose-built quarantine facilities	49%	47%	51%	37%	43%	64%	50%	54%	47%	37%
Home quarantine	32%	35%	30%	35%	37%	25%	34%	31%	35%	37%
Unsure	13%	11%	15%	17%	14%	8%	10%	8%	10%	18%
Base (n)	1,094	539	555	341	368	385	366	397	101	130

There has been a shift in attitudes towards quarantine requirements in the past three months. Preference for international travellers to stay in home quarantine has doubled since June, from 16% to 32%.
Meanwhile, those preferring purpose-built quarantine facilities has declined from 65% to 49%, though this remains the most preferred solution.
Switching preference from purpose-built quarantine to at-home is seen across all demographics, for example with both men and women are less likely to prefer purpose-built quarantine facilities (men falling from 60% to 47% and women from 71% to 51%).
There continues to be little support for hotel quarantine as a long-term solution, with just 6% selecting this option (9% in June).

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