Racism statements

Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about racism in Australia? NET: Agree (Strongly/Somewhat Agree)

	Total	I am a migrant to Australia	My parents migrated to Australia	My grandparents migrated to Australia	My family has been in Australian more than three generations	I am an Indigenous Australian
People are scared to say what they really think because they don’t want to be labelled as racist	62%	58%	63%	59%	64%	70%
I think Australia is less racist than it has been in the past	50%	48%	48%	43%	54%	41%
Australia is a racist country	36%	33%	40%	38%	35%	43%
A member of my family has experience racism or racial discrimination	29%	37%	42%	28%	20%	37%
I have personally experienced racism or racial discrimination	27%	36%	38%	23%	19%	44%
I feel torn between my identity with Australia and another culture	18%	30%	19%	15%	11%	30%
Base (n)	1,075	260	155	120	499	41

• Over a third of Australians who are first or second generation immigrants agree that they have personally experienced racism or racial discrimination in Australia (36% and 38%).
• Almost two-thirds of Australians (62%) agree with the statement ‘ People are scared to say what they really think because they don’t want to be labelled as racist’.