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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’.

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