Q. Which of the major parties would be best at representing the interests of the following groups?
Liberal | Labor | No difference | Don’t know | |
Women | 15% | 25% | 43% | 18% |
Young people | 14% | 26% | 43% | 17% |
People from non English speaking background | 12% | 26% | 43% | 20% |
Older people | 21% | 24% | 37% | 18% |
Men | 22% | 17% | 43% | 17% |
Indigenous people | 10% | 24% | 46% | 20% |
LGBTi | 10% | 23% | 39% | 28% |
Young families | 14% | 28% | 38% | 19% |
All Australians | 19% | 23% | 41% | 17% |
Around 2 in 5 think there is no difference between the major parties in terms of whose interests they represent.
The Labor Party is thought to best represent the interests of all groups listed except for men (22% Liberal/17% Labor).
The largest gaps between the parties are for representing the interests of people from non-English speaking backgrounds (Labor 26%/Liberal 12%), indigenous people (Labor 24%/Liberal 10%) and young families (Labor 28%/Liberal 14%).