Same-sex marriage

Q. Do you support changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry?

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
Yes	55%		65%	47%	83%	44%
No	34%		28%	42%	13%	45%
Don’t know	11%		7%	12%	4%	12%

 

	Total		Men	Women	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+		Will def-initely vote	Will prob-ably vote	Will not vote	Already voted		5 Sep
Yes	55%		47%	62%	61%	54%	51%		63%	50%	18%	59%		59%
No	34%		41%	27%	27%	33%	41%		33%	31%	56%	37%		31%
Don’t know	11%		11%	11%	12%	13%	8%		4%	19%	25%	5%		11%

 

59% (down 4% from 2 weeks ago) support changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry and 34% (up 3%) are opposed.

Those most in favour of changing the marriage laws are Labor voters (65%), Greens voters (83%), women (62%) and those aged 18-34 (61%).

Those who would definitely vote in the national survey are more likely to support same-sex marriage (63%). 59% of hose who have already voted support same-sex marriage and 37% oppose.