Q. Each year Australia accepts thousands of migrants – mainly skilled migrants and family reunion programs but also some refugees fleeing persecution. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about migrants and refugees in Australia?
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | ||
| The level of immigration into Australia over the last ten years has been too high | 59% | 28% | 26% | 33% | 20% | 8% | 13% | |
| Overall, migrants have made a positive contribution to Australian society | 63% | 25% | 19% | 44% | 17% | 8% | 13% | |
| Multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians. | 62% | 27% | 18% | 44% | 19% | 8% | 11% | |
| Multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. | 46% | 40% | 19% | 27% | 28% | 12% | 13% | |
| I would trust the Liberal Party to have the right policies on immigration | 41% | 36% | 13% | 28% | 17% | 19% | 24% | |
| I would trust the Labor Party to have the right policies on immigration | 28% | 47% | 7% | 21% | 25% | 22% | 25% | |
| Australia should increase its intake of refugees due to the refugee crisis in Europe. | 28% | 57% | 8% | 20% | 25% | 32% | 15% | |
| Accepting refugees is something a wealthy nation like Australia should do to support poorer nations | 38% | 48% | 11% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 14% |
| Born overseas agree | Born overseas disagree | Parents born overseas agree | Parents born overseas disagree | Australian born agree | Australian born disagree | |||
| The level of immigration into Australia over the last ten years has been too high | 60% | 28% | 58% | 28% | 60% | 27% | ||
| Overall, migrants have made a positive contribution to Australian society | 69% | 20% | 60% | 26% | 60% | 27% | ||
| Multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians. | 71% | 23% | 62% | 24% | 57% | 31% | ||
| Multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. | 43% | 48% | 48% | 38% | 49% | 38% | ||
| I would trust the Liberal Party to have the right policies on immigration | 45% | 32% | 44% | 33% | 37% | 39% | ||
| I would trust the Labor Party to have the right policies on immigration | 34% | 42% | 32% | 42% | 22% | 52% | ||
| Australia should increase its intake of refugees due to the refugee crisis in Europe. | 31% | 56% | 27% | 55% | 27% | 58% | ||
| Accepting refugees is something a wealthy nation like Australia should do to support poorer nations | 40% | 48% | 39% | 44% | 37% | 50% |