Support for Measures to Limit Covid-19 Outbreak

Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the following measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the community?

	TOTAL: SUPPORT	TOTAL: OPPOSE	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Neither support nor oppose	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose
All aged care facility residents who are diagnosed with Covid-19 are automatically transferred to a public hospital	63%	17%	35%	28%	20%	10%	7%
Any person diagnosed with Covid-19 is required to quarantine in a dedicated facility and not isolate from home	52%	23%	27%	24%	25%	14%	9%
The closure of international borders to all foreign travellers and returning Australian citizens	65%	18%	39%	26%	17%	10%	8%
Any person diagnosed with Covid-19 must wear a tracking bracelet while self-isolating to ensure they don’t leave their homes	60%	20%	31%	29%	20%	11%	10%

 

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
TOTAL: SUPPORT		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	Liberal + National	Greens	TOTAL: Other
All aged care facility residents who are diagnosed with Covid-19 are automatically transferred to a public hospital	63%	63%	63%	49%	62%	78%	65%	67%	60%	57%
Any person diagnosed with Covid-19 is required to quarantine in a dedicated facility and not isolate from home	52%	52%	52%	44%	51%	60%	55%	53%	47%	43%
The closure of international borders to all foreign travellers and returning Australian citizens	65%	63%	68%	51%	65%	78%	68%	69%	56%	61%
Any person diagnosed with Covid-19 must wear a tracking bracelet while self-isolating to ensure they don’t leave their homes	60%	60%	60%	45%	61%	71%	63%	62%	47%	59%
Base (n)	1,068	513	555	317	370	381	313	447	96	118

 

• Around two-thirds of people support the closure of international borders to all foreign travellers and returning Australian citizens (65%), with similar numbers also supporting the transfer to a public hospital of all aged care facility residents who are diagnosed with Covid-19 (63%) and the compulsory wearing of a tracking bracelet during self-isolation for people diagnosed with Covi-19 (60%).
• Just over half of people support the requirement for any person diagnosed with Covid-19 is required to quarantine in a dedicated facility and not isolate from home (52%). Support for this proposition is lowest among those aged 18-34 (44%) and Greens voters (47%).