Q. You may be aware that non-permanent residents in Australia (such as skilled migrants, New Zealand citizens, people on temporary visas and refugees) are not currently eligible for most government benefits, such as Jobseeker Allowance. Non-permanent residents can’t return to their home countries as Australia has closed its international borders.
To what extent do you support or oppose, non-permanent residents being able to access Australian government support if they lose their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak?
| Gender | Age Group | Location | |||||||
| Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Capital | Non-Capital | ||
| Strongly support | 25% | 26% | 24% | 29% | 27% | 20% | 27% | 22% | |
| Somewhat support | 29% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 31% | 30% | 26% | |
| Neither support, nor oppose | 24% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 26% | 21% | 28% | |
| Somewhat oppose | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 12% | 12% | |
| Strongly oppose | 10% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 11% | |
| NET: Support | 54% | 55% | 53% | 58% | 54% | 51% | 57% | 48% | |
| NET: Oppose | 22% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 24% | |
| Base (n) | 1,086 | 539 | 547 | 341 | 362 | 383 | 727 | 359 | |