Support towards the national anthem change

Q. On January 1st 2021, the second line of Australia’s national anthem changed from, “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free”.

To what extent do you support or oppose this change?

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
Strongly support	25%	27%	24%	22%		31%	21%	27%		28%	30%	20%
Somewhat support	29%	28%	29%	33%		23%	30%	31%		29%	36%	21%
Neither support nor oppose	30%	28%	32%	32%		29%	30%	29%		26%	30%	28%
Somewhat oppose	7%	6%	7%	6%		6%	7%	6%		7%	3%	11%
Strongly oppose	10%	11%	8%	6%		10%	12%	8%		10%	2%	20%
TOTAL: Support	54%	55%	52%	56%		54%	51%	57%		57%	65%	41%
TOTAL: Oppose	16%	17%	15%	12%		17%	19%	14%		17%	5%	31%
Base (n)	1,084	539	545	341		358	385	334		431	118	106

• Over half (54%) of Australians support the change in the national anthem’s second line from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free” which was implemented at the start of the year. A quarter (25%) strongly support this change.
• Support towards the national anthem change is strongest among Greens voters (65%), followed by Coalition voters (57%), Labor voters (57%) and other voters (41%).
• Those voting for independent and minor parties are the most opposed to the change (31%).