21 May 12, 210512, agriculture, Australian industries, construction, Finance, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, Retail, telecommunications, tourism
Q. How much do average Australians benefit from having strong industries in each of the following sectors?
Benefit a lot |
Some benefit |
A little benefit |
No benefit |
Don’t know |
|
Tourism |
45% |
30% |
11% |
4% |
10% |
Agriculture |
45% |
29% |
12% |
4% |
11% |
Construction |
44% |
32% |
11% |
3% |
10% |
Mining |
44% |
31% |
10% |
4% |
11% |
Manufacturing |
44% |
30% |
11% |
4% |
10% |
Retail |
40% |
34% |
11% |
5% |
10% |
Hospitality |
36% |
36% |
13% |
4% |
10% |
Finance |
34% |
34% |
15% |
5% |
11% |
Telecommunications |
31% |
36% |
17% |
5% |
11% |
Over 40% of respondents think the average Australian benefits a lot from having strong industries in tourism (45%), agriculture (45%), construction (44%), mining (44%) and manufacturing (44%).
Major demographic differences were –
60% of aged 55+ think there is a lot of benefit from manufacturing
62% of aged 55+ and 50% of Labor voters think there is a lot of benefit from construction
53% of aged 45-64 think there is a lot of benefit from retail
60% of aged 55+ and 52% of Labor voters think there is a lot of benefit from tourism
58% of aged 55+ and 48% of Coalition voters think there is a lot of benefit from mining
57% of aged 55+ think there is a lot of benefit from agriculture