Federal politics – voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,798 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13
|
|
4 weeks ago 5/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
Last week 26/11/13 |
This week 3/12/13 |
| Liberal |
|
42% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
45% |
44% |
45% |
44% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
36% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 5/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
Last week 26/11/13 |
This week 3/12/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
53% |
53% |
53% |
52% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
47% |
47% |
47% |
48% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
Retirement age
Q. At what age do you expect to retire from working?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Less than 50 years |
2% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
– |
||
| 50-54 years |
3% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
– |
||
| 55-59 years |
9% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
3% |
||
| 60-64 years |
18% |
15% |
21% |
20% |
19% |
13% |
||
| 65 years |
21% |
20% |
22% |
20% |
25% |
16% |
||
| 66-69 years |
12% |
12% |
13% |
16% |
12% |
9% |
||
| 70 years or over |
8% |
10% |
7% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
13% |
9% |
12% |
13% |
7% |
||
| I have already retired from working |
11% |
12% |
11% |
– |
3% |
39% |
||
| I don’t work |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
32% of respondents said they expected to retire from working before the age of 65, 21% expect to retire at 65 and 20% after the age of 65.
31% of men and 34% of women expect to retire before the age of 65.
Of those aged under 35, 38% expect to retire before the age of 65 and 26% expect to work past 65.
Of those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw), 40% expect to retire before the age of 65.
Main retirement income
Q. After you reach retirement age, what do you expect will be your main source of income?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| The Government age pension |
27% |
25% |
29% |
20% |
26% |
45% |
||
| Your superannuation |
43% |
49% |
38% |
49% |
43% |
33% |
||
| Other investments |
15% |
14% |
16% |
18% |
15% |
11% |
||
| Other |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
14% |
12% |
15% |
7% |
* Excludes already retired or not working
43% expect their superannuation will be their main form of income after retirement and 27% will mainly rely in the age pension. 45% of those aged 55+ expect to rely on the age pension compared to 20% of those aged 18-34.
Of those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw), only 15% expect to rely on the age pension – 54% expect superannuation to be their main source of income and 23% said they would rely on other investments.
GST on online purchases
Q. GST is currently only payable for online shopping purchases over $1,000. Would you approve or disapprove of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
33% |
43% |
25% |
30% |
29% |
34% |
44% |
||
| Total disapprove |
53% |
58% |
47% |
60% |
57% |
52% |
57% |
48% |
||
| Strongly approve |
11% |
10% |
15% |
7% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
16% |
||
| Approve |
24% |
23% |
28% |
18% |
20% |
19% |
25% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
23% |
22% |
23% |
27% |
22% |
24% |
23% |
20% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
36% |
24% |
33% |
35% |
28% |
34% |
28% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
9% |
9% |
16% |
13% |
18% |
10% |
7% |
35% approve of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases and 53% disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (43%) and people aged 55+ (44%). However, there was no group with higher approval than disapproval.
Downloading TV programs and movies
Q. How often do you watch television programs or movies you have downloaded or streamed via the internet?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
||
| Every day or most days |
11% |
11% |
11% |
21% |
6% |
6% |
||
| Several times a week |
13% |
17% |
8% |
22% |
10% |
6% |
||
| About once a week |
13% |
12% |
14% |
21% |
11% |
5% |
||
| About once or twice a month |
10% |
8% |
11% |
8% |
11% |
9% |
||
| Less often |
21% |
21% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
21% |
||
| Never |
33% |
30% |
36% |
10% |
39% |
53% |
37% say they download TV programs of movies at least once a week – 24% at least several times a week.
Men (40% at least once a week) download more than women (33%). 64% of those aged 18-34 and 47% of those with university education say they download at least once a week.
Watching downloaded TV programs and movies
Q. Do you usually watch those TV programs or movies alone or with others?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Alone |
46% |
46% |
45% |
46% |
44% |
48% |
||
| With others |
54% |
54% |
54% |
53% |
56% |
52% |
||
| Don’t know |
* |
– |
1% |
* |
– |
– |
* excludes those who never download
46% usually watch their downloaded programs alone and 54% usually watch with others. There were no major differences across demographic groups.
Using social media while watching
Q. Do you use social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) while watching those TV programs or movies?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Yes, often |
32% |
29% |
35% |
47% |
26% |
9% |
||
| Yes, sometimes |
29% |
26% |
32% |
31% |
29% |
26% |
||
| No, never |
38% |
44% |
32% |
22% |
45% |
63% |
||
| Don’t know |
* |
* |
1% |
* |
– |
1% |
* excludes those who never download
61% say they often or sometimes use social media while watching downloaded programs and movies.
Those most likely use social media were women (67%) and people aged 18-34 (78%).
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