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  • Mar, 2015

    Ageing workforce

    Q. The Intergenerational Report shows that Australia’s population is ageing and in future people may have to work longer to fund their retirement. Do you think it will be good or bad for Australia to have more older people in the workforce?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

     

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

    Good for Australia

    41%

    34%

    57%

    29%

    40%

    29%

    43%

    52%

    Bad for Australia

    31%

    43%

    18%

    39%

    36%

    34%

    32%

    29%

    Don’t know

    28%

    23%

    25%

    32%

    23%

    37%

    26%

    19%

    41% think that having more older people in the workforce will be good for Australia and 31% think it will be bad for Australia.

    Those most likely to think it will be good for Australia were Liberal/National voters (57%) and aged 55+ (52%).

    Those most likely to think it will be bad for Australia were Labor voters (43%) and aged 18-24 (40%).

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