Q. Thinking about why you haven’t been vaccinated against Covid-19 yet, which of the following is closer to your situation?
[ASKED ONLY TO THOSE WHO SAY THEY WOULD GET VACCINATED AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE]
Total | Gender | Age Group | ||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
I would like to get vaccinated but I haven’t been able to book an appointment | 23% | 32% | 16% | 38% | 27% | 15% |
I would like to get vaccinated but I haven’t gotten around to booking an appointment | 15% | 19% | 12% | 30% | 17% | 10% |
I would like to get vaccinated but I want to see how others react to the Covid-19 vaccine first before booking an appointment | 34% | 26% | 42% | 22% | 35% | 38% |
Other | 27% | 23% | 30% | 10% | 21% | 37% |
Base (n) | 355 | 170 | 185 | 44 | 166 | 145 |
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Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?
That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia…
TOTAL: Confident | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | 01/02 |
… are being done efficiently | 40% | 43% | 43% | 68% | 68% |
… are being done safely | 64% | 67% | 63% | 73% | 72% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 56% | 54% | 52% | 64% | 58% |
TOTAL: Confident | State | ||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
… are being done efficiently | 41% | 38% | 39% | 45% | 34% |
… are being done safely | 67% | 61% | 59% | 62% | 63% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 58% | 52% | 54% | 54% | 54% |
Base (n) | 553 | 275 | 220 | 87 | 106 |
TOTAL: Confident | 18-34 | |||
05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 40% | 42% | 50% | 67% |
… are being done safely | 50% | 58% | 57% | 71% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 45% | 53% | 53% | 63% |
Base (n) | 341 | 347 | 359 | 326 |
TOTAL: Confident | NSW | |||
05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 41% | 47% | 45% | 66% |
… are being done safely | 67% | 69% | 65% | 72% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 58% | 55% | 56% | 65% |
Base (n) | 553 | 349 | 348 | 330 |
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Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Australia.
Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?
07/06 | 10/05 | 26/04 | 15/03 | 01/03 | 18/01 | 14/12 | 10/08 | |
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated | 52% | 44% | 42% | 49% | 50% | 42% | 43% | 56% |
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away | 36% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 40% | 47% | 46% | 35% |
I’d never get vaccinated | 13% | 14% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Base (n) | 1,104 | 1,092 | 1,090 | 1,124 | 1,074 | 1,084 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
VIC | 07/06 | 10/05 |
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated | 56% | 37% |
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away | 32% | 44% |
I’d never get vaccinated | 12% | 19% |
Base (n) | 278 | 275 |
18-34 | 07/06 | 10/05 |
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated | 45% | 32% |
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away | 41% | 48% |
I’d never get vaccinated | 15% | 20% |
Base (n) | 347 | 340 |
Q. As you may be aware, there are currently two vaccines available in Australia – the Pfizer vaccine and the AstraZeneca (Oxford) vaccine.
Which of the following is closer to your view?
07/06 | 26/04 | |
I would be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 42% | 37% |
I would be willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine but not the Pfizer vaccine | 6% | 3% |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 27% | 27% |
I would not be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 12% | 14% |
Unsure | 13% | 19% |
Base (n) | 1,104 | 1,090 |
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-69 | 70 and over | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
I would be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 42% | 48% | 36% | 28% | 33% | 49% | 72% | 40% | 50% | 41% | 39% |
I would be willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine but not the Pfizer vaccine | 6% | 7% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 3% |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 27% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 34% | 25% | 13% | 27% | 28% | 30% | 23% |
I would not be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 12% | 10% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 21% |
Unsure | 13% | 9% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 9% | 5% | 14% | 8% | 10% | 14% |
Base (n) | 1,104 | 542 | 562 | 233 | 386 | 339 | 146 | 346 | 404 | 108 | 141 |
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Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?
That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia…
TOTAL: Confident | 07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | 01/02 |
… are being done efficiently | 43% | 43% | 68% | 68% |
… are being done safely | 67% | 63% | 73% | 72% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 54% | 52% | 64% | 58% |
TOTAL: Confident | State | ||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
… are being done efficiently | 47% | 37% | 46% | 39% | 46% |
… are being done safely | 69% | 63% | 65% | 72% | 70% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 55% | 53% | 52% | 66% | 52% |
Base (n) | 349 | 278 | 225 | 89 | 108 |
TOTAL: Confident | 18-34 | ||
07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 42% | 50% | 67% |
… are being done safely | 58% | 57% | 71% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 53% | 53% | 63% |
Base (n) | 347 | 359 | 326 |
TOTAL: Confident | VIC | ||
07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 37% | 45% | 67% |
… are being done safely | 63% | 67% | 76% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 53% | 54% | 66% |
Base (n) | 278 | 274 | 275 |
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Q. Which of the following best describes your view on how quickly the following groups of people are being vaccinated against Covid-19 in Australia?
They are being vaccinated…
… more quickly than I would like | … at about the right speed | … more slowly than I would like | Unsure | |
Residents and workers at aged care and disability facilities | 11% | 25% | 49% | 14% |
Quarantine, border and frontline healthcare workers | 12% | 33% | 39% | 16% |
Essential workers (e.g. teachers, police, fire, emergency services) | 12% | 34% | 39% | 15% |
Adults with an underlying medical condition | 11% | 31% | 37% | 21% |
Adults aged under 50 | 8% | 36% | 36% | 20% |
People aged over 50 | 10% | 39% | 35% | 16% |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults | 10% | 27% | 32% | 31% |
TOTAL: … more slowly than I would like | State | ||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
Residents and workers at aged care and disability facilities | 45% | 57% | 50% | 49% | 43% |
People aged over 50 | 30% | 42% | 34% | 37% | 40% |
Adults aged under 50 | 32% | 39% | 35% | 37% | 42% |
Adults with an underlying medical condition | 33% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 36% |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults | 32% | 36% | 31% | 31% | 29% |
Quarantine, border and frontline healthcare workers | 33% | 47% | 42% | 33% | 35% |
Essential workers (e.g. teachers, police, fire, emergency services) | 34% | 45% | 42% | 36% | 35% |
Base (n) | 349 | 278 | 225 | 89 | 108 |
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Q. Which do you think is MOST responsible for Australians being vaccinated more slowly than you would like?
[Asked only to those who think any one of the groups listed above are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more slowly than they would like]
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
The federal government | 50% | 52% | 48% | 48% | 49% | 52% | 61% | 36% | 63% | 59% |
State and territory governments | 23% | 28% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 34% | 15% | 18% |
International supply chains | 8% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 9% |
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines | 11% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 15% | 8% | 9% |
Unsure | 9% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% |
Base (n) | 755 | 374 | 381 | 225 | 222 | 308 | 250 | 284 | 78 | 95 |
State | |||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
The federal government | 48% | 58% | 41% | 39% | 53% |
State and territory governments | 22% | 21% | 29% | 34% | 15% |
International supply chains | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 14% |
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines | 12% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
Unsure | 10% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 4% |
Base (n) | 225 | 203 | 158 | 61 | 74 |
Q. The Covid-19 vaccinations currently available in Australia require two doses to be administered.
Which of the following statements is closer to your view?
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
People should only be counted as ‘vaccinated’ when they’ve had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine | 81% | 78% | 84% | 73% | 81% | 89% | 83% | 81% | 79% | 79% |
It’s fine for people to be counted as ‘vaccinated’ even if they’ve only had one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine | 19% | 22% | 16% | 27% | 19% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 21% |
Base (n) | 1,104 | 542 | 562 | 347 | 364 | 393 | 346 | 404 | 108 | 141 |
State | |||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
People should only be counted as ‘vaccinated’ when they’ve had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine | 82% | 79% | 84% | 86% | 76% |
It’s fine for people to be counted as ‘vaccinated’ even if they’ve only had one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine | 18% | 21% | 16% | 14% | 24% |
Base (n) | 349 | 278 | 225 | 89 | 108 |