Roads vs public transport
Q: Do you think it is more important to expand public transport or more important to build new roads and freeways?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| More important to expand public transport | 56% | 57% | 52% | 77% | 52% | |
| More important to build roads and freeways | 33% | 34% | 41% | 18% | 36% | |
| Don’t know | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 12% |
56% think that it is more important to expand public transport and 33% think it is more important to build roads and freeways.
Those more supportive of expanding public transport were aged 18-24 (65%), people from Victoria (64%) and those with university education (66%).
Those more supportive of building roads and freeways were aged 35-44 (40%) and people from Queensland (41%).
Building roads and freeways
Q: Do you approve of paying tolls for new roads and freeways or do you think new roads and freeways should only be built if the Government can pay for them without charging tolls?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Pay tolls for new roads/freeways | 24% | 23% | 31% | 21% | 18% | |
| Only build new roads/freeways if Government can pay for them without tolls | 64% | 67% | 59% | 67% | 74% | |
| Don’t know | 12% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 8% |
64% think that new roads and freeways should only be built if the Government can pay for them without charging tolls and 24% approve of paying tolls for new roads and freeways.
Those most likely to approve paying tolls were aged 65+ (32%), earning $1,600+ pw (29%) and university educated (29%).
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