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  • Jan, 2020

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    Australia Day

    Q. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?

    Total Aged

    18-34

    Aged

    35-54

    Aged 55+   Jan’19 Jan ‘17 Jan ‘16 Jan ‘15
    Doing something to celebrate Australia Day 34% 32% 32% 37% 40% 34% 38% 40%
    Just a public holiday 46% 50% 46% 43% 45% 46% 44% 41%
    Working – I don’t get the Australia Day holiday 6% 8% 3% 3% 6% 5% 6% 7%
    Don’t know 14% 9% 14% 17% 9% 15% 12% 12%
    Base (n) 1,080 330 374 376 1,652
    • 34% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 46% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 6% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday.
    • People aged 18-34 were less likely to be engaging in specific celebrations to mark the National Day compared to last year (32%, down from 45% in 2019).
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