gay marriage, lgbti rights, marriage equality, same sex marriage
Q. Same-sex marriage has now been legal in Australia for two years (since December 2017). To what extent do you think allowing same-sex people to marry has had a positive or negative impact on Australia?
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strong positive impact | 24% | 28% | 18% | 43% | 22% |
| Somewhat positive impact | 23% | 27% | 24% | 22% | 10% |
| Neither positive, nor negative impact | 38% | 33% | 43% | 27% | 38% |
| Somewhat negative impact | 7% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 10% |
| Strong negative impact | 8% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 21% |
| NET: Positive impact | 47% | 55% | 42% | 65% | 31% |
| NET: Negative impact | 15% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 31% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
border security, climate change, issue of concern, marriage equality, population growth, treatment of disabled
Q. And which of these other issues are you personally most concerned about?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
2 Sep 13 |
19 Nov |
|
| Climate change |
21% |
28% |
10% |
44% |
20% |
16% |
22% |
||
| Border security |
21% |
11% |
36% |
6% |
15% |
30% |
21% |
||
| Treatment of the aged |
20% |
21% |
21% |
8% |
22% |
17% |
18% |
||
| Marriage equality |
11% |
14% |
9% |
20% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
||
| Population growth |
10% |
12% |
8% |
10% |
14% |
12% |
14% |
||
| Treatment of the disabled |
9% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
16% |
7% |
8% |
||
| None of them |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
||
| Don’t know |
3% |
2% |
2% |
– |
1% |
4% |
4% |
21% were most concerned about climate change, 21% were most concerned about border security, and 20% treatment of the aged.
There has been little change since this question was asked in November.
Border security (36%) was the main issue of concern to Liberal/National voters and 44% of Greens voters and 28% of Labor voters nominated climate change.
22 October 2013, 221013, gay marriage, marriage equality, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
Total 22 Oct 13 |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
15 Nov 10 |
14 Mar 11 |
4 Jul 11 |
13 Aug 12 |
24 Sep 12 |
22 Apr 13 |
6 May 13 |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
57% |
65% |
41% |
80% |
|
53% |
49% |
54% |
54% |
55% |
54% |
58% |
|
| Should not be allowed to marry |
31% |
23% |
45% |
10% |
|
36% |
40% |
35% |
33% |
36% |
33% |
32% |
|
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
14% |
11% |
|
11% |
10% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
13% |
10% |
57% agree that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 31% think they should not. These results are very similar to the last time this issue was measured in May. However, over the last 3 years support for same sex marriage has increased a little and opposition declined.
Support for same sex marriage is 49% among men but 65% among women. 66% of under 35’s and 62% of those with university education support same sex marriage.
020913, 2 September 2013, border security, climate change, issue of concern, marriage equality, population growth
Q. And which of these other issues are you personally most concerned about?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Border security |
30% |
20% |
48% |
5% |
|
| Climate change |
16% |
23% |
5% |
45% |
|
| Population growth |
12% |
10% |
13% |
4% |
|
| Marriage equality |
9% |
11% |
4% |
24% |
|
| Treatment of the aged |
17% |
21% |
16% |
12% |
|
| Treatment of the disabled |
7% |
10% |
4% |
7% |
|
| None of them |
5% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
4% |
2% |
3% |
– |
30% were most concerned about border security, 17% treatment of the aged and 16% climate change.
Border security (48%) was the main issue of concern to Liberal/National voters and 45% of Greens voters nominated climate change.
Essential Report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, marriage equality, Nationals, Polling, polls, same sex marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
| 15 Nov 2010 | 14 Mar 2011 | 4 Jul 11 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be allowed to marry | 53% | 49% | 54% | 65% | 41% | 85% |
| Should not be allowed to marry | 36% | 40% | 35% | 23% | 48% | 9% |
| Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 6% |
54% think that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 35% think they should not. This represents an increase in support for same-sex marriage since this question was asked in March – however, similar to the result from last November.
Strongest support came from women (62%) and those aged under 35 (63%).