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Trust in institutions

Oct 12, 2021

Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?

TOTAL: Trust	Oct’21	Change since Mar’21	Mar’21		Aug’20
Scientific bodies (e.g. CSRIO)	68%		n/a		n/a
State & federal health authorities	64%	-4%	70%		69%
Police, courts and the justice system	61%	-3%	64%		64%
Universities	59%		n/a		n/a
State or territory government	55%	-11%	66%		60%
The Commonwealth public service	52%	-5%	57%		56%
Federal government	48%	-6%	54%		55%

	TOTAL: Trust	TOTAL: Don’t trust	Have a lot of trust	Have some trust	Have little trust	Have no trust at all	Unsure
Scientific bodies (e.g. CSRIO)	68%	25%	30%	38%	18%	7%	7%
State & federal health authorities	64%	31%	21%	43%	21%	11%	5%
Police, courts and the justice system	61%	35%	18%	43%	23%	12%	4%
Universities	59%	34%	19%	41%	26%	9%	7%
State or territory government	55%	41%	16%	39%	25%	16%	4%
The Commonwealth public service	52%	41%	12%	40%	29%	12%	7%
Federal government	48%	47%	13%	35%	29%	18%	5%

Trust in the state/territory government and federal government has decreased since Mar’21. Trust in state/territory government has dropped from 66% to 55%, and trust in the federal government from 54% to 48%.
People have the most trust in scientific bodies (68%) and health authorities (64%).

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